rotate avatars from a folder with fs watch

.dockerignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules
 .git
-config.json
+config.json
+avatars

.gitignore

@@ -141,4 +141,5 @@ dist
 *.code-workspace
 
 config.json
-state.json
+state.json
+avatars

config.json.default

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
     "token": "bot token go here",
     "status": "looking for x.com links",
+    "avatarInterval": 15,
     "parentsAndOrGuardians": [
         "230659159450845195",
         "297983197990354944"

docker-compose.yml.default

@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     build: .
     volumes:
-      - ./config.json:/usr/src/bot/config.json
+      - ./config.json:/usr/src/bot/config.json
+      - ./avatars:/usr/src/bot/avatars

index.js

@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ client.on(Events.InteractionCreate, async interaction => {
 client.once(Events.ClientReady, readyClient => {
     console.log(`Discord: Connected as ${readyClient.user.tag}`);
     client.user.setActivity(config.status, { type: ActivityType.Custom });
+    const avatarRotation = require('./lib/avatarRotation');
+    avatarRotation.init(client);
 });
 client.login(config.token);
 
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ client.on(Events.MessageCreate, message => {
     if (regexProfile) {
         const cocklink = convertURL(regexProfile[0], twitterRegex, "girlcockx.com")
         message.channel.send({ content: cocklink, flags: MessageFlags.SuppressNotifications, components: [swapRow] })
+            .catch(err => console.error("Failed to send converted link: " + (err.message || err)))
         message.suppressEmbeds().catch(err =>
             // this next bit just cuts down the error to the important part, which will usually end up being "no permissions"
             console.error("Removing original embed failed: " + err.stack?.split('\n')[0] || err.message || String(err).split('\n')[0])

lib/avatarRotation.js

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const config = require('../config.json');
+
+const AVATAR_DIR = path.join(__dirname, '../avatars');
+let avatarFiles = [];
+let currentAvatarIndex = 0;
+
+function loadAvatars() {
+    try {
+        if (!fs.existsSync(AVATAR_DIR)) {
+            fs.mkdirSync(AVATAR_DIR);
+            console.log('Avatars: Created avatars directory');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const files = fs.readdirSync(AVATAR_DIR);
+        avatarFiles = files.filter(file => /\.(jpg|jpeg|png|gif|webp)$/i.test(file));
+
+        // shuffle 
+        for (let i = avatarFiles.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
+            const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
+            [avatarFiles[i], avatarFiles[j]] = [avatarFiles[j], avatarFiles[i]];
+        }
+
+        console.log(`Avatars: Loaded ${avatarFiles.length} avatars`);
+        currentAvatarIndex = 0; // Reset index on reload
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error('Avatars: Error loading avatars:', err);
+    }
+}
+
+async function rotateAvatar(client) {
+    if (avatarFiles.length === 0) return;
+
+    const avatarFile = avatarFiles[currentAvatarIndex];
+    const avatarPath = path.join(AVATAR_DIR, avatarFile);
+
+    try {
+        await client.user.setAvatar(avatarPath);
+        console.log(`Avatars: Changed avatar to ${avatarFile}`);
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.error(`Avatars: Failed to set avatar to ${avatarFile}:`, err.message || err);
+    } finally { // discordjs is evil and deletes the token every time the avatar changes 
+        client.rest.setToken(config.token);
+    }
+
+    currentAvatarIndex = (currentAvatarIndex + 1) % avatarFiles.length;
+}
+
+function init(client) {
+    loadAvatars();
+
+    let fsWait = null;
+    fs.watch(AVATAR_DIR, (eventType, filename) => {
+        if (filename) {
+            if (fsWait) clearTimeout(fsWait);
+            fsWait = setTimeout(() => {
+                console.log(`Avatars: Detected change in avatars directory`);
+                loadAvatars();
+            }, 1000);
+        }
+    });
+
+    const intervalMinutes = config.avatarInterval || 15;
+    const intervalMs = intervalMinutes * 60 * 1000;
+
+    console.log(`Avatars: Starting avatar rotation every ${intervalMinutes} minutes`);
+
+    rotateAvatar(client);
+    setInterval(() => rotateAvatar(client), intervalMs);
+}
+
+module.exports = { init };