forced reaction remove error handling

commands/admin/self_roles/slash.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { Message } from '../../../database.js';
 /**
  * Sends a `Message` in the current channel and registers for self roles.
  * @param {ChatInputCommandInteraction} interaction
- * @returns {string}
+ * @returns {Promise<string>}
  */
 const createSelfRoles = async (interaction) => {
 	const { options, channel } = interaction;
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ const createSelfRoles = async (interaction) => {
 	const text = options.getString('text');
 	const id = (await channel.send(text)).id;
 
-	// Reply and delete to acknowledge command
-	await interaction.deferReply();
-	await interaction.deleteReply();
+	// Reply successfully to acknowledge command
+	await interaction.reply({
+		content: `Successfully sent message! Add roles to it with reference ID '${id}'.`,
+		ephemeral: true
+	});
 
 	return id;
 };

events/messages/reactionAdd.js

@@ -33,7 +33,13 @@ export async function execute(reaction, user) {
 	// Deny if unregistered
 	if (rep === null) {
 		// Remove reaction and quit
-		await reaction.remove();
+		try {
+			reaction.remove();
+		} catch (error) {
+			// Missing permissions
+			console.error(error)
+			await user.send('Unable to remove reaction. Please contact server staff.');
+		}
 		return;
 	}
 

shared.js

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const saveMessageData = async (id, role, emoji) => {
 		);
 
 	// Create database entry for pair
-	await RoleEmojiPair.create({ message: id, role: role.id, emoji });
+	await RoleEmojiPair.create({ message: id, role: role.id, emoji: emoji.replace(/:(\s*[^:]*\s*):/, ":_:") });
 };
 
 /**