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discord.js - Imagine an app•5mo ago
Woffer12

Cannot read properties of null when editing a automod rule

Description When attempting to update an automod rule i get an error from discord.js that it can not read properties of null when reading 'autoModerationRules'. Package discord.js@14.14.1 Node v20.7.0 Code 
const guild = await client.guilds.fetch(guildId);
const automodRule = await guild.autoModerationRules.fetch(ruleId);
const result = await automodRule.edit(ruleConfig);
const guild = await client.guilds.fetch(guildId);
const automodRule = await guild.autoModerationRules.fetch(ruleId);
const result = await automodRule.edit(ruleConfig);
Both guild and automodRule exist and return valid objects Error 
TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'autoModerationRules')
    at AutoModerationRule.edit (<REDACTED>\node_modules\discord.js\src\structures\AutoModerationRule.js:146:23)
TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'autoModerationRules')
    at AutoModerationRule.edit (<REDACTED>\node_modules\discord.js\src\structures\AutoModerationRule.js:146:23)
The above leads to the following method, with the cursor after the . after the guild 
  /**
   * Edits this auto moderation rule.
   * @param {AutoModerationRuleEditOptions} options Options for editing this auto moderation rule
   * @returns {Promise<AutoModerationRule>}
   */
  edit(options) {
    return this.guild.autoModerationRules.edit(this.id, options);
                     ^
  }
  /**
   * Edits this auto moderation rule.
   * @param {AutoModerationRuleEditOptions} options Options for editing this auto moderation rule
   * @returns {Promise<AutoModerationRule>}
   */
  edit(options) {
    return this.guild.autoModerationRules.edit(this.id, options);
                     ^
  }
Any help would be appreciate, i am not sure what is causing this issue, thanks in advance.
12 Replies
d.js toolkit
d.js toolkit•5mo ago
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Woffer12
Woffer12•5mo ago
Also, please ping me if you reply, so i can see that you have replied.
xx_lavaboy_xx123
xx_lavaboy_xx123•5mo ago
what intents do u have enabled in the client constructor
Woffer12
Woffer12•5mo ago
    intents: [
        GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMembers,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageReactions,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildVoiceStates,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildModeration,
        GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
        GatewayIntentBits.AutoModerationConfiguration,
        GatewayIntentBits.AutoModerationExecution,
    ],
    intents: [
        GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMembers,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessageReactions,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildVoiceStates,
        GatewayIntentBits.GuildModeration,
        GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
        GatewayIntentBits.AutoModerationConfiguration,
        GatewayIntentBits.AutoModerationExecution,
    ],
These are the ones enabled, i just added the Automod ones and tried again but it appears to have made no change.
xx_lavaboy_xx123
xx_lavaboy_xx123•5mo ago
do u use custom cache or sweepers? in the docs it says <AutoModerationRuleManager>.guild isn't nullable so for me it looks like ur guild caches messed up or smth
Woffer12
Woffer12•5mo ago
i don't believe so this is quite interesting because i am not sure if this is something i can fix hm
xx_lavaboy_xx123
xx_lavaboy_xx123•5mo ago
maybe the client isn't ready when u run this code, log client.isReady()
Woffer12
Woffer12•5mo ago
yea it returns true if anyone else has any ideas i would like to hear just to add, using things like .setName() also do not work (they just call this.edit() so basically the same thing i am trying to do overall) does a rule.edit() work fine for you? going to go to bed now but if you know anything about this please comment wumplove
xx_lavaboy_xx123
xx_lavaboy_xx123•5mo ago
i don't use automod but i havent seen anyone else who ran into this issue so i dont think its a problem with djs
Sinista
Sinista•5mo ago
yea it works for me
Woffer12
Woffer12•5mo ago
logs the 2 rules present in the guild so should i be using the cache instead of directly fetching things? strange dang So i switched it to get from the cache but that does not fix the issue, both client.guilds.cache and guild.autoModerationRules.cache return what they should but i still get the null. 
const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(guildId);
const automodRule = guild.autoModerationRules.cache.get(ruleId);
const result = await automodRule.edit(ruleConfig);
const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(guildId);
const automodRule = guild.autoModerationRules.cache.get(ruleId);
const result = await automodRule.edit(ruleConfig);
Collection(2) [Map] {
  '1165052597539967056' => AutoModerationRule {
    id: '1165052597539967056',
    guild: null,
    creatorId: '224188754946949130',
    triggerType: 1,
    name: 'Block Custom Words',
    eventType: 1,
    triggerMetadata: {
      keywordFilter: [Array],
      regexPatterns: [Array],
      presets: [],
      allowList: [Array],
      mentionTotalLimit: null,
      mentionRaidProtectionEnabled: false
    },
    actions: [ [Object], [Object], [Object] ],
    enabled: true,
    exemptRoles: Collection(0) [Map] {},
    exemptChannels: Collection(0) [Map] {}
  },
  '1193716862526169168' => AutoModerationRule {
    id: '1193716862526169168',
    guild: null,
    creatorId: '308272531570425856',
    triggerType: 5,
    name: 'Block Mention Spam',
    eventType: 1,
    triggerMetadata: {
      keywordFilter: [],
      regexPatterns: [],
      presets: [],
      allowList: [],
      mentionTotalLimit: 20,
      mentionRaidProtectionEnabled: true
    },
    actions: [ [Object] ],
    enabled: true,
    exemptRoles: Collection(0) [Map] {},
    exemptChannels: Collection(0) [Map] {}
  }
}
Collection(2) [Map] {
  '1165052597539967056' => AutoModerationRule {
    id: '1165052597539967056',
    guild: null,
    creatorId: '224188754946949130',
    triggerType: 1,
    name: 'Block Custom Words',
    eventType: 1,
    triggerMetadata: {
      keywordFilter: [Array],
      regexPatterns: [Array],
      presets: [],
      allowList: [Array],
      mentionTotalLimit: null,
      mentionRaidProtectionEnabled: false
    },
    actions: [ [Object], [Object], [Object] ],
    enabled: true,
    exemptRoles: Collection(0) [Map] {},
    exemptChannels: Collection(0) [Map] {}
  },
  '1193716862526169168' => AutoModerationRule {
    id: '1193716862526169168',
    guild: null,
    creatorId: '308272531570425856',
    triggerType: 5,
    name: 'Block Mention Spam',
    eventType: 1,
    triggerMetadata: {
      keywordFilter: [],
      regexPatterns: [],
      presets: [],
      allowList: [],
      mentionTotalLimit: 20,
      mentionRaidProtectionEnabled: true
    },
    actions: [ [Object] ],
    enabled: true,
    exemptRoles: Collection(0) [Map] {},
    exemptChannels: Collection(0) [Map] {}
  }
}
I get the rules originally with this code (below) do some stuff with it, then run the code above ( https://canary.discord.com/channels/222078108977594368/1198436552083247114/1198617628864938114 ) on it 
const guild = await client.guilds.fetch(guildId);
const automodRule = await guild.autoModerationRules.fetch();
const guild = await client.guilds.fetch(guildId);
const automodRule = await guild.autoModerationRules.fetch();
Here is the full code of the sections 
async function handleGetAllAutomodRules(client, data) {
    const { guildId } = data;

    try {
        /** @type {Guild} */
        const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(guildId);
        const automodRule = guild.autoModerationRules.cache;

        return { data: automodRule, ok: true };
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
    }
}

async function handleBlockMention(client, data) {
    const { guildId, ruleId, ruleConfig } = data;

    try {
        /** @type {Guild} */
        const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(guildId);
        if (!guild) return { error: "No Guild", data: `No Guild was found with the ID: ${guildId}`, ok: false, status: 404 };

        const automodRule = guild.autoModerationRules.cache.get(ruleId);
        if (!automodRule) return { error: "No Rule", data: `No Rule was found with the ID: ${ruleId}`, ok: false, status: 404 };

        const result = await automodRule.edit(ruleConfig);

        return { data: result, ok: true, status: 200 };
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
        return { error: error.name, data: error.message, ok: false, status: 500 };
    }
}
async function handleGetAllAutomodRules(client, data) {
    const { guildId } = data;

    try {
        /** @type {Guild} */
        const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(guildId);
        const automodRule = guild.autoModerationRules.cache;

        return { data: automodRule, ok: true };
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
    }
}

async function handleBlockMention(client, data) {
    const { guildId, ruleId, ruleConfig } = data;

    try {
        /** @type {Guild} */
        const guild = client.guilds.cache.get(guildId);
        if (!guild) return { error: "No Guild", data: `No Guild was found with the ID: ${guildId}`, ok: false, status: 404 };

        const automodRule = guild.autoModerationRules.cache.get(ruleId);
        if (!automodRule) return { error: "No Rule", data: `No Rule was found with the ID: ${ruleId}`, ok: false, status: 404 };

        const result = await automodRule.edit(ruleConfig);

        return { data: result, ok: true, status: 200 };
    } catch (error) {
        console.error(error);
        return { error: error.name, data: error.message, ok: false, status: 500 };
    }
}
Rule config data looks like: 
{
    "name": "Block Custom Words",
    "eventType": 1,
    "triggerMetadata": {
        "allowList": [],
        "keywordFilter": [
            "Word 1",
            "Word 2",
            "Word 3",
            "Word 4",
            "Word 5"
        ],
        "regexPatterns": [],
        "presets": [],
        "mentionTotalLimit": null,
        "mentionRaidProtectionEnabled": false
    },
    "actions": [],
    "enabled": true,
    "exemptRoles": [],
    "exemptChannels": []
}
{
    "name": "Block Custom Words",
    "eventType": 1,
    "triggerMetadata": {
        "allowList": [],
        "keywordFilter": [
            "Word 1",
            "Word 2",
            "Word 3",
            "Word 4",
            "Word 5"
        ],
        "regexPatterns": [],
        "presets": [],
        "mentionTotalLimit": null,
        "mentionRaidProtectionEnabled": false
    },
    "actions": [],
    "enabled": true,
    "exemptRoles": [],
    "exemptChannels": []
}
just return it to the api, i don't alter it. Its just sending/receiving data between the bot and api through nats, i don't know the specifics as i was not the one to set it up would there be a way for me to fix this issue without changing how that works? not particaly fond of doing a complete re-write of that system kappa is weird because other stuff seems to work fine hidethepain
Rem
Rem•5mo ago
ty Hi, even this isn't working 
        await client.guilds.fetch();
        const guild = interaction.guild;
        const automodRule = await guild.autoModerationRules.fetch("any guild id");
        if (automodRule) {
            console.log(`Automod rule found: ${automodRule}`);
        } else {
            console.log("No automod rule found");
        }

        const editttttt = {
            name: "Block Custom Words",
            eventType: 1,
            triggerMetadata: {
                allowList: ["yes"],
                keywordFilter: ["hi"],
                regexPatterns: ["no"],
                presets: [],
                mentionTotalLimit: null,
                mentionRaidProtectionEnabled: false,
            },
            actions: [],
            enabled: true,
            exemptRoles: [],
            exemptChannels: [],
            reason: "Automod test",
        };

        await automodRule.edit(editttttt);
        await client.guilds.fetch();
        const guild = interaction.guild;
        const automodRule = await guild.autoModerationRules.fetch("any guild id");
        if (automodRule) {
            console.log(`Automod rule found: ${automodRule}`);
        } else {
            console.log("No automod rule found");
        }

        const editttttt = {
            name: "Block Custom Words",
            eventType: 1,
            triggerMetadata: {
                allowList: ["yes"],
                keywordFilter: ["hi"],
                regexPatterns: ["no"],
                presets: [],
                mentionTotalLimit: null,
                mentionRaidProtectionEnabled: false,
            },
            actions: [],
            enabled: true,
            exemptRoles: [],
            exemptChannels: [],
            reason: "Automod test",
        };

        await automodRule.edit(editttttt);
error: 
TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'autoModerationRules')
    at AutoModerationRule.edit (C:\Users\me\Documents\GitHub\bot\node_modules\discord.js\src\structures\AutoModerationRule.js:146:23)
    at Object.execute (C:\Users\me\Documents\GitHub\bot\plugins\help\help.js:239:44)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

(yes, i tested in a /help command)
TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'autoModerationRules')
    at AutoModerationRule.edit (C:\Users\me\Documents\GitHub\bot\node_modules\discord.js\src\structures\AutoModerationRule.js:146:23)
    at Object.execute (C:\Users\me\Documents\GitHub\bot\plugins\help\help.js:239:44)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

(yes, i tested in a /help command)
@Woffer12 ok, even without it it doesnt work tho oh we fetched guilds on ready but we kinda need it, is there no way around it? i dont think this was a good idea to do on ready: 
      const automod = await guild.autoModerationRules.fetch();

      // for each automod, remove guild object
      automod.forEach(async (rule) => {
        rule.guild = null
      })
      const automod = await guild.autoModerationRules.fetch();

      // for each automod, remove guild object
      automod.forEach(async (rule) => {
        rule.guild = null
      })
facepalmz added this 3 months ago, pls no judging Pain for the help 😊
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