From 0a990dc1312fd70a9895d680f43365dec4debf11 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ajax146 <31014239+ajax146@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 14:22:13 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Add support for making errors ephemeral for certain slash
 commands

---
 techsupport_bot/bot.py            | 8 ++++++--
 techsupport_bot/commands/whois.py | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/techsupport_bot/bot.py b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
index 4daf24d6..07d61e88 100644
--- a/techsupport_bot/bot.py
+++ b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
@@ -498,10 +498,14 @@ async def on_app_command_error(
 
         embed = auxiliary.prepare_deny_embed(message=error_message)
 
+        ephemeral_errors = interaction.command.extras.get("ephemeral_error", False)
+
         if interaction.response.is_done():
-            await interaction.followup.send(embed=embed)
+            await interaction.followup.send(embed=embed, ephemeral=ephemeral_errors)
         else:
-            await interaction.response.send_message(embed=embed)
+            await interaction.response.send_message(
+                embed=embed, ephemeral=ephemeral_errors
+            )
 
     async def handle_error(
         self: Self,
diff --git a/techsupport_bot/commands/whois.py b/techsupport_bot/commands/whois.py
index 26f0008c..e6462a9e 100644
--- a/techsupport_bot/commands/whois.py
+++ b/techsupport_bot/commands/whois.py
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ class Whois(cogs.BaseCog):
     @app_commands.command(
         name="whois",
         description="Gets Discord user information",
-        extras={"brief": "Gets user data", "usage": "@user", "module": "whois"},
+        extras={
+            "usage": "@user",
+            "module": "whois",
+            "ephemeral_error": True,
+        },
     )
     async def whois_command(
         self: Self, interaction: discord.Interaction, member: discord.Member

From b103c0fd13928015bcb9c27965bd34b1752eb517 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ajax146 <31014239+ajax146@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 09:44:07 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Follows debug_mode now

---
 techsupport_bot/bot.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/techsupport_bot/bot.py b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
index 98bbe380..67bd5db4 100644
--- a/techsupport_bot/bot.py
+++ b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
@@ -498,7 +498,9 @@ async def on_app_command_error(
 
         embed = auxiliary.prepare_deny_embed(message=error_message)
 
-        ephemeral_errors = interaction.command.extras.get("ephemeral_error", False)
+        ephemeral_errors_parameter = interaction.command.extras.get("ephemeral_error", False)
+        debug_mode = bool(int(os.environ.get("DEBUG", 0)))
+        ephemeral_errors = ephemeral_errors_parameter and not debug_mode
 
         if interaction.response.is_done():
             await interaction.followup.send(embed=embed, ephemeral=ephemeral_errors)

From ed5d7058eebb05728351a22623cb9658e9524d3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ajax146 <31014239+ajax146@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 09:44:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Formatting

---
 techsupport_bot/bot.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/techsupport_bot/bot.py b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
index 67bd5db4..76e35da4 100644
--- a/techsupport_bot/bot.py
+++ b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
@@ -498,7 +498,9 @@ async def on_app_command_error(
 
         embed = auxiliary.prepare_deny_embed(message=error_message)
 
-        ephemeral_errors_parameter = interaction.command.extras.get("ephemeral_error", False)
+        ephemeral_errors_parameter = interaction.command.extras.get(
+            "ephemeral_error", False
+        )
         debug_mode = bool(int(os.environ.get("DEBUG", 0)))
         ephemeral_errors = ephemeral_errors_parameter and not debug_mode