basic command handler (messageCreate fixme)

src/cfg.json

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+{
+	"prefix": ".",
+	"hexBlue": "0x61f2ea",
+	"hexRed": "0xfb636b"
+}

src/cmds/ping.js

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+module.exports = {
+	name: 'ping',
+	execute(msg) {
+		msg.channel.send(`pong`);
+	},
+};

src/index.js

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+const { Client, Intents, Collection } = require('discord.js');
+const cfg = require('./cfg.json');
+const fs = require('fs');
+require('dotenv').config();
+
+const cl = new Client({ intents: [Intents.FLAGS.GUILDS] });
+cl.cmds = new Collection();
+
+const cmdsFls = fs
+	.readdirSync(`./src/cmds`)
+	.filter((file) => file.endsWith(`.js`));
+for (const Fl of cmdsFls) {
+	const cmd = require(`./cmds/${Fl}`);
+	console.log(`command: ` + cmd.name);
+	cl.cmds.set(cmd.name, cmd);
+}
+
+// FIXME: messageCreate is never invoked for some reason, disabling
+// literally all of the bot's functionality
+cl.on('messageCreate', (msg) => {
+	console.log('a message has been received');
+	if (!msg.content.startsWith(cfg.prefix) || msg.author.bot) return;
+
+	const args = msg.content.slice(cfg.prefix.length).trim().split(/ +/);
+	const cmdName = args.shift().toLowerCase();
+
+	if (!cl.cmds.has(cmdName)) return;
+	const cmd = cl.cmds.get(cmdName);
+
+	try {
+		cmd.execute(msg);
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error(error);
+		message.reply(`the above error occured while trying to execute ${cmd}`);
+	}
+});
+
+cl.once('ready', () => {
+	console.clear();
+	console.log(`bot ready; logged in as ${cl.user.tag}\n--`);
+	cl.user.setActivity('.ping', { type: 'LISTENING' });
+});
+
+cl.login(process.env.token);