basic message parsing

src/handle/runtime/events/messageCreate.js

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+module.exports = async (client, message) => {
+    if (!message.content || !message.content.length) {return;} //privileged intent fallback
+    
+    if ([`<@${client.user.id}>`, `<@!${client.user.id}>`].includes(message.content.trim())) {} //TODO insert ping hello
+
+    let cmd = {};
+    cmd.msg = message.content.toLowerCase().trim(); //i believe in shitty naming conventions :D
+
+    let prefixUsed = cmd.msg.startsWith(client.basePrefix) ? client.basePrefix //stamdard default/dev client prefix
+        : cmd.msg.startsWith(`<@${client.user.id}>`) ? `<@${client.user.id}>` //mention prefix
+        : cmd.msg.startsWith(`<@!${client.user.id}>`) ? `<@!${client.user.id}>` //nicknamed mention prefix
+        : null //no prefix used
+
+    cmd.prefix = prefixUsed;
+
+    if (!cmd.prefix) {return;} // ----------> PREFIXED GATEWAY <----------
+
+    cmd.msg = cmd.msg.slice(prefixUsed.length);
+    let args = cmd.msg.split(/\s+/gm); //"args" is split by ALL WHITESPACE AND IS LOWERCASED
+    cmd.name = args.shift(); //the command without the prefix
+    cmd.msg = args.join(" ");
+    cmd.args = message.content.trim().slice(prefixUsed.length).trim().split(/ +/gm).slice(1); //args but preserves text state and newlines
+};