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-rw-r--r--bot/cogs/help_channels.py9
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bot/cogs/help_channels.py b/bot/cogs/help_channels.py
index c8609f168..64443f81c 100644
--- a/bot/cogs/help_channels.py
+++ b/bot/cogs/help_channels.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ AVAILABLE_TOPIC = ""
IN_USE_TOPIC = ""
DORMANT_TOPIC = ""
ASKING_GUIDE_URL = "https://pythondiscord.com/pages/asking-good-questions/"
+MAX_CHANNELS_PER_CATEGORY = 50
AVAILABLE_MSG = f"""
This help channel is now **available**, which means that you can claim it by simply typing your \
@@ -208,6 +209,14 @@ class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog):
@staticmethod
def get_names(count: int = constants.HelpChannels.max_total_channels) -> t.Dict[str, int]:
"""Return a dict with the first `count` element names and their alphabetical indices."""
+ log.trace(f"Getting the first {count} element names from JSON.")
+
+ if count > MAX_CHANNELS_PER_CATEGORY:
+ log.warning(
+ f"{count} is too many help channels to make available! "
+ f"Discord only supports at most {MAX_CHANNELS_PER_CATEGORY} channels per category."
+ )
+
with Path("bot/resources/elements.json").open(encoding="utf-8") as elements_file:
all_names = json.load(elements_file)