Make .bm handle embed-suppression syntax for message links <link>

[link] and [<link>] are also supported

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bot/utils/converters.py b/bot/utils/converters.py
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+++ b/bot/utils/converters.py
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+import discord
+
+from discord.ext.commands.converter import MessageConverter
+
+
+class BetterMessageConverter(MessageConverter):
+    """A converter that handles embed-suppressed links like <http://example.com>"""
+    async def convert(self, ctx, argument: str) -> discord.Message:
+        # It's possible to wrap a message in [<>] as well, and it's supported because its easy
+        if argument.startswith("[") and argument.endswith("]"):
+            argument = argument[1:-1]
+        if argument.startswith("<") and argument.endswith(">"):
+            argument = argument[1:-1]
+
+        return await super().convert(ctx, argument)