diff --git a/src/interaction-handlers/welcome.ts b/src/interaction-handlers/welcome.ts
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+/*
+ Animal Rights Advocates Discord Bot
+ Copyright (C) 2022 Anthony Berg
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see .
+*/
+
+import { InteractionHandler, InteractionHandlerTypes, PieceContext } from '@sapphire/framework';
+import type { ButtonInteraction, GuildMember, TextChannel } from 'discord.js';
+import IDs from '../utils/ids';
+
+class WelcomeButtonHandler extends InteractionHandler {
+ public constructor(ctx: PieceContext, options: InteractionHandler.Options) {
+ super(ctx, {
+ ...options,
+ interactionHandlerType: InteractionHandlerTypes.Button,
+ });
+ }
+
+ public override parse(interaction: ButtonInteraction) {
+ if (interaction.customId !== 'welcomeJoin') return this.none();
+
+ return this.some();
+ }
+
+ public async run(interaction: ButtonInteraction) {
+ let { member } = interaction;
+ const general = this.container.client.channels.cache.get(IDs.channels.nonVegan.general) as TextChannel | undefined;
+ if (general === undefined) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (member === null) {
+ await interaction.reply({
+ content: 'There was an error giving you the role, please try again later or contact ModMail to be let into this server.',
+ ephemeral: true,
+ });
+ return;
+ }
+
+ try {
+ member = member as GuildMember;
+
+ // Give non-vegan role
+ if (!member.voice.channel) {
+ await member.roles.add(IDs.roles.nonvegan.nonvegan);
+
+ await general.send(`Welcome ${member} to ARA :D. Please check <#${IDs.channels.information.roles}> `
+ + `and remember to follow the <#${IDs.channels.information.conduct}> and to respect ongoing discussion and debates.`
+ + '\n\nIf you would like to be verified as a vegan, join the \'Verification\' voice channel.');
+ return;
+ }
+
+ await interaction.reply({
+ content: 'You\'re currently in a verification, you\'ll have to leave the verification or get verified before being able to access the server again.',
+ ephemeral: true,
+ });
+ } catch (error) {
+ await interaction.reply({
+ content: 'There was an error giving you the role, please try again later or contact ModMail to be let into this server.',
+ ephemeral: true,
+ });
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+export default WelcomeButtonHandler;
diff --git a/src/listeners/verification/welcome.ts b/src/listeners/verification/welcome.ts
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+/*
+ Animal Rights Advocates Discord Bot
+ Copyright (C) 2022 Anthony Berg
+
+ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ along with this program. If not, see .
+*/
+
+import { Listener } from '@sapphire/framework';
+import { Constants, MessageActionRow, MessageButton } from 'discord.js';
+
+import type {
+ Client,
+ TextChannel,
+} from 'discord.js';
+import IDs from '../../utils/ids';
+
+class VerificationReady extends Listener {
+ public constructor(context: Listener.Context, options: Listener.Options) {
+ super(context, {
+ ...options,
+ once: true,
+ event: 'ready',
+ });
+ }
+
+ public async run(client: Client) {
+ // Get verification category
+ let welcome = client.channels.cache.get(IDs.channels.welcome) as TextChannel | undefined;
+ if (welcome === undefined) {
+ welcome = await client.channels.fetch(IDs.categories.verification) as TextChannel | undefined;
+ if (welcome === undefined) {
+ console.error('verifyStart: Welcome not found');
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+
+ const botId = this.container.client.id;
+ const messages = await welcome.messages.fetch();
+ const message = messages.first();
+
+ const content = '**To continue and unlock more channels, please click \'Join\':**'
+ + '\n\n**Important:** If you want to get the vegan role, you will need to pass voice verification. '
+ + 'You can do this by joining the \'Verification\' voice channel after clicking the button below. '
+ + 'You\'ll chat with one of our verifiers who will just ask you a few questions before approving your Vegan role. '
+ + 'Vegans have access to more channels. Voice discussions may be recorded.';
+
+ const button = new MessageActionRow()
+ .addComponents(
+ new MessageButton()
+ .setCustomId('welcomeJoin')
+ .setLabel('Join')
+ .setStyle(Constants.MessageButtonStyles.SUCCESS),
+ );
+
+ if (message?.author.id !== botId) {
+ await welcome.send({
+ content,
+ components: [button],
+ });
+ } else if (message?.author.id === botId && message?.components.length < 1) {
+ await message.delete();
+ await welcome.send({
+ content,
+ components: [button],
+ });
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+export default VerificationReady;