HKUDS/nanobot · error · RuntimeError

Discord client is not ready

Error message

Discord client is not ready

What it means

Error "Discord client is not ready" thrown in HKUDS/nanobot.

Source

Thrown at nanobot/channels/discord/runtime.py:471

            await self._client.start(self.config.token)
        except asyncio.CancelledError:
            raise
        except Exception:
            self.logger.exception("client startup failed")
        finally:
            self._running = False
            await self._reset_runtime_state(close_client=True)

    async def stop(self) -> None:
        """Stop the Discord channel."""
        self._running = False
        await self._reset_runtime_state(close_client=True)

    async def send(self, msg: OutboundMessage) -> None:
        """Send a message through Discord using discord.py."""
        client = self._client
        if client is None or not client.is_ready():
            raise RuntimeError("Discord client is not ready")

        is_progress = isinstance(msg.event, ProgressEvent)

        try:
            await client.send_outbound(msg)
        except Exception:
            self.logger.exception("Error sending message")
            raise
        finally:
            if not is_progress:
                await self._stop_typing(msg.chat_id)
                await self._clear_reactions(msg.chat_id)

    async def send_delta(
        self,
        chat_id: str,
        delta: str,
        metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nanobot/channels/discord/runtime.py:471 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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