Refactor command loading to use dynamic imports and improve logging for missing command properties

bot.js

@@ -12,57 +12,63 @@ const path = require('node:path');
 const { Client, Collection, Events, GatewayIntentBits } = require('discord.js');
 
 const client = new Client({
-    intents: [
-        GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
-        GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
-        GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
-    ]
+  intents: [
+    GatewayIntentBits.Guilds,
+    GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages,
+    GatewayIntentBits.MessageContent,
+  ],
 });
 
 client.commands = new Collection();
 const commandsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'commands');
 const commandFiles = fs.readdirSync(commandsPath).filter(file => file.endsWith('.js'));
 
-for (const file of commandFiles) {
+const logger = message => process.stdout.write(`${message}\n`);
+
+await Promise.all(
+  commandFiles.map(async file => {
     const filePath = path.join(commandsPath, file);
-    const command = require(filePath);
+    const command = await import(`file://${filePath}`);
     if ('data' in command && 'execute' in command) {
-        client.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
+      client.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
     } else {
-        console.log(`[WARNING] The command at ${filePath} is missing a required "data" or "execute" property.`);
+      logger(
+        `[WARNING] The command at ${filePath} is missing a required "data" or "execute" property.`,
+      );
     }
-}
+  }),
+);
 
 client.once(Events.ClientReady, () => {
-    console.log(`Ready! Logged in as ${client.user.tag}`);
+  console.log(`Ready! Logged in as ${client.user.tag}`);
 });
 
 client.on(Events.InteractionCreate, async interaction => {
-    if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
+  if (!interaction.isChatInputCommand()) return;
 
-    const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
+  const command = client.commands.get(interaction.commandName);
 
-    if (!command) {
-        console.error(`No command matching ${interaction.commandName} was found.`);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    try {
-        await command.execute(interaction);
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.error(error);
-        if (interaction.replied || interaction.deferred) {
-            await interaction.followUp({
-                content: 'There was an error while executing this command!',
-                ephemeral: true
-            });
-        } else {
-            await interaction.reply({
-                content: 'There was an error while executing this command!',
-                ephemeral: true
-            });
-        }
+  if (!command) {
+    console.error(`No command matching ${interaction.commandName} was found.`);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  try {
+    await command.execute(interaction);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    if (interaction.replied || interaction.deferred) {
+      await interaction.followUp({
+        content: 'There was an error while executing this command!',
+        ephemeral: true,
+      });
+    } else {
+      await interaction.reply({
+        content: 'There was an error while executing this command!',
+        ephemeral: true,
+      });
     }
+  }
 });
 
 client.login(process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN);