convert ffxiv to a slash command

app/bot.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/python
 from discord.ext import commands
+import core_utils
 import discord
 import os
 import random

app/cogs/game_apis.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from discord.commands import Option
 from discord.ext import commands
 import core_utils
 import discord
@@ -7,29 +8,42 @@ class Games(commands.Cog):
     def __init__(self, bot):
         self.bot: commands.Bot = bot
 
-    @commands.command(name="bf5")
+    @commands.slash_command(
-    async def bf5(self, ctx: commands.Context):
+        guild_ids=None,
+        name="bf5",
+        description="Query the game's API for data about a player",
+    )
+    async def bf5(self, ctx: commands.Context, player):
         import bf5
 
         try:
-            await ctx.reply(embed=bf5.get_player(ctx.message.content.split()[1]))
+            await ctx.defer()
-        except Exception:
+            embed = bf5.get_player(player)
+            await ctx.send_followup(embed=embed)
+        except Exception as e:
             await ctx.send(
-                "I encountered an error while searching for that player.\nPlease check that your player name is spelled correctly"
+                e
+                # "I encountered an error while searching for that player.\nPlease check that your player name is spelled correctly"
             )
 
-    @commands.command(name="ffxiv")
+    @commands.slash_command(
+        guild_ids=None,
+        name="ffxiv",
+        description="Query the game's API for data about a player",
+    )
     async def ffxiv(self, ctx: commands.Context, first_name, last_name, server):
         import ffxiv
 
-        async with ctx.message.channel.typing():
+        try:
-            try:
+            name = " ".join([first_name, last_name])
-                name = "%s %s" % (first_name, last_name)
+            embed = ffxiv.make_request(name=name, server=server)
-                await ctx.reply(embed=ffxiv.make_request(name=name, server=server))
+
-            except Exception:
+            await ctx.defer()
-                await ctx.send(
+            await ctx.send_followup(embed=embed)
-                    "I encountered an error while searching for that player.\nPlease check that your player name and server are spelled correctly"
+        except Exception:
-                )
+            await ctx.send(
+                "I encountered an error while searching for that player.\nPlease check that your player name and server are spelled correctly"
+            )
 
 
 def setup(bot):

app/ffxiv.py

@@ -14,16 +14,12 @@ def make_request(name, server):
         server,
         token,
     )
-    # print(player_search)
     player_id = list(
         filter(
             lambda x: server.lower() in x["Server"].lower(),
             requests.get(player_search).json()["Results"],
         )
     )[0]["ID"]
-    import pprint
-
-    pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=2, compact=True)
 
     # if adding extended=1 to the query, you'll see some image files, eg. /cj/1/blackmage.png
     # prepend these with https://xivapi.com/ to get a useable url
@@ -32,11 +28,8 @@ def make_request(name, server):
         player_id,
         token,
     )
-    # print(request_url)
     player_blob = requests.get(request_url).json()
     character = player_blob["Character"]
-    # pp.pprint(player_blob)
-    # pp.pprint(character)
 
     current_class = character["ActiveClassJob"]
     current_class_name = current_class["Job"]["Name"]
@@ -103,5 +96,4 @@ def make_request(name, server):
             name=job["Job"]["Abbreviation"], value=job["Level"], inline=True
         )
 
-        # embed.set_footer(text='Feel free to use my refer a friend code: P9CQ9JUT')
     return embed