use preexisting message data & clean up code a bit

src/eventbus.py

@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ class Message:
     message: list[typing.Union[str, dict]]
     source: (str, any)
     id: int
+    replyee: AuthorInfo
     attachments: list[discord.Attachment]
 
 evbus_messages = prometheus_client.Counter("abr_evbus_messages", "Messages processed by event bus", ["source_type"])
 evbus_messages_dropped = prometheus_client.Counter("abr_evbus_messages_dropped", "Messages received by event bus but dropped by rate limits", ["source_type"])
 
-# maps each bridge destination type (discord/APIONET/etc) to the listeners for it.
+# maps each bridge destination type (discord/APIONET/etc) to the listeners for it
 listeners = collections.defaultdict(set)
 
 # maintains a list of all the unidirectional links between channels - key is source, values are targets

src/irc_link.py

@@ -58,16 +58,21 @@ async def initialize():
 
     async def on_bridge_message(channel_name, msg):
         if channel_name in util.config["irc"]["channels"]:
+        
             if channel_name not in joined: conn.join(channel_name)
+            
             # if its a reply
-            dmsg = discord.fetch_message(msg.id)
-            if dmsg.reference.message_id:
-                conn.privmessage(channel_name, f"Replying to @{random_color(dmsg.reference.cached_message.author.id)}{dmsg.reference.cached_message.author.name}{color_code('')}:")
+            if msg.replyee:
+                conn.privmessage (channel_name, f"Replying to @{random_color(msg.replyee.id)}{msg.replyee.name}{color_code('')}:")
+            
             # ping fix - zero width space embedded in messages
             line = f"<{random_color(msg.author.id)}{msg.author.name[0]}\u200B{msg.author.name[1:]}{color_code('')}> " + render_formatting(msg.message)[:400]
+            
             conn.privmsg(channel_name, line)
+            
             for at in msg.attachments:
                 conn.privmsg(channel_name, f"-> {at.filename}: {at.proxy_url}")
+        
         else:
             logging.warning("IRC channel %s not allowed", channel_name)
 

src/telephone.py

@@ -113,8 +113,31 @@ class Telephone(commands.Cog):
         if msg.content == "" and len(msg.attachments) == 0: return
         if (msg.author == self.bot.user and msg.content[0] == "<") or msg.author.discriminator == "0000": return
         channel_id = msg.channel.id
-        msg = eventbus.Message(eventbus.AuthorInfo(msg.author.name, msg.author.id, str(msg.author.avatar_url), msg.author.bot), 
-            parse_formatting(self.bot, msg.content), ("discord", channel_id), msg.id, [ at for at in msg.attachments if not at.is_spoiler() ])
+        
+        msg = eventbus.Message(
+            eventbus.AuthorInfo(
+                msg.author.name,
+                msg.author.id,
+                str(msg.author.avatar_url),
+                msg.author.bot
+            ),
+            
+            parse_formatting (self.bot, msg.content),
+            
+            ("discord", channel_id),
+            
+            msg.id,
+            
+            eventbus.AuthorInfo(
+                msg.reference.cached_message.author.name,
+                msg.reference.cached_message.author.id,
+                str(msg.reference.cached_message.author.avatar_url),
+                msg.reference.cached_message.author.bot
+            ),
+            
+            [ at for at in msg.attachments if not at.is_spoiler() ]
+        )
+        
         await eventbus.push(msg)
 
     def cog_unload(self):
@@ -331,4 +354,4 @@ When you want to end a call, use hangup.
 def setup(bot):
     cog = Telephone(bot)
     bot.add_cog(cog)
-    asyncio.create_task(cog.initial_load_webhooks())
+    asyncio.create_task(cog.initial_load_webhooks())