deploy-commands.js

const { REST, Routes } = require('discord.js');
const { clientId, guildId, token } = require('./config.json');
const fs = require('node:fs');

const commands = [];
// Grab all the command files from the commands directory you created earlier
const commandFiles = fs.readdirSync('./commands').filter(file => file.endsWith('.js'));

// Grab the SlashCommandBuilder#toJSON() output of each command's data for deployment
for (const file of commandFiles) {
	const command = require(`./commands/${file}`);
	commands.push(command.data.toJSON());
}

const rest = new REST().setToken(token);

//del commands
// for guild-based commands
//rest.put(Routes.applicationGuildCommands(clientId, guildId), { body: [] })
//	.then(() => console.log('Successfully deleted all guild commands.'))
//	.catch(console.error);

// for global commands
rest.put(Routes.applicationCommands(clientId), { body: [] })
	.then(() => console.log('Successfully deleted all application commands.'))
	.catch(console.error);


// deploy commands globally
(async () => {
	try {
		console.log(`Started refreshing ${commands.length} application (/) commands.`);

		const data = await rest.put(
			//this was for guild-based commands - i dont use that here, but could be used
			//Routes.applicationGuildCommands(clientId, guildId), 


			//route for global commands
			Routes.applicationCommands(clientId),
			{ body: commands },
		);

		console.log(`Successfully reloaded ${data.length} application (/) commands.`);

	} catch (error) {
		console.error(error);
	} finally {
		// This will ensure that the script ends after the asynchronous operations are completed
		process.exit();
	}
})();