From f2768df33f2d798982ebc0df8db550f1bc3c6187 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xevion <xevioni@yandex.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 18:10:14 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] helper method for matching bot embeds to users, improve
 helper method docs/formatting

---
 bot/client.py  |  2 +-
 bot/helpers.py | 17 ++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bot/client.py b/bot/client.py
index 29c3627..df1a88c 100644
--- a/bot/client.py
+++ b/bot/client.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class UnbelievaClient(discord.Client):
 
         if message.author.id == self.bot_id and len(message.embeds) > 0:
             embed = message.embeds[0]
-            is_self = embed.author.name == f'{self.user.name}#{self.user.discriminator}'
+            is_self = helpers.embed_author_matches(embed, self.user)
 
             if is_self:
                 if parsers.TaskCooldownMessage.check_valid(message):
diff --git a/bot/helpers.py b/bot/helpers.py
index 6f22302..9a970a6 100644
--- a/bot/helpers.py
+++ b/bot/helpers.py
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 from pprint import pprint
+from typing import Union
 
 import discord
 
 
 def print_embed(embed: discord.Embed) -> None:
-    pprint((
-        embed.title,
-        embed.description,
-        embed.footer,
-        embed.color,
-        embed.fields,
-        embed.author,
-        embed.timestamp
-    ))
+    """Helper method for printing out a complex Embed's entire set of possible attributes."""
+    pprint((embed.title, embed.description, embed.footer, embed.color, embed.fields, embed.author, embed.timestamp))
+
+
+def embed_author_matches(embed: discord.Embed, user: Union[discord.User, discord.ClientUser]):
+    """Returns if the Unbelievabot Embed relates to the given user."""
+    return embed.author != discord.embeds.EmptyEmbed and embed.author.name == f'{user.name}#{user.discriminator}'