Deletes all previous messages stored in session and the triggering message

messageUtils.ts

import { BotContext } from '../../types/bot.types';

/**
 * Deletes all previous messages stored in session and the triggering message
 */
export async function deletePreviousMessages(ctx: BotContext): Promise<void> {
  try {
    // Delete the triggering message (works for both commands and callback queries)
    if (ctx.callbackQuery?.message) {
      // For callback queries, use hydrate method
      await (ctx.callbackQuery.message as any).delete();
    } else {
      // For commands, use standard delete
      await ctx.deleteMessage();
    }

    // Delete all stored messages from session
    if (
      ctx.session?.messagesToDelete &&
      ctx.session.messagesToDelete.length > 0
    ) {
      for (const messageId of ctx.session.messagesToDelete) {
        try {
          await ctx.api.deleteMessage(ctx.chat!.id, messageId);
        } catch (error) {
          console.log(`Failed to delete message ${messageId}:`, error);
        }
      }
      // Clear the array after deletion
      ctx.session.messagesToDelete = [];
    }
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error deleting previous messages:', error);
  }
}

/**
 * Initializes session with message tracking if needed
 */
export function initializeSession(ctx: BotContext): void {
  if (!ctx.session) {
    ctx.session = {
      userId: 0,
      username: undefined,
      currentScene: undefined,
      messagesToDelete: [],
    };
  }

  if (!ctx.session.messagesToDelete) {
    ctx.session.messagesToDelete = [];
  }
}

/**
 * Stores message ID in session for later deletion
 */
export function storeMessageForDeletion(
  ctx: BotContext,
  messageId: number
): void {
  if (ctx.session?.messagesToDelete) {
    ctx.session.messagesToDelete.push(messageId);
  }
}

/**
 * Stores multiple message IDs in session for later deletion
 */
export function storeMessagesForDeletion(
  ctx: BotContext,
  messageIds: number[]
): void {
  if (ctx.session?.messagesToDelete) {
    ctx.session.messagesToDelete.push(...messageIds);
  }
}