create-discord-forge/templates/default/js/src/commands/custom/private_message.js

A CLI made with Commander to create a Discord and easily add advanced features to your bot made with discord.js in TypeScript or JavaScript

const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require('discord.js');

module.exports = {
	data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
		.setName('private_message')
		.setDescription(
			'Sends a private message to the user who invoked the command.',
		)
		.addStringOption(option =>
			option
				.setName('message')
				.setDescription('The message to send')
				.setRequired(true),
		)
		.addUserOption(option =>
			option
				.setName('user')
				.setDescription('The user to send a private message to')
				.setRequired(false),
		),

	async execute(interaction) {
		const user = interaction.options.getUser('user') || interaction.user;
		const message = interaction.options.getString('message');
		// Send a private message to the user who invoked the command
		await user
			.send(message)
			.then(() => {
				interaction.reply({ content: 'Message sent!', ephemeral: true });
			})
			.catch(error => {
				console.error('Error sending private message:', error);
				interaction.reply({
					content: 'Failed to send message.',
					ephemeral: true,
				});
			});
	},
};