patched issue where you could earn infinite exp if you send messages in bot dms, other changes are commentated

app.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import re
 import csv
 import json
 import time
+import math
 import random
 import asyncio
 import discord
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ GRADIO_APP_URL = "https://huggingface.co/spaces/discord-community/LevelBot"
 # Dictionary to store user IDs and their corresponding unique strings
 user_tokens = {}
 
+EXPONENT = 3
+
 
 """"""
 XP_PER_MESSAGE = 10 # 100k messages = 1M exp = lvl 100
@@ -244,12 +247,13 @@ scheduler.start()
 #asyncio.get_event_loop().run_forever()
 
 
-def calculate_level(xp):
-    return int(xp ** (1.0 / 3.0))
+def calculate_level(xp, n=EXPONENT):
+    return int(xp ** (1 / n))
 
 
-def calculate_xp(level):
-    return (int(level ** 3))
+def calculate_xp(old_xp, n=EXPONENT):
+    new_level = (old_xp ** (1 / 3)) ** n
+    return new_level
 
     
 async def add_exp(member_id):
@@ -336,6 +340,8 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
             cell_value = str(cell_value)
             if cell_value.startswith("L") and cell_value.endswith("L"):
                 cell_value_clipped = cell_value[1:-1]
+                isnt_samusenps = member_id != 981178585790423060
+                EXPONEND = 3 if isnt_samusenps else 3 - 5e-2  # give samu a boost :spinnyhat:
                 if cell_value_clipped == str(member_id): # str(member_id) needed, it is int by default
                     print("test4")
                     # if found, update that row...
@@ -352,6 +358,7 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
                         
                     # str -> int temporarily for adding
                     new_xp = int(old_xp) + XP_PER_MESSAGE
+                    new_xp = calculate_xp(new_xp, EXPONEND)
                     
                     total_exp = global_df.loc[index, 'total_exp']
                     hub_xp = global_df.loc[index, 'hub_exp']
@@ -375,7 +382,7 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
                         total_exp = int(new_xp)
                     
                     # total v
-                    current_level = calculate_level(total_exp) 
+                    current_level = calculate_level(total_exp, EXPONEND)
 
                     # convert back to string + google sheet proofing
                     new_xp = str(new_xp)
@@ -546,29 +553,36 @@ async def on_message(message):
     invite_message = "Click to join our community org on the HF Hub!"
     try:
         if message.author.id not in bot_ids: # could change to if author does not have bot role (roleid)
-            print(f"adding exp from message {message.author}")
-            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
-            await add_exp(message.author.id)
-            
-            # add check for verification
-            if message.content.find("!help") != -1:
-                await message.channel.send(
-                    "To verify your 🤗 account, generate a login link in the verification channel! "
-                )                    
+            if message.guild is not None: # can't earn exp from messaging in bot DMs, which is harder to track
+                print(f"adding exp from message {message.author}")
+                await add_exp(message.author.id)
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            else:
+                print("Messaged in DM channel, skipping..")
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+                
         await bot.process_commands(message)
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"on_message Error: {e}")
 
-        
+
 @bot.event
 async def on_reaction_add(reaction, user):
     try:
         if user.id not in bot_ids:
-            print(f"adding exp from react {user}")
+            message = reaction.message
             await asyncio.sleep(0.1) 
-            if not isinstance(reaction.message.channel, discord.DMChannel) and reaction.message.author.id != user.id: # can't earn exp from reacting in bot DMs, which is harder to track, and can't earn while self-reacting, which is abuseable
-                await add_exp(reaction.message.author.id)
-            await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            if message.guild is not None: # can't earn exp from reacting in bot DMs, which is harder to track
+                if message.author.id != user.id: # can't earn while self-reacting, which is abuseable
+                    print(f"adding exp from react {user}")
+                    await add_exp(message.author.id)
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+                else:
+                    print("Self-reacted, skipping..")
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
+            else:
+                print("Reacted in DM channel, skipping..")
+                await asyncio.sleep(0.1)
             
     except Exception as e:
         print(f"on_reaction_add Error: {e}")