[safetychecks] added error messages, alert in case of SC failure

app.py

@@ -43,29 +43,39 @@ async def on_ready():
     bot.log_channel = bot.get_channel(1100458786826747945) # 1100458786826747945 = bot-test, 1107006391547342910 = lunarbot server
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 async def safetychecks(ctx):
-    if ctx.author.bot:
-        return False
-
-    # check if the bot is offline
-    offline_bot_role_id = 1103676632667017266
-    bot_member = ctx.guild.get_member(bot.user.id)
-    if any(role.id == offline_bot_role_id for role in bot_member.roles):
-        return False
-
-    # check if the command is in the allowed channel(s)
-    channel_id = 1100458786826747945
-    if ctx.channel.id != 1100458786826747945:
-        return False
-        
-    # check if the user has the required role(s)   
-    guild_id = 879548962464493619
-    required_role_id = 900063512829755413  # @verified for now
-    guild = bot.get_guild(guild_id)
-    required_role = guild.get_role(required_role_id)
-    if required_role not in ctx.author.roles:
-        return False
-        
-    return True
+    try:
+        if ctx.author.bot:
+            print(f"Error: The bot is not allowed to use its own commands.")
+            return False
+    
+        #✅ check if the bot is offline 
+        offline_bot_role_id = 1103676632667017266
+        bot_member = ctx.guild.get_member(bot.user.id)
+        if any(role.id == offline_bot_role_id for role in bot_member.roles):
+            print(f"Error: The bot is offline or under maintenance. (Remove the offline-bot role to bring it online)")
+            await ctx.message.reply(f"<@811235357663297546> testing ping, SC failed somewhere")            
+            return False
+    
+        #✅ check if the command is in the allowed channel(s)
+        channel_id = 1100458786826747945
+        if ctx.channel.id != 1100458786826747945:
+            print(f"Error: This is not a permitted channel for that command. ({ctx.channel} is the correct channel)")
+            return False
+            
+        #✅ check if the user has the required role(s)   
+        guild_id = 879548962464493619
+        required_role_id = 900063512829755413  # @verified for now
+        guild = bot.get_guild(guild_id)
+        required_role = guild.get_role(required_role_id)
+        if required_role not in ctx.author.roles:
+            print(f"Error: The user does not have the required role to use that command. ({required_role} is the correct role)")        
+            return False
+    
+        return True
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error: safetychecks failed somewhere, command will not continue.")
+        await ctx.message.reply(f"<@811235357663297546> SC failed somewhere")
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 # jojo
 @bot.command()