From d18ba1fa8b89098e9f0ece8b9991130fb8d29edd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Khinshan Khan <shan@uptogood.dev>
Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2025 11:11:54 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] immediately send first message and optimize loop

---
 cmd/bot/main.go | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/bot/main.go b/cmd/bot/main.go
index 474f1eb..54c1a46 100644
--- a/cmd/bot/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bot/main.go
@@ -118,10 +118,9 @@ func readyHandler(s *discordgo.Session, r *discordgo.Ready) {
 
 // startScheduler handles sending messages at intervals
 func startScheduler(s *discordgo.Session, channelID string) {
-	for {
-		randomDuration := time.Duration(rand.Intn(SendMessageIntervalMin)+(SendMessageIntervalMax-SendMessageIntervalMin)) * SendMessageUnit
-		log.Printf("[!] Next message in %v", randomDuration)
+	randomDuration := 0 * time.Second
 
+	for {
 		// Wait for the randomized time before sending a message
 		time.Sleep(randomDuration)
 		sendMessage(praises[praiseIndex%len(praises)], s, channelID)
@@ -134,6 +133,9 @@ func startScheduler(s *discordgo.Session, channelID string) {
 
 			go deleteMessageAfterDelay(discordMessage, s, channelID)
 		}
+
+		randomDuration = time.Duration(rand.Intn(SendMessageIntervalMin)+(SendMessageIntervalMax-SendMessageIntervalMin)) * SendMessageUnit
+		log.Printf("[!] Next message in %v", randomDuration)
 	}
 }