modified: bot.py

bot.py

@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 load_dotenv()
 
+ATTACHMENT_BASE_PATH = "attachments"
+
 DB_HOST = os.getenv("DB_HOST")
 DB_PORT = os.getenv("DB_PORT")
 DB_USER = os.getenv("DB_USER")
@@ -462,6 +464,49 @@ def save_global_permission(user_id, permission_level):
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+async def download_message_attachments(
+    message: discord.Message,
+    guild_id: int,
+    subfolder: str  # z.B. mute_id oder "honeypot/user_id"
+) -> list[dict]:
+    """
+    Downloads all attachments from a Discord message to local disk.
+    Returns a list of dicts with local path, filename, content_type and size.
+    """
+    saved_attachments = []
+
+    if not message.attachments:
+        return saved_attachments
+
+    save_dir = os.path.join(ATTACHMENT_BASE_PATH, str(guild_id), subfolder)
+    os.makedirs(save_dir, exist_ok=True)
+
+    for attachment in message.attachments:
+        try:
+            local_filename = f"{attachment.id}_{attachment.filename}"
+            local_path = os.path.join(save_dir, local_filename)
+
+            # discord.py's built-in save method — downloads via aiohttp internally
+            await attachment.save(local_path)
+
+            saved_attachments.append({
+                "filename": attachment.filename,
+                "local_path": local_path,
+                "content_type": attachment.content_type or "application/octet-stream",
+                "size": attachment.size,
+                "original_url": attachment.url,
+                "attachment_id": str(attachment.id)
+            })
+
+            logger.info(f"Saved attachment {attachment.filename} to {local_path}")
+
+        except discord.HTTPException as e:
+            logger.error(f"HTTP error downloading attachment {attachment.filename}: {e}")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to save attachment {attachment.filename}: {e}")
+
+    return saved_attachments
+
 # Active Processes System - Robust system for storing and managing active processes
 def create_active_process(process_type, guild_id, channel_id=None, user_id=None, target_id=None, 
                          start_time=None, end_time=None, status="active", data=None, metadata=None):
@@ -4775,54 +4820,57 @@ async def reactivate_warning(warning_id):
 async def get_message_data(channel, message_id, context_range=3):
     """Retrieves and processes message data for warning documentation with context messages"""
     try:
-        # Get the main message
         main_message = await channel.fetch_message(message_id)
-        
+
-        # Get context messages (before and after)
         context_messages = []
         try:
-            # Get messages around the target message
             async for msg in channel.history(limit=context_range * 2 + 1, around=main_message.created_at):
                 context_messages.append(msg)
-            
+
-            # Sort messages by timestamp
             context_messages.sort(key=lambda m: m.created_at)
         except Exception as e:
             logger.warning(f"Could not fetch context messages: {e}")
             context_messages = [main_message]
-        
+
-        # Process all messages (main + context)
         all_messages_data = []
-        
+
         for message in context_messages:
-            # Process attachments for this message
             attachments_data = []
+
+            # NEW: download all attachments of this message once
+            downloaded_attachments = await download_message_attachments(
+                message=message,
+                guild_id=channel.guild.id,
+                subfolder=f"message_archive/{message.id}"
+            )
+
+            # Build a lookup by original attachment id or filename
+            downloaded_map = {
+                str(item.get("attachment_id")): item
+                for item in downloaded_attachments
+            }
+
             for attachment in message.attachments:
+                downloaded_file = downloaded_map.get(str(attachment.id))
+
                 attachment_info = {
                     "filename": attachment.filename,
                     "url": attachment.url,
                     "proxy_url": attachment.proxy_url,
                     "size": attachment.size,
-                    "content_type": attachment.content_type
+                    "content_type": attachment.content_type,
+                    "attachment_id": str(attachment.id)
                 }
-                
+
-                # Download and encode image attachments for permanent storage
+                # NEW: add local saved file info if download worked
-                if attachment.content_type and attachment.content_type.startswith('image/'):
+                if downloaded_file:
-                    try:
+                    attachment_info["local_path"] = downloaded_file.get("local_path")
-                        import aiohttp
+                    attachment_info["saved_permanently"] = True
-                        import base64
+                else:
-                        
+                    attachment_info["saved_permanently"] = False
-                        async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+
-                            async with session.get(attachment.url) as response:
-                                if response.status == 200 and len(await response.read()) < 8 * 1024 * 1024:  # Max 8MB
-                                    image_data = await response.read()
-                                    attachment_info["data"] = base64.b64encode(image_data).decode('utf-8')
-                    except Exception as e:
-                        logger.warning(f"Could not download attachment {attachment.filename}: {e}")
-                
                 attachments_data.append(attachment_info)
-            
+
-            # Process embeds for this message
             embeds_data = []
             for embed in message.embeds:
                 embed_info = {
@@ -4833,8 +4881,7 @@ async def get_message_data(channel, message_id, context_range=3):
                     "timestamp": embed.timestamp.isoformat() if embed.timestamp else None
                 }
                 embeds_data.append(embed_info)
-            
+
-            # Create message data
             msg_data = {
                 "id": message.id,
                 "content": message.content,
@@ -4848,21 +4895,18 @@ async def get_message_data(channel, message_id, context_range=3):
                 "edited_at": message.edited_at.isoformat() if message.edited_at else None,
                 "message_type": str(message.type),
                 "flags": message.flags.value if message.flags else 0,
-                "is_main_message": message.id == message_id  # Mark the main referenced message
+                "is_main_message": message.id == message_id
             }
-            
+
             all_messages_data.append(msg_data)
-        
+
-        # Return structured data with main message and context
         return {
             "main_message": next((msg for msg in all_messages_data if msg["is_main_message"]), None),
             "context_messages": all_messages_data,
             "context_range": context_range,
             "total_messages": len(all_messages_data)
         }
-        
+
-        return message_data
-        
     except discord.NotFound:
         logger.warning(f"Message {message_id} not found")
         return None
@@ -5982,30 +6026,27 @@ async def viewwarn(ctx, warning_id: int):
 @client.hybrid_command()
 async def viewmute(ctx, identifier: str):
     """View detailed information about a specific mute (Requires Permission Level 5 or higher)
-    
+
     Parameters:
     - identifier: Mute ID (e.g. 123) or Process UUID (e.g. abc123def-456...)
     """
-    # Check if it's a slash command and defer if needed
+    is_slash_command = hasattr(ctx, "interaction") and ctx.interaction
-    is_slash_command = hasattr(ctx, 'interaction') and ctx.interaction
     if is_slash_command:
         await ctx.defer()
-    
+
-    # Helper function for sending responses
+    async def send_response(content=None, embed=None, ephemeral=False, files=None):
-    async def send_response(content=None, embed=None, ephemeral=False, file=None):
         try:
             if is_slash_command:
-                if hasattr(ctx, 'followup') and ctx.followup:
+                if hasattr(ctx, "followup") and ctx.followup:
-                    await ctx.followup.send(content=content, embed=embed, ephemeral=ephemeral, file=file)
+                    await ctx.followup.send(content=content, embed=embed, ephemeral=ephemeral, files=files or [])
-                elif hasattr(ctx, 'response') and not ctx.response.is_done():
+                elif hasattr(ctx, "response") and not ctx.response.is_done():
-                    await ctx.response.send_message(content=content, embed=embed, ephemeral=ephemeral, file=file)
+                    await ctx.response.send_message(content=content, embed=embed, ephemeral=ephemeral, files=files or [])
                 else:
-                    await ctx.send(content=content, embed=embed, file=file)
+                    await ctx.send(content=content, embed=embed, files=files or [])
             else:
-                await ctx.send(content=content, embed=embed, file=file)
+                await ctx.send(content=content, embed=embed, files=files or [])
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Error sending response in viewmute command: {e}")
-            # Final fallback - try basic send
             try:
                 if embed:
                     await ctx.send(embed=embed)
@@ -6013,12 +6054,60 @@ async def viewmute(ctx, identifier: str):
                     await ctx.send(content=content)
             except Exception as fallback_error:
                 logger.error(f"Fallback send also failed: {fallback_error}")
-    
+
+    def safe_json_loads(value, default=None):
+        if default is None:
+            default = []
+        if not value:
+            return default
+        try:
+            return json.loads(value)
+        except Exception:
+            return default
+
+    def extract_attachment_records(mute_data):
+        attachment_records = []
+
+        # Preferred: archived full message JSON
+        possible_message_json_fields = [
+            "message_data",
+            "message_context",
+            "context_messages_json",
+            "message_json"
+        ]
+
+        for field_name in possible_message_json_fields:
+            raw_value = mute_data.get(field_name)
+            parsed = safe_json_loads(raw_value, default=None)
+            if isinstance(parsed, dict):
+                context_messages = parsed.get("context_messages", [])
+                for msg in context_messages:
+                    msg_attachments = safe_json_loads(msg.get("attachments"), [])
+                    for att in msg_attachments:
+                        att["_source_message_id"] = msg.get("id")
+                        att["_source_author"] = msg.get("author_name")
+                        attachment_records.append(att)
+                if attachment_records:
+                    return attachment_records
+
+        # Fallback: direct attachment field
+        possible_attachment_fields = [
+            "message_attachments",
+            "attachments",
+            "attachment_data"
+        ]
+
+        for field_name in possible_attachment_fields:
+            raw_value = mute_data.get(field_name)
+            parsed = safe_json_loads(raw_value, [])
+            if isinstance(parsed, list) and parsed:
+                attachment_records.extend(parsed)
+
+        return attachment_records
+
     try:
-        # Load moderator data
         mod_data = await load_user_data(ctx.author.id, ctx.guild.id)
-        
+
-        # Check moderation rights
         if not check_moderation_permission(mod_data["permission"]):
             embed = discord.Embed(
                 title="❌ Insufficient Permissions",
@@ -6028,133 +6117,33 @@ async def viewmute(ctx, identifier: str):
             await send_response(embed=embed, ephemeral=True)
             return
 
-        # Determine if identifier is a mute ID (numeric) or process UUID (alphanumeric)
         is_mute_id = identifier.isdigit()
-        
+
-        # Get mute details from user_mutes database (preferred) or active_processes as fallback
         connection = None
         cursor = None
         try:
             connection = connect_to_database()
             cursor = connection.cursor()
-            
+
-            # Try to find mute in user_mutes table
             if is_mute_id:
-                # Search by mute ID
                 select_query = """
-                SELECT * FROM user_mutes 
+                SELECT * FROM user_mutes
                 WHERE id = %s AND guild_id = %s
                 LIMIT 1
                 """
                 cursor.execute(select_query, (int(identifier), ctx.guild.id))
             else:
-                # Search by process UUID
                 select_query = """
-                SELECT * FROM user_mutes 
+                SELECT * FROM user_mutes
                 WHERE process_uuid = %s AND guild_id = %s
                 ORDER BY created_at DESC
                 LIMIT 1
                 """
                 cursor.execute(select_query, (identifier, ctx.guild.id))
-            
+
             mute_result = cursor.fetchone()
-            
+
-            if mute_result:
+            if not mute_result:
-                # Found in user_mutes table
-                columns = [desc[0] for desc in cursor.description]
-                mute_data = dict(zip(columns, mute_result))
-                
-                # Get user and moderator objects
-                muted_user = await client.fetch_user(int(mute_data['user_id']))
-                moderator = await client.fetch_user(int(mute_data['moderator_id']))
-                
-                # Get channel
-                channel = ctx.guild.get_channel(int(mute_data['channel_id'])) if mute_data['channel_id'] else None
-                
-                # Create detailed embed
-                embed = discord.Embed(
-                    title=f"🔇 Mute Details - ID: {mute_data['id']}",
-                    color=0xff0000,
-                    timestamp=mute_data['created_at']
-                )
-                
-                embed.add_field(name="👤 Muted User", value=f"{muted_user.mention}\n`{muted_user.id}`", inline=True)
-                embed.add_field(name="👮 Moderator", value=f"{moderator.mention}\n`{moderator.id}`", inline=True)
-                embed.add_field(name="📅 Muted At", value=f"<t:{int(mute_data['start_time'].timestamp())}:F>", inline=True)
-                
-                # Add status information
-                status_emoji = {"active": "🟢", "completed": "✅", "expired": "⏰", "cancelled": "❌"}.get(mute_data['status'], "❓")
-                aktiv_status = "🟢 Active" if mute_data['aktiv'] else "🔴 Inactive"
-                status_text = f"{status_emoji} **{mute_data['status'].title()}** ({aktiv_status})"
-                embed.add_field(name="📊 Status", value=status_text, inline=True)
-                
-                # End time and duration info
-                if mute_data['end_time']:
-                    if mute_data['aktiv'] and mute_data['status'] == 'active':
-                        embed.add_field(name="⏰ Ends At", value=f"<t:{int(mute_data['end_time'].timestamp())}:F>\n<t:{int(mute_data['end_time'].timestamp())}:R>", inline=True)
-                    else:
-                        embed.add_field(name="⏰ Ended At", value=f"<t:{int(mute_data['end_time'].timestamp())}:F>", inline=True)
-                
-                embed.add_field(name="⏱️ Duration", value=mute_data['duration'], inline=True)
-                
-                # Add reason
-                embed.add_field(name="📝 Reason", value=mute_data['reason'], inline=False)
-                
-                # Add channel information
-                if channel:
-                    embed.add_field(name="📍 Channel", value=f"{channel.mention}\n`{channel.id}`", inline=True)
-                
-                # Add mute role information
-                if mute_data['mute_role_id']:
-                    mute_role = ctx.guild.get_role(int(mute_data['mute_role_id']))
-                    if mute_role:
-                        embed.add_field(name="🎭 Mute Role", value=f"{mute_role.mention}\n`{mute_role.id}`", inline=True)
-                    else:
-                        embed.add_field(name="🎭 Mute Role", value=f"❌ Deleted Role\n`{mute_data['mute_role_id']}`", inline=True)
-                
-                # Unmute information
-                if not mute_data['aktiv'] and mute_data['unmuted_at']:
-                    unmute_info = f"<t:{int(mute_data['unmuted_at'].timestamp())}:F>"
-                    if mute_data['unmuted_by']:
-                        unmuter = await client.fetch_user(int(mute_data['unmuted_by']))
-                        unmute_info += f"\nBy: {unmuter.mention}"
-                    if mute_data['auto_unmuted']:
-                        unmute_info += "\n🤖 Automatic unmute"
-                    embed.add_field(name="🔓 Unmuted At", value=unmute_info, inline=True)
-                
-                # Message reference if available
-                if mute_data['message_id'] and mute_data['message_content']:
-                    content_preview = mute_data['message_content'][:100] + "..." if len(mute_data['message_content']) > 100 else mute_data['message_content']
-                    embed.add_field(name="📄 Referenced Message", value=f"ID: `{mute_data['message_id']}`\nContent: {content_preview}", inline=False)
-                
-                embed.add_field(name="🆔 Process UUID", value=f"`{mute_data['process_uuid']}`", inline=False)
-                embed.add_field(name="🆔 Mute Record ID", value=f"`{mute_data['id']}`", inline=True)
-                
-                embed.set_thumbnail(url=muted_user.display_avatar.url)
-                embed.set_footer(text=f"Mute Record from Database | Server: {ctx.guild.name}")
-                
-                await send_response(embed=embed)
-                return
-            
-            else:
-                # Fallback to active_processes table (only if identifier is UUID format)
-                if not is_mute_id:
-                    select_query = """
-                    SELECT uuid, process_type, guild_id, channel_id, user_id, target_id, 
-                           created_at, end_time, status, data
-                    FROM active_processes 
-                    WHERE uuid = %s AND guild_id = %s AND process_type = 'mute'
-                    """
-                    
-                    cursor.execute(select_query, (identifier, ctx.guild.id))
-                    result = cursor.fetchone()
-                    
-                    if result:
-                        # Process old format result...
-                        # [Continue with existing fallback logic]
-                        pass
-                
-                # If no results found
                 embed = discord.Embed(
                     title="❌ Mute Not Found",
                     description=f"No mute with {'ID' if is_mute_id else 'UUID'} `{identifier}` found in this server.",
@@ -6162,94 +6151,127 @@ async def viewmute(ctx, identifier: str):
                 )
                 await send_response(embed=embed, ephemeral=True)
                 return
-                
+
-                # Parse result (fallback to old format)
+            columns = [desc[0] for desc in cursor.description]
-                uuid, process_type, guild_id, channel_id, user_id, target_id, created_at, end_time, status, data = result
+            mute_data = dict(zip(columns, mute_result))
-                
+
-                # Parse data JSON
+            muted_user = await client.fetch_user(int(mute_data["user_id"]))
-                import json
+            moderator = await client.fetch_user(int(mute_data["moderator_id"]))
-                proc_data = json.loads(data) if data else {}
+            channel = ctx.guild.get_channel(int(mute_data["channel_id"])) if mute_data.get("channel_id") else None
-                
+
-                # Get user and moderator objects
-                muted_user = await client.fetch_user(target_id)
-                moderator_id = proc_data.get('moderator_id', user_id)
-                moderator = await client.fetch_user(moderator_id)
-            
-            # Get channel
-            channel = ctx.guild.get_channel(channel_id) if channel_id else None
-            
-            # Create detailed embed
             embed = discord.Embed(
-                title=f"🔇 Mute Details - ID: {uuid[:8]}",
+                title=f"🔇 Mute Details - ID: {mute_data['id']}",
                 color=0xff0000,
-                timestamp=created_at
+                timestamp=mute_data["created_at"]
             )
-            
+
             embed.add_field(name="👤 Muted User", value=f"{muted_user.mention}\n`{muted_user.id}`", inline=True)
-            embed.add_field(name="👮 Moderator", value=f"{moderator.mention}\n`{moderator_id}`", inline=True)
+            embed.add_field(name="👮 Moderator", value=f"{moderator.mention}\n`{moderator.id}`", inline=True)
-            embed.add_field(name="📅 Muted At", value=f"<t:{int(created_at.timestamp())}:F>", inline=True)
+            embed.add_field(name="📅 Muted At", value=f"<t:{int(mute_data['start_time'].timestamp())}:F>", inline=True)
-            
+
-            # Add status and duration information
+            status_emoji = {"active": "🟢", "completed": "✅", "expired": "⏰", "cancelled": "❌"}.get(mute_data["status"], "❓")
-            status_emoji = {"active": "🟢", "completed": "✅", "expired": "⏰", "cancelled": "❌"}.get(status, "❓")
+            aktiv_status = "🟢 Active" if mute_data["aktiv"] else "🔴 Inactive"
-            status_text = f"{status_emoji} **{status.title()}**"
+            status_text = f"{status_emoji} **{mute_data['status'].title()}** ({aktiv_status})"
             embed.add_field(name="📊 Status", value=status_text, inline=True)
-            
+
-            if end_time:
+            if mute_data.get("end_time"):
-                if status == "active":
+                if mute_data["aktiv"] and mute_data["status"] == "active":
-                    embed.add_field(name="⏰ Ends At", value=f"<t:{int(end_time.timestamp())}:F>\n<t:{int(end_time.timestamp())}:R>", inline=True)
+                    embed.add_field(
+                        name="⏰ Ends At",
+                        value=f"<t:{int(mute_data['end_time'].timestamp())}:F>\n<t:{int(mute_data['end_time'].timestamp())}:R>",
+                        inline=True
+                    )
                 else:
-                    embed.add_field(name="⏰ Ended At", value=f"<t:{int(end_time.timestamp())}:F>", inline=True)
+                    embed.add_field(
-            
+                        name="⏰ Ended At",
-            embed.add_field(name="🆔 Process UUID", value=f"`{uuid}`", inline=True)
+                        value=f"<t:{int(mute_data['end_time'].timestamp())}:F>",
-            
+                        inline=True
-            # Add reason
+                    )
-            reason = mute_data.get('reason', 'No reason provided')
+
-            embed.add_field(name="📝 Reason", value=reason, inline=False)
+            embed.add_field(name="⏱️ Duration", value=mute_data["duration"], inline=True)
-            
+            embed.add_field(name="📝 Reason", value=mute_data["reason"], inline=False)
-            # Add channel information
+
             if channel:
                 embed.add_field(name="📍 Channel", value=f"{channel.mention}\n`{channel.id}`", inline=True)
-            
+
-            # Add mute role information
+            if mute_data.get("mute_role_id"):
-            mute_role_id = mute_data.get('mute_role_id')
+                mute_role = ctx.guild.get_role(int(mute_data["mute_role_id"]))
-            if mute_role_id:
-                mute_role = ctx.guild.get_role(mute_role_id)
                 if mute_role:
                     embed.add_field(name="🎭 Mute Role", value=f"{mute_role.mention}\n`{mute_role.id}`", inline=True)
                 else:
-                    embed.add_field(name="🎭 Mute Role", value=f"❌ Deleted Role\n`{mute_role_id}`", inline=True)
+                    embed.add_field(name="🎭 Mute Role", value=f"❌ Deleted Role\n`{mute_data['mute_role_id']}`", inline=True)
-            
+
-            # Add duration calculation if still active
+            if not mute_data["aktiv"] and mute_data.get("unmuted_at"):
-            if status == "active" and end_time:
+                unmute_info = f"<t:{int(mute_data['unmuted_at'].timestamp())}:F>"
-                from datetime import datetime
+                if mute_data.get("unmuted_by"):
-                now = datetime.now()
+                    try:
-                if end_time > now:
+                        unmuter = await client.fetch_user(int(mute_data["unmuted_by"]))
-                    duration_left = end_time - now
+                        unmute_info += f"\nBy: {unmuter.mention}"
-                    days = duration_left.days
+                    except Exception:
-                    hours, remainder = divmod(duration_left.seconds, 3600)
+                        unmute_info += f"\nBy: `{mute_data['unmuted_by']}`"
-                    minutes, _ = divmod(remainder, 60)
+                if mute_data.get("auto_unmuted"):
-                    
+                    unmute_info += "\n🤖 Automatic unmute"
-                    duration_text = []
+                embed.add_field(name="🔓 Unmuted At", value=unmute_info, inline=True)
-                    if days > 0:
+
-                        duration_text.append(f"{days}d")
+            if mute_data.get("message_id") and mute_data.get("message_content"):
-                    if hours > 0:
+                content_preview = mute_data["message_content"][:100] + "..." if len(mute_data["message_content"]) > 100 else mute_data["message_content"]
-                        duration_text.append(f"{hours}h")
+                embed.add_field(
-                    if minutes > 0:
+                    name="📄 Referenced Message",
-                        duration_text.append(f"{minutes}m")
+                    value=f"ID: `{mute_data['message_id']}`\nContent: {content_preview}",
-                    
+                    inline=False
-                    embed.add_field(name="⏳ Time Remaining", value=" ".join(duration_text) if duration_text else "Less than 1 minute", inline=True)
+                )
-            
+
+            attachment_records = extract_attachment_records(mute_data)
+
+            files_to_send = []
+            attachment_lines = []
+
+            for att in attachment_records[:10]:
+                filename = att.get("filename", "unknown_file")
+                local_path = att.get("local_path")
+                size = att.get("size")
+                content_type = att.get("content_type", "unknown")
+                saved_permanently = att.get("saved_permanently", False)
+
+                size_text = f"{size} bytes" if size is not None else "unknown size"
+                status_text = "saved locally" if (saved_permanently and local_path) else "link only"
+
+                attachment_lines.append(f"• `{filename}` ({content_type}, {size_text}) — {status_text}")
+
+                if local_path:
+                    try:
+                        if os.path.exists(local_path):
+                            files_to_send.append(discord.File(local_path, filename=os.path.basename(local_path)))
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        logger.warning(f"Could not attach local file {local_path}: {e}")
+
+            if attachment_lines:
+                preview_lines = attachment_lines[:8]
+                if len(attachment_lines) > 8:
+                    preview_lines.append(f"• +{len(attachment_lines) - 8} more attachment(s)")
+                embed.add_field(
+                    name="📎 Archived Attachments",
+                    value="\n".join(preview_lines),
+                    inline=False
+                )
+
+            embed.add_field(name="🆔 Process UUID", value=f"`{mute_data['process_uuid']}`", inline=False)
+            embed.add_field(name="🆔 Mute Record ID", value=f"`{mute_data['id']}`", inline=True)
+
             embed.set_thumbnail(url=muted_user.display_avatar.url)
-            embed.set_footer(text=f"Process Type: {process_type.title()} | Server: {ctx.guild.name}")
+            embed.set_footer(text=f"Mute Record from Database | Server: {ctx.guild.name}")
-            
+
-            await send_response(embed=embed)
+            # Discord has upload limits, so send only a few files directly
-            
+            files_to_send = files_to_send[:3]
+
+            await send_response(embed=embed, files=files_to_send if files_to_send else None)
+
         finally:
             if cursor:
                 cursor.close()
             if connection:
                 close_database_connection(connection)
-                
+
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error in viewmute command: {e}")
         embed = discord.Embed(
@@ -6257,7 +6279,7 @@ async def viewmute(ctx, identifier: str):
             description="An error occurred while retrieving mute details. Please try again.",
             color=0xff0000
         )
-        await send_response(embed=embed)
+        await send_response(embed=embed, ephemeral=True)
 
 @client.hybrid_command()
 async def removewarn(ctx, warning_id: int):