modified: bot.py

bot.py

@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ async def setup(
 
 @bot.tree.command(name="ticket", description="Create a new project update ticket")
 @app_commands.describe(
-    message_id="The Discord message ID to reference",
+    message_id="Optional: Discord message ID to reference",
     project_name="The project name from devanturas.net/versions",
     title="Brief title for this update"
 )
 async def create_ticket(
     interaction: discord.Interaction,
-    message_id: str,
     project_name: str,
-    title: str
+    title: str,
+    message_id: str = None
 ):
     guild_id = interaction.guild.id if interaction.guild else None
     settings = load_server_settings(guild_id)
@@ -148,41 +148,41 @@ async def create_ticket(
         )
         return
     active_channel = bot.get_channel(settings["active_channel_id"])
-    if not active_channel:
-        await interaction.response.send_message(
-            "❌ Active channel not found! Please reconfigure with `/setup`.",
-            ephemeral=True
-        )
-        return
-    
-    # Create ticket ID
     ticket_id = f"TICKET-{ticket_counter:04d}"
+    global ticket_counter
     ticket_counter += 1
-    
-    # Create embed for the ticket
+    referenced_message_content = None
+    referenced_message_author = None
+    if message_id:
+        try:
+            ref_message = await active_channel.fetch_message(int(message_id))
+            referenced_message_content = ref_message.content
+            referenced_message_author = ref_message.author.mention
+        except Exception:
+            referenced_message_content = None
+            referenced_message_author = None
     embed = discord.Embed(
         title=f"🎫 {ticket_id}: {title}",
         description=f"**Project Update Request**",
         color=discord.Color.blue(),
         timestamp=datetime.utcnow()
     )
-    
     embed.add_field(name="📋 Project", value=project_name, inline=True)
     embed.add_field(name="📊 Status", value=TicketStatus.PENDING, inline=True)
     embed.add_field(name="👤 Created By", value=interaction.user.mention, inline=True)
-    embed.add_field(name="🔗 Message ID", value=f"`{message_id}`", inline=False)
+    if message_id:
+        embed.add_field(name="🔗 Message ID", value=f"`{message_id}`", inline=False)
+        if referenced_message_content:
+            embed.add_field(name="💬 Request Message", value=referenced_message_content, inline=False)
+        if referenced_message_author:
+            embed.add_field(name="🙋 Request By", value=referenced_message_author, inline=True)
     embed.add_field(
         name="🌐 Project Links",
         value=f"[All Projects](https://devanturas.net/versions) | [Project Page](https://devanturas.net/projects/{project_name})",
         inline=False
     )
-    
     embed.set_footer(text=f"Ticket ID: {ticket_id}")
-    
-    # Send to active channel
     ticket_message = await active_channel.send(embed=embed)
-    
-    # Store ticket data
     ticket = {
         "message_id": ticket_message.id,
         "channel_id": active_channel.id,
@@ -191,11 +191,11 @@ async def create_ticket(
         "status": TicketStatus.PENDING,
         "creator": interaction.user.id,
         "created_at": datetime.utcnow().isoformat(),
-        "reference_message_id": message_id
+        "reference_message_id": message_id,
+        "referenced_message_content": referenced_message_content,
+        "referenced_message_author": referenced_message_author
     }
     save_ticket(ticket_id, ticket)
-    
-    # Confirm to user
     await interaction.response.send_message(
         f"✅ Ticket created successfully!\n"
         f"**Ticket ID:** `{ticket_id}`\n"