Error: Already authenticated

[iKat20]

I've been trying to use the package on a project that I have, however, I still get the "Already authenticated" error. Here is my code snippet.

const CharacterAI = require("node_characterai")
const characterAI = new CharacterAI()
const pogger = require("pogger")
const config = require("../../config.json")
module.exports = async (message, client) => {
    await characterAI.authenticateWithToken(process.env.CHARACTERAI_TOKEN)

    if (!message.channel.id === config.characters.jax.channel) return message.reply("You can't do this in this channel")
    if (!characterAI.isAuthenticated()) pogger.error("Can't process your request. Unauthenticated.")
    const chat = await characterAI.createOrContinueChat(config.characters.jax.id) 
    const res = await chat.sendAndAwaitResponse(message.content, true)
    message.reply(res.text)

  };

[realcoloride]

"Already authenticated" happens when you call authenticateWithToken() twice without using unauthenticate(). Make sure you are calling authenticateWithToken() once.

Note: if you are executing this function everytime you receive a message (from what I seem to understand), then you are authenticating and creating/continuing chats everytime which is unefficient but also wrong to use. Make sure to use an initialize part to setup cai properly before using it

[iKat20]

So, if I understand properly, I can initiate it in my index.js once, and that is it?

[realcoloride]

Should be. I don't have your full code but yes. Initialize your client and chat once (or only when needed) and use chat.sendAndAwaitResponse anytime to send a message to your ai.

You need to think of it as if you were on the website.

[Parking-Master]

You are exporting the module as one function, to send a message. Instead of sending the message first, it authenticates first, multiple times when using the function. Move that authenticateWithToken function outside of your module.exports scripts so it only authenticates once.

[iKat20]

Update :: I did put my Token Authentication in my index file, but, somehow, it doesnt authenticate anymore. Could it be my token who's expired?

Also, tried to export functions in a ./utils/CharacterFunc.js since, if I init a new CharacterAI() I don't find a way to use it through my whole command/event handler

[realcoloride]

Hello, do you still have issues?

[iKat20]

Affirm! Tried to export it, but didn't figured out yet

Exported it as functions, init in "index", but stays as Already Authenticated/Unauthenticated

[realcoloride]

Could you send your code again please?

[iKat20]

Deleted it and started from scratch, didn't went back on it yet

[realcoloride]

Ok, make sure you dont authenticate more than once. Happy coding!