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`Send Chat Message` doesn't return remaining timeout length #1002

Closed Nerixyz closed 1 month ago

Nerixyz commented 1 month ago

Brief description

When a user is timed out in a chat, and they try to send a message with the Helix Send Chat Message endpoint, they won't know how long they're timed out for. The API only returns You are timed out from talking in the room. in the message of the drop_reason and user_timed_out as the code.

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Expected behavior

The error should indicate the length of the timeout (e.g. You are timed out for <length> from talking in the room.). Alternatively, there could be another parameter (e.g. timeout_length in seconds) to the drop_reason so clients can format the message on their own.

This should also be documented if it's added (https://github.com/twitchdev/issues/issues/962).

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BarryCarlyon commented 1 month ago

The API only returns You are timed out from talking in the room. in the message of the drop_reason and user_timed_out as the code.

It's likely for "security" or anti hate raid or similar issues that it's not returned.

So this is an enhancement request (uservoice) and not a bug really

Nerixyz commented 1 month ago

It's likely for "security" or anti hate raid or similar issues that it's not returned.

So this is an enhancement request (uservoice) and not a bug really

The drop_reason is mostly equivalent to a NOTICE message on IRC. On IRC, you get a NOTICE with a message ID msg_timedout and the message will include the duration of the timeout - drop_reason contains a generic message.

I don't see how this could be such an issue. You can manually keep track of timeouts as a bot. For chat clients, however, this is infeasible - especially because Twitch already has the information about the timeout length. If this was a security or harassment issue, it would've been fixed in the last ten years.

BarryCarlyon commented 1 month ago

If this was a security or harassment issue, it would've been fixed in the last ten years.

agreed just wanted to make that suggestion for full information

On IRC, you get a NOTICE with a message ID msg_timedout and the message will include the duration of the timeout - drop_reason contains a generic message.

There are a few differences here and there between IRC and EventSub.

This is one of them, likely IRC is a "can't fix" and eventsub was a clean slate to build how they wanted it in the first place. IRC being "ancient" at this point.

So, it's either

So (in my opinion) this would be better suited on uservoice as a feature request not a bug report.

(I'm just trying to get this request in the right place for it to be handled)

Nerixyz commented 1 month ago

Converted to uservoice → https://twitch.uservoice.com/forums/310213-developers/suggestions/48972260-improve-error-messages-for-send-chat-message.