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+const { SlashCommandBuilder } = require("@discordjs/builders");
+const { Permissions } = require("discord.js");
+
+const is_valid_course = (course) => {
+    const reg_comp_course = /^comp\d{4}$/;
+    const reg_math_course = /^math\d{4}$/;
+    const reg_binf_course = /^binf\d{4}$/;
+    const reg_engg_course = /^engg\d{4}$/;
+    const reg_seng_course = /^seng\d{4}$/;
+    const reg_desn_course = /^desn\d{4}$/;
+    return (
+        reg_comp_course.test(course.toLowerCase()) ||
+        reg_math_course.test(course.toLowerCase()) ||
+        reg_binf_course.test(course.toLowerCase()) ||
+        reg_engg_course.test(course.toLowerCase()) ||
+        reg_seng_course.test(course.toLowerCase()) ||
+        reg_desn_course.test(course.toLowerCase())
+    );
+};
+
+function editChannels(interaction, channels, role) {
+    channels.forEach((channel) => {
+        if (
+            channel.type === "GUILD_TEXT" &&
+            channel.name.toLowerCase() === role.name.toLowerCase()
+        ) {
+            // Remove all permissions from a role
+            role.setPermissions(0n)
+                .then((updated) =>
+                    console.log(`Updated permissions to ${updated.permissions.bitfield}`),
+                )
+                .catch(console.error);
+            // Set the permissions of the role
+            // Add the member to the channel's permission overwrites
+            channel.permissionOverwrites.create(role, {
+                VIEW_CHANNEL: true,
+                SEND_MESSAGES: true,
+            });
+            console.log(channel.name, role.name);
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+function editRoles(interaction, roles) {
+    roles.forEach((role) => {
+        if (is_valid_course(role.name)) {
+            interaction.guild.channels
+                .fetch()
+                .then(
+                    (channels) => (
+                        editChannels(interaction, channels, role),
+                        console.log(`There are ${channels.size} channels.`)
+                    ),
+                )
+                .catch(console.error);
+        }
+    });
+    interaction.reply({
+        content: `✅ | found course chats and matching roles, cleared and set permission overwrites for roles.`,
+        ephemeral: true,
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    data: new SlashCommandBuilder()
+        .setName("rolespermoverride")
+        .setDescription(
+            "Looks for matches between roles and course chats and attaches permissions.",
+        ),
+    async execute(interaction) {
+        try {
+            if (!interaction.member.permissions.has(Permissions.FLAGS.ADMINISTRATOR)) {
+                return await interaction.reply({
+                    content: "You do not have permission to execute this command.",
+                    ephemeral: true,
+                });
+            }
+            // for all roles with name == chat name involving 4 letter prefix comp, seng, engg or binf,
+
+            // give the role the permission override to participate in the matching channel.
+            interaction.guild.roles
+                .fetch()
+                .then(
+                    (roles) => (
+                        editRoles(interaction, roles), console.log(`There are ${roles.size} roles.`)
+                    ),
+                )
+                .catch(console.error);
+        } catch (error) {
+            await interaction.reply("Error: " + error);
+        }
+    },
+};