JavaScript How to get bot to reply to an empty message field? Discord.js

[Visionarily]

Hello, I am working on a code for a Discord bot for my server, and I'm currently stumped on a magic 8 ball feature, go figure. I'm trying to get it to check if there is a message after the 8 ball command, and if not, send a message to the same channel telling the user to supply it a message to answer.

This is my code:

if (commandName === '8ball') {
  
  const message = args.join(' ').slice(0);
     if (message.length < 10) 
        return message.reply('You need to supply a question.');

const messages = [
'8ball messages here'
      ];
const pEmbed = new Discord.MessageEmbed()
.setTimestamp('')
.setColor(`${bedcolor}`)
.randomMessage = messages[Math.floor(Math.random() * messages.length)];
return message.reply(pEmbed);

It returns an error saying message.reply or message.send isn't a function. I'm new to Javascript, so I'm probably doing something very wrong here. I'd appreciate anyone's advice on how to at least make this code function and to learn more about JS.

 

[Deleted member 2829]

The message message.reply isn't a function should be clear. message is a variable of your own definition, why do you think it should have a reply function that you can call? What would you have expected that function to do anyway ? I don't see much of your program logic but should it not just be

if (message.length < 10) return 'You need to supply a question.';