M pkgs/router/package.json → pkgs/router/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@purrkit/router",
-	"version": "1.0.3",
+	"version": "1.1.0",
 	"license": "EUPL-1.2",
 	"author": {
 		"name": "apr",

M pkgs/router/src/errors.ts → pkgs/router/src/errors.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import { InteractionReplyOptions } from "discord.js";
+
 export class HaltExecution extends Error {
-	constructor() {
-		super("execution stopped by middleware");
+	constructor(public replyPayload?: string | InteractionReplyOptions) {
+		super("execution halted by middleware.");
+		this.name = "HaltExecution";
 	}
 }
 

M pkgs/router/src/kitten.ts → pkgs/router/src/kitten.ts

@@ -245,7 +245,16 @@ } else {
 				await run(interaction, context);
 			}
 		} catch (err) {
-			if (err instanceof HaltExecution) return;
+			if (err instanceof HaltExecution) {
+				if (err.replyPayload && !interaction.replied && !interaction.deferred) {
+					const replyOptions =
+						typeof err.replyPayload === "string"
+							? { content: err.replyPayload, ephemeral: true }
+							: err.replyPayload;
+					await interaction.reply(replyOptions).catch(() => null);
+				}
+				return;
+			}
 
 			this.logger.error(`unhandled error executing command ${interaction.commandName}:`, {
 				error: err instanceof Error ? err.stack : String(err),