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-"""
-Defines cog for on message listener.
-"""
-
-import re
-from datetime import datetime
-
-import nextcord
-from nextcord.ext import commands
-from sqlalchemy import select
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-
-# pylint: disable=import-error
-from classes.submission import SubmissionState
-from database_setup.sql_data_classes import Category, Guild, engine
-from main import submission_objects
-
-
-class SubmissionListener(commands.Cog, name="Message Listener"):
-    """Sets up message listener."""
-
-    def __init__(self, bot: commands.Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-
-    @commands.Cog.listener()
-    async def on_message(self, message: nextcord.Message):
-        """Listener for message creation. Adds score and attachments to submission."""
-        # don't want to process any messages from bot.
-        if message.author.id == self.bot.user.id:
-            return
-
-        await birthday_action(message)
-
-        guild_id = message.guild.id
-
-        if submission_objects.has_user(message.author.id):
-            submission = submission_objects.get_user_submission(message.author.id)
-            message_id = submission.message_id
-
-            with Session(engine) as session:
-                stmt = select(Guild.SubmissionChannel).where(Guild.GuildId == guild_id)
-                submission_channel_id = session.scalar(stmt)
-                submission_message: nextcord.Message = (
-                    await self.bot.get_guild(guild_id).get_channel(submission_channel_id).fetch_message(message_id)
-                )
-
-                # need check if correct user and correct channel
-                if message.channel.id == submission_channel_id:
-                    state = submission.submission_state
-                    if state == SubmissionState.SCORE and message.content:
-                        stmt = select(Category.IsTimeRecord).where(Category.CategoryId == submission.category_id)
-
-                        # check with regex if score matches correctly
-                        is_time_record = session.scalar(stmt)
-
-                        time_regex = re.search("^([0-9]{1,2}:[0-9]|[0-9])?[0-9](\\.[0-9])?$", message.content)
-                        int_regex = re.search("^[0-9]+$", message.content)
-                        if time_regex is None and is_time_record:
-                            embeds = submission_message.embeds[0]
-                            embeds.add_field(
-                                name="Error",
-                                value="Time record must follow format MM:SS.ms, SS.ms, or SS.",
-                            )
-                        elif int_regex is None and not is_time_record:
-                            embeds = submission_message.embeds[0]
-                            embeds.add_field(name="Error", value="Number record must only be number.")
-                        else:
-                            score = message.content
-                            if is_time_record:
-                                # standardize time score format.
-                                if re.search("^[1-9]?[0-9]:[0-9]{2}(\\.[0-9])?$", score):
-                                    # score is already fine.
-                                    pass
-                                elif re.search("^[0-9]{2}(\\.[0-9])?$", score):
-                                    # need to add leading colon and 0
-                                    score = "0:" + score
-                                elif re.search("^[0-9](\\.[0-9])?$", score):
-                                    # need to add 0 in seconds and leading colon and 0
-                                    score = "0:0" + score
-                                elif re.search("^[0]?[0-9]:[0-9]{2}(\\.[0-9])?$", score):
-                                    # if there is a minute 10ths place 0, remove
-                                    score = score.lstrip("0")
-                            submission.score = score
-                            embeds = submission.get_embeds()
-                        await submission_message.edit(
-                            embeds=embeds,
-                        )
-                    elif state == SubmissionState.PROOF and len(message.attachments) > 0:
-                        await submission_message.edit(
-                            files=[await attch.to_file() for attch in message.attachments],
-                        )
-                    elif state == SubmissionState.NAME and message.content:
-                        submission.username = message.content
-                        embeds = submission.get_embeds()
-                        await submission_message.edit(
-                            embeds=embeds,
-                        )
-
-                    await message.delete()
-
-
-# This function will be called when this extension is loaded.
-# It is necessary to add these functions to the bot.
-def setup(bot: commands.Bot):
-    """Adds function to bot"""
-    bot.add_cog(SubmissionListener(bot))
-
-
-async def birthday_action(message: nextcord.Message) -> None:
-    """
-    Does the birthday thing, currently for chris only.
-
-    Args:
-        message (nextcord.Message): The message to check for birthday thing.
-    """
-    today = datetime.today()
-    birthday = datetime(today.year, 7, 31)
-    chris = 642330132958281750
-    if today.date() == birthday.date():
-        if message.author.id == chris or chris in message.raw_mentions:
-            await message.add_reaction("🎂")