fix(bot): send changelog on connect

pyproject.toml

@@ -42,14 +42,13 @@
 
     [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
         black          = "^23.7.0"
-        commitizen     = "^3.7.1"
+        commitizen     = "^3.8.2"
         coverage       = "^7.2.5"
         mypy           = "^1.5.0"
         pdoc           = "^14.0.0"
         poethepoet     = "^0.21.1"
         pre-commit     = "^3.3.3"
         ruff           = "^0.0.287"
-        sh             = "^2.0.6"
         shellcheck-py  = "^0.9.0.5"
         types-aiofiles = "^23.2.0.0"
         typos          = "^1.16.9"

src/valentina/cogs/admin.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from valentina.constants import RollResultType
 from valentina.models.bot import Valentina
 from valentina.utils import errors
-from valentina.utils.helpers import assert_permissions
+from valentina.utils.discord_utils import assert_permissions
 from valentina.views import (
     SettingsManager,
     ThumbnailReview,

src/valentina/cogs/event_listeners.py

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 """Respond to events that occur in the Discord server."""
 
+import random
+
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 from loguru import logger
 
-from valentina.constants import BAD_WORD_LIST
+from valentina.constants import BAD_WORD_LIST, BOT_DESCRIPTIONS, EmbedColor
 from valentina.models.bot import Valentina
 from valentina.models.db_tables import Guild
 from valentina.models.errors import reporter
-from valentina.utils.bot_hooks import respond_to_mentions
 
 
 class Events(commands.Cog, name="Events"):
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ class Events(commands.Cog, name="Events"):
     def __init__(self, bot: Valentina) -> None:
         self.bot: Valentina = bot
 
+    @commands.Cog.listener()
     @commands.Cog.listener()
     async def on_message(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
         """on_message event handling."""
@@ -31,8 +33,23 @@ async def on_message(self, message: discord.Message) -> None:
 
         # Respond to @mentions of the  bot
         if self.bot.user.mentioned_in(message) and message.mention_everyone is False:
-            await respond_to_mentions(self.bot, message)
-            return
+            description = [
+                "### Hi there!",
+                f"**I'm Valentina Noir, a {random.choice(BOT_DESCRIPTIONS)}.**\n",
+                "I'm still in development, so please be patient with me.\n",
+                "There are a few ways to get help using me. (_You do want to use me, right?_)\n",
+                "- Type `/help` to get a list of commands",
+                "- Type `/help <command>` to get help for a specific command",
+                "- Type `/help user_guide` to read about my capabilities",
+                "- Type `/changelog` to read about my most recent updates\n",
+                " If none of those answered your questions, please contact an admin.",
+            ]
+
+            embed = discord.Embed(
+                title="", description="\n".join(description), color=EmbedColor.INFO.value
+            )
+            embed.set_thumbnail(url=self.bot.user.display_avatar)
+            await message.channel.send(embed=embed)
 
         if any(word in message.content.lower() for word in BAD_WORD_LIST):
             await message.channel.send("You kiss your mother with that mouth?")
@@ -67,6 +84,13 @@ async def on_member_join(self, member: discord.Member) -> None:
         # Add user to the database
         self.bot.user_svc.fetch_user(user=member)
 
+    @commands.Cog.listener()
+    async def on_guild_join(self, guild: discord.Guild) -> None:
+        """Called when the bot joins a guild."""
+        logger.info(f"EVENT: Joined {guild.name} ({guild.id})")
+
+        await self.bot.guild_svc.prepare_guild(guild=guild)
+
 
 def setup(bot: Valentina) -> None:
     """Add the cog to the bot."""