Jan 2025 Update

Team Search Improvements:
Added required game selection before team name input
Added VR Battles image as the main embed image
Removed buttons for cleaner display
Added sorting by game mode (Squads > Duo > Solo)
Made team display more compact with icons and shortened stats
Added SQL injection protection and input sanitization
User Search Improvements:
Made game selection required before username input
Added VR Battles image as the main embed image
Added better user status messages:
played
Security Enhancements:
Added input validation and sanitization at multiple levels
Limited input lengths to prevent buffer overflow
Added proper error handling and logging
Implemented safe API calls with timeouts and validation
Added protection against SQL injection
Code Organization:
Improved error messages for better user feedback
Added comprehensive logging for monitoring
Made responses visible to everyone in the channel
Cleaned up code structure and removed redundant parts
Development Environment:
Set up proper development configuration
Added environment variable management
Improved command deployment process

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+# VRBattles Discord Bot (Development)
+
+This is the development version of the VRBattles Discord Bot. It connects to the VRBattles API and provides various commands for users to interact with VRBattles data through Discord.
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Clone the repository:
+```bash
+git clone <repository-url>
+cd discord-bot
+```
+
+2. Install dependencies:
+```bash
+npm install
+```
+
+3. Create a `.env` file based on `.env.example`:
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+4. Set up your development environment:
+
+- Create a new Discord Application at https://discord.com/developers/applications
+- Create a new bot for your application
+- Get your bot token and client ID
+- Create a new Supabase project at https://supabase.com
+- Get your Supabase URL and anon key
+
+5. Update your `.env` file with the development credentials:
+```env
+DISCORD_TOKEN=your_dev_bot_token
+CLIENT_ID=your_dev_client_id
+SUPABASE_URL=your_dev_supabase_url
+SUPABASE_KEY=your_dev_supabase_key
+NODE_ENV=development
+```
+
+## Development
+
+Start the bot in development mode:
+```bash
+npm run dev
+```
+
+Deploy slash commands to your development Discord server:
+```bash
+npm run deploy-commands:dev
+```
+
+## Available Commands
+
+- `/ping` - Test bot connectivity
+- `/finduser` - Find a user by username
+- `/matchhistory` - View match history
+- `/findteam` - Find a team by name
+- `/subscribe` - Subscribe to game notifications (Admin only)
+- `/unsubscribe` - Unsubscribe from game notifications (Admin only)
+- `/register_server` - Register Discord server with BattleBot (Admin only)
+- `/list_subscriptions` - List all game subscriptions (Admin only)
+
+## API Integration
+
+The bot connects to the following APIs:
+- VRBattles API (`https://www.vrbattles.gg/api/`)
+- Discord API (via discord.js)
+- Supabase Database
+
+## Contributing
+
+1. Create a new branch for your feature:
+```bash
+git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
+```
+
+2. Make your changes and commit them:
+```bash
+git add .
+git commit -m "Description of your changes"
+```
+
+3. Push to your branch:
+```bash
+git push origin feature/your-feature-name
+```
+
+4. Create a Pull Request to merge into the dev branch