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+import { AutocompleteInteraction, CommandInteraction, ModalSubmitInteraction } from "discord.js";
+import { BaseInteraction,  InteractionType, MessageComponentInteraction } from "discord.js";
+
+
+export function isMessageComponent(i: BaseInteraction): i is MessageComponentInteraction {
+    return i.type === InteractionType.MessageComponent;
+}
+
+export function isCommand(i: BaseInteraction): i is CommandInteraction {
+    return i.type === InteractionType.ApplicationCommand;
+}
+export function isAutocomplete(i: BaseInteraction): i is AutocompleteInteraction {
+    return i.type === InteractionType.ApplicationCommandAutocomplete;
+}
+
+export function isModal(i: BaseInteraction): i is ModalSubmitInteraction {
+    return i.type === InteractionType.ModalSubmit;
+}