From aaf9ac1b4e967fb2566864c7c3459bf5533f11a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: SeaswimmerTheFsh <seaswimmerthefsh@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:13:15 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(antipolls): prevent cog loading if the Message Content
 intent is disabled

---
 antipolls/antipolls.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/antipolls/antipolls.py b/antipolls/antipolls.py
index 8834274..3ebd28b 100644
--- a/antipolls/antipolls.py
+++ b/antipolls/antipolls.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ class AntiPolls(commands.Cog):
             channel_whitelist=[],
             manage_messages=True,
         )
+        if not self.bot.intents.message_content:
+            self.logger.error("Message Content intent is not enabled, cog will not load.")
+            raise RuntimeError("This cog requires the Message Content intent to function. To prevent potentially destructive behavior, the cog will not load without the intent enabled.")
 
     def format_help_for_context(self, ctx: commands.Context) -> str:
         pre_processed = super().format_help_for_context(ctx) or ""