add back bad deletions

we use this to forward message references

Author: IAmTomahawkx

modules/manuals.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 import constants
 import core
-
+from core.utils.paginator import TextPager
 
 class LibEnum(Enum):
     wavelink = ("https://wavelink.readthedocs.io/en/latest", constants.Colours.PYTHONISTA_BG, "wavelink")
@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ def _smart_guess_lib(self, ctx: core.Context) -> LibEnum | None:
             return LibEnum.twitchio
 
         return None
+    
+    async def context_reply(
+        self,
+        ctx: core.Context,
+        content: str | None = discord.utils.MISSING,
+        embed: discord.Embed | None = discord.utils.MISSING,
+        reference: discord.MessageReference | None = None,
+        mention_author: bool = True
+    ) -> discord.Message:
+        if ctx.message.reference and not reference:
+            reference = ctx.message.reference
+
+        return await ctx.send(content=content, embed=embed, reference=reference, mention_author=mention_author)
 
     @commands.command(
         "rtfm",
@@ -127,7 +140,7 @@ async def rtfm(self, ctx: core.Context, *, query: str) -> None:
                 await ctx.reply("Sorry, I couldn't apply a default library to this channel. Try again with a library?")
                 return
 
-            await ctx.reply(str(lib.value))
+            await self.context_reply(ctx, str(lib.value))
             return
 
         labels = False
@@ -160,7 +173,7 @@ async def rtfm(self, ctx: core.Context, *, query: str) -> None:
             return
 
         if not final_query:
-            await ctx.reply(str(lib.value[0]))
+            await self.context_reply(ctx, str(lib.value[0]))
             return
 
         url = self.target.with_path("/api/public/rtfm.sphinx").with_query(
@@ -225,7 +238,7 @@ async def rtfs(self, ctx: core.Context, *, query: str) -> None:
                 await ctx.reply("Sorry, I couldn't apply a default library to this channel. Try again with a library?")
                 return
 
-            await ctx.reply(str(lib.value))
+            await self.context_reply(ctx, str(lib.value))
             return
 
         source = False
@@ -279,13 +292,13 @@ async def rtfs(self, ctx: core.Context, *, query: str) -> None:
                 await ctx.send("Could not find anything. Sorry.")
                 return
 
-        nodes = matches["nodes"]
+        nodes: dict[str, str] = matches["nodes"]
 
         if not source:
             out = [f"[{name}]({url})" for name, url in nodes.items()]
 
             author: str = f"query Time: {float(matches['query_time']):.03f} • commit {matches['commit'][:6]}"
-            footer: str = f"Is the api behind on commits? Use {discord.utils.escape_mentions(ctx.prefix)}rtfs-reload"
+            footer: str = f"Is the api behind on commits? Use {discord.utils.escape_mentions(ctx.prefix)}rtfs-reload" # type: ignore
 
             embed: discord.Embed = discord.Embed(title=f"{lib.name.title()}: {final_query}", colour=lib.value[1])
             embed.description = "\n".join(out)
@@ -296,7 +309,7 @@ async def rtfs(self, ctx: core.Context, *, query: str) -> None:
 
         else:
             n = next(iter(nodes.items()))
-            await ctx.reply(f"Showing source for `{n[0]}`\nCommit: {matches['commit'][:6]}", mention_author=False)
+            await self.context_reply(ctx, f"Showing source for `{n[0]}`\nCommit: {matches['commit'][:6]}", mention_author=False)
 
             pages = TextPager(ctx, n[1], prefix="```py")
             await pages.paginate()