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+import { Interaction, SlashCommandInteraction } from "../../interactions/interaction.ts";
+import { DiscordInteractionTypes } from "../../interactions/interaction_types.ts";
+
+/** A type guard function to tell if it is a slash command interaction */
+export function isSlashCommand(interaction: Interaction): interaction is SlashCommandInteraction {
+  return interaction.type === DiscordInteractionTypes.ApplicationCommand;
+}