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+import os
+import logging
+import asyncio
+import time
+from typing import TypedDict, Union, TypeAlias, List
+import discord
+from discord.ext import commands
+from browse_command import browse_command
+from inference_bot import InferenceBot
+
+class MessageHandlerLogicResult(TypedDict):
+    success: bool
+    response_text: Union[str, None]
+    error_message: Union[str, None]
+
+LogicResult: TypeAlias = MessageHandlerLogicResult
+
+class DiscordHelper(commands.Cog):
+    QUOTE_BLOCK_START = '>>> '\n**Thinking...**'
+    QUOTE_BLOCK_END = ''
+    CHUNK_MESSAGE_SLEEP_DURATION = 0.1
+
+    def __init__(self, bot: InferenceBot, 
+                 bot_config: dict = None,
+                 chunk_message_sleep_duration: float | None = None,
+                 logger=None):
+        self.bot_logic = bot  # Avoid confusion with Discord's bot
+        self.discord_bot_token = os.getenv('DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN')
+        self.start_time = time.time()
+        self.chunk_message_sleep_duration = chunk_message_sleep_duration if chunk_message_sleep_duration is not None else self.CHUNK_MESSAGE_SLEEP_DURATION
+        self.logger = logger or logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+    async def _start_logic(self) -> str:
+        await self.bot_logic.start()
+        return "Hello! I'm your AI assistant for Discord. How can I help you today?"
+
+    @commands.command()
+    async def start(self, ctx):
+        response_message = await self._start_logic()
+        await ctx.send(response_message)
+
+    async def _clear_logic(self, user_id: int) -> str:
+        self.bot_logic.clear_conversation_history(user_id)
+        return "Conversation history cleared. Let's start fresh!"
+
+    @commands.command()
+    async def clear(self, ctx):
+        user_id = ctx.author.id
+        response_message = await self._clear_logic(user_id)
+        await ctx.send(response_message)
+
+    async def _status_logic(self) -> str:
+        return await self.bot_logic.get_bot_status()
+
+    @commands.command()
+    async def status(self, ctx):
+        response_message = await self._status_logic()
+        await ctx.send(response_message)
+
+    async def _switch_logic(self) -> str:
+        if hasattr(self.bot_logic, 'switch_model'):
+            return await self.bot_logic.switch_model()
+        else:
+            return "Model switching is not supported for this bot."
+
+    @commands.command()
+    async def switch(self, ctx):
+        response_message = await self._switch_logic()
+        await ctx.send(response_message)
+
+    async def _handle_message_logic(self, user_id: int, user_message: str) -> LogicResult:
+        try:
+            response = await self.bot_logic.handle_message(user_id, user_message)
+            processed_response = response.replace("<think>", self.QUOTE_BLOCK_START).replace("</think>", self.QUOTE_BLOCK_END)
+            return LogicResult(success=True, response_text=processed_response, error_message=None)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Error in _handle_message_logic for user {user_id}: {str(e)}")
+            return LogicResult(success=False, response_text=None, error_message=str(e))
+
+    @commands.Cog.listener()
+    async def on_message(self, message):
+        if message.author.bot:
+            return
+        ctx = await self.bot.get_context(message)
+        if ctx.valid:
+            await self.bot.process_commands(message)
+            return
+        user_id = message.author.id
+        user_message = message.content
+        try:
+            logic_result = await self._handle_message_logic(user_id, user_message)
+            if logic_result["success"]:
+                response_text = logic_result["response_text"]
+                if response_text:
+                    if len(response_text) > 2000:
+                        chunks = [response_text[i:i + 2000] for i in range(0, len(response_text), 2000)]
+                        for chunk in chunks:
+                            await message.channel.send(chunk)
+                            await asyncio.sleep(self.chunk_message_sleep_duration)
+                    else:
+                        await message.channel.send(response_text)
+                else:
+                    self.logger.warning("Successful logic result but no response text.")
+                    await message.channel.send("Something went unexpectedly well, but I have nothing to say.")
+            else:
+                await message.channel.send("Sorry, an error occurred while processing your request.")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.error(f"Outer error in handle_message for user {user_id}: {str(e)}")
+            try:
+                await message.channel.send("Sorry, an unexpected error occurred with the bot.")
+            except Exception as e_reply:
+                self.logger.error(f"Failed to send error reply: {e_reply}")
+
+    @commands.command()
+    async def browse(self, ctx):
+        # You may need to adapt browse_command for Discord or ensure compatibility
+        await browse_command(ctx, self.bot_logic)
+
+    def run(self):
+        intents = discord.Intents.default()
+        intents.messages = True
+
+        bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", intents=intents)
+        bot.add_cog(self)
+        self.bot = bot  # Save instance for on_message lookup
+        self.logger.info("Discord bot is running...")
+        bot.run(self.discord_bot_token)