From 83e67fbdc028cea6f3090e4971ce714b490ecd5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bea <beanie@theargo.space>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 18:31:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat(backfill): auto-create bridged rooms if they don't exist

---
 scripts/backfill.js | 20 ++++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/backfill.js b/scripts/backfill.js
index 27600f0..c0c440e 100644
--- a/scripts/backfill.js
+++ b/scripts/backfill.js
@@ -38,12 +38,8 @@ passthrough.select = orm.select
 
 /** @type {import("../src/d2m/event-dispatcher")}*/
 const eventDispatcher = sync.require("../src/d2m/event-dispatcher")
-
-const roomID = passthrough.select("channel_room", "room_id", {channel_id: channelID}).pluck().get()
-if (!roomID) {
-	console.error("Please choose a channel that's already bridged.")
-	process.exit(1)
-}
+/** @type {import("../src/d2m/actions/create-room")} */
+const createRoom = sync.require("../src/d2m/actions/create-room")
 
 ;(async () => {
 	await discord.cloud.connect()
@@ -60,6 +56,18 @@ async function event(event) {
 	if (!channel) return
 	const guild_id = event.d.id
 
+	let roomID = passthrough.select("channel_room", "room_id", {channel_id: channelID}).pluck().get()
+	if (!roomID) {
+		console.log(`Channel #${channel.name} is not bridged yet. Attempting to auto-create...`)
+		try {
+			roomID = await createRoom.syncRoom(channelID)
+			console.log(`Successfully bridged to new room: ${roomID}`)
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.error(`Failed to auto-create room: ${e.message}`)
+			process.exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
 	let last = backfill.prepare("SELECT cast(max(message_id) as TEXT) FROM backfill WHERE channel_id = ?").pluck().get(channelID) || "0"
 	console.log(`OK, processing messages for #${channel.name}, continuing from ${last}`)