bot/src/util/parseUser.ts

export function parseUser(user: string) {
  if (user.startsWith("<@") && user.endsWith(">")) {
    user = user.slice(2, -1);

    if (user.startsWith("!")) {
      user = user.slice(1);
    }

    return user;
  } else {
    return user;
  }
}