added the image cog, and bitcrush.py, this opens the doors to silly things

bot.py

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ async def on_ready():
     await load_cogs("moderation")
     await load_cogs("xp")
     await load_cogs("sparkle")
+    await load_cogs("image")
 
     # Sync slash commands after loading cogs
     try:
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ async def reload(ctx):
     await load_cogs("moderation")
     await load_cogs("xp")
     await load_cogs("sparkle")
+    await load_cogs("image")
 
     try:
         synced = await bot.tree.sync()

image/bitcrush.py

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import discord
+from discord import app_commands
+from discord.ext import commands
+from PIL import Image
+import io
+import asyncio
+import aiohttp
+import traceback
+
+class Bitcrush(commands.Cog):
+    def __init__(self, bot):
+        self.bot = bot
+        self.session = None
+
+    async def cog_load(self):
+        print("[bitcrush] Cog loading: creating aiohttp session")
+        self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession()
+
+    async def cog_unload(self):
+        print("[bitcrush] Cog unloading: closing aiohttp session")
+        if self.session:
+            await self.session.close()
+
+    def bitcrush_image(self, image_bytes: bytes, bits: int) -> bytes:
+        print("[bitcrush] Starting image quantization thread")
+        img = Image.open(io.BytesIO(image_bytes)).convert("RGB")
+        colors = 2 ** bits
+        crushed = img.quantize(colors=colors, method=Image.MEDIANCUT)
+        out = io.BytesIO()
+        crushed.save(out, format="PNG")
+        out.seek(0)
+        print("[bitcrush] Image quantization complete")
+        return out.getvalue()
+
+    @app_commands.command(name="bitcrush", description="Bitcrush a user's avatar to a lower bits-per-pixel value.")
+    @app_commands.describe(
+        user="The user whose avatar to bitcrush (defaults to you)",
+        bpp="Bits per pixel (1–23, default 8)"
+    )
+    async def bitcrush(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, bpp: int = 8, user: discord.User = None):
+        print("[bitcrush] Command invoked")
+        user = user or interaction.user
+        print(f"[bitcrush] user={user}, bpp={bpp}")
+
+        if bpp < 1 or bpp > 23:
+            print("[bitcrush] Invalid bpp value")
+            await interaction.response.send_message("Please choose a bit depth between 1 and 23.", ephemeral=True)
+            return
+
+        try:
+            print("[bitcrush] Deferring interaction...")
+            await interaction.response.defer(thinking=True)
+            print("[bitcrush] Deferred successfully")
+
+            avatar_url = user.display_avatar.with_format("png").with_size(512)
+            print(f"[bitcrush] Avatar URL: {avatar_url}")
+
+            # Ensure session exists
+            if not self.session or self.session.closed:
+                print("[bitcrush] Session missing or closed, recreating")
+                self.session = aiohttp.ClientSession()
+
+            async with self.session.get(str(avatar_url)) as resp:
+                print(f"[bitcrush] HTTP status: {resp.status}")
+                if resp.status != 200:
+                    raise Exception(f"HTTP {resp.status} while fetching avatar")
+                image_bytes = await resp.read()
+            print("[bitcrush] Image downloaded successfully")
+
+            crushed_bytes = await asyncio.to_thread(self.bitcrush_image, image_bytes, bpp)
+            print("[bitcrush] Image processed successfully")
+
+            file = discord.File(io.BytesIO(crushed_bytes), filename=f"bitcrushed_{bpp}bit.png")
+
+            await interaction.followup.send(
+                f"{user.display_name}'s avatar, bitcrushed to {bpp} bits:",
+                file=file
+            )
+            print("[bitcrush] File sent successfully")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"[bitcrush] ERROR: {e}")
+            traceback.print_exc()
+            if not interaction.response.is_done():
+                await interaction.response.send_message("An error occurred while processing the image.", ephemeral=True)
+            else:
+                await interaction.followup.send("An error occurred while processing the image.", ephemeral=True)
+
+async def setup(bot: commands.Bot):
+    await bot.add_cog(Bitcrush(bot))
+    print("[bitcrush] Cog setup complete")