major logic changes. improve performance. simplify code.

main.py

@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@ intents = discord.Intents.default()
 intents.message_content = True
 client = commands.Bot(command_prefix="/", intents=intents)
 
-
-async def reply_message_async(interaction: discord.Interaction, owner: str, repo: str):
-    try:
-        result = await asyncio.to_thread(PICable.PICable, owner, repo, github_token)
-        await interaction.followup.send(result)
-    except Exception as e:
-        print(f"Error processing PICable check: {e}")
-        await interaction.followup.send("An error occurred while processing your request. Please try again later.")
-    return
+current_repositories = set()
 
 
 @client.event
@@ -38,10 +30,43 @@ async def on_ready():
         print(f"Failed to sync commands: {e}")
 
 
+@client.tree.command(name="ping", description="Check the bot's latency.")
+async def ping(interaction: discord.Interaction):
+    latency = client.latency * 1000
+    await interaction.response.send_message(f"Pong! Latency: {latency:.2f} ms")
+
+
 @client.tree.command(name="picable", description="Check if a Github repository is eligible for PIC.")
 @discord.app_commands.describe(owner="The owner of the repository", repository="The name of the repository")
 async def picable(interaction: discord.Interaction, owner: str, repository: str):
-    await interaction.response.defer(ephemeral=False, thinking=True)
-    asyncio.create_task(reply_message_async(interaction, owner, repository))
+    await interaction.response.defer(thinking=True)
+
+    repository_full_name = f"{owner}/{repository}"
+    if repository_full_name in current_repositories:
+        await interaction.followup.send(
+            f"The repository {repository_full_name} is already being analyzed. Please wait for the current analysis to complete. :warning:"
+        )
+        return
+
+    current_repositories.add(repository_full_name)
+    try:
+        result_future = asyncio.get_running_loop().run_in_executor(
+            None, PICable.PICable, owner, repository, github_token
+        )
+        try:
+            result = await asyncio.wait_for(asyncio.shield(result_future), timeout=600)
+            await interaction.followup.send(result)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
+            await interaction.followup.send(
+                f"The analysis for {repository_full_name} is still taking place. The results will be posted here once the analysis is complete. :clock4:"
+            )
+            result = await result_future
+            await interaction.channel.send(result)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Error processing PICable check: {e}")
+        await interaction.channel.send("An error occurred while processing your request. Please try again later.")
+    finally:
+        current_repositories.remove(repository_full_name)
+
 
 client.run(discord_token)