Add ability to send images as links

src/pluginConstants.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
   autocompleteEmoteSize: 15,
   autocompleteItems: 10,
   customEmotes: {},
+  sendAsLink,
   requirePrefix: true,
   prefix: ';',
   resizeMethod: 'largest',

src/services/sendMessageService.ts

@@ -75,13 +75,33 @@ export class SendMessageService extends BaseService {
       foundEmote.channel = channelId;
 
       try {
-        if (!this.attachService.canAttach) {
-          throw new Error('This channel does not allow sending images!');
-        }
-
-        this.attachService.pendingUpload = this.fetchBlobAndUpload(foundEmote);
-        await this.attachService.pendingUpload;
-        return;
+		if (!this.attachService.canAttach) {
+		  throw new Error('This channel does not allow sending images!');
+		}
+		if(this.settingsService.settings.sendAsLink) {
+		  let contentBefore = args[1].content.substring(0, foundEmote.pos);
+		  let emojiContent = foundEmote.url + `?size=${this.settingsService.settings.emoteSize}`;
+		  let contentAfter = args[1].content.substring(foundEmote.pos + foundEmote.emoteLength, args[1].content.length);
+
+		  if(contentBefore) {
+		    args[1].content = contentBefore;
+		    await callDefault(...args);
+		  }
+		  if(emojiContent) {
+		    args[1].content = emojiContent;
+		    await callDefault(...args);
+		  }
+		  if(contentAfter) {
+		    args[1].content = contentAfter;
+		    await callDefault(...args);
+		  }
+		}
+		else {
+			this.attachService.pendingUpload = this.fetchBlobAndUpload(foundEmote);
+			await this.attachService.pendingUpload;
+		}
+
+		return;
       } catch (error: unknown) {
         const errorMessage = error instanceof Error ? error.message : (error as string);
 

src/services/settingsService.ts

@@ -269,6 +269,17 @@ export class SettingsService extends BaseService {
       },
     });
     settings.push(autocompleteItems);
+
+	const sendAsLink = Utils.SwitchSetting({
+      id: 'sendAsLink',
+      name: 'Send as link',
+      note: 'If this is enabled, the images will be sent as links instead of images.',
+      value: this.settings.sendAsLink,
+      onChange: (checked) => {
+        this.settings.sendAsLink = checked;
+      },
+    });
+    settings.push(sendAsLink);
 
     const requirePrefix = Utils.SwitchSetting({
       id: 'requirePrefix',