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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Austin Keener, Michael Ritter, Florian Spieß, and the JDA contributors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDA;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.JDABuilder;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.entities.Message;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.command.SlashCommandInteractionEvent;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.events.interaction.component.ButtonInteractionEvent;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.hooks.ListenerAdapter;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.commands.build.Commands;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.components.ActionRow;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.components.ComponentInteraction;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.components.buttons.Button;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.requests.GatewayIntent;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.messages.MessageCreateData;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.messages.MessageEditBuilder;
+import net.dv8tion.jda.api.utils.messages.MessageEditData;
+
+import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.EnumSet;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/*
+ * This example showcases a method of keeping state between multiple interactions, in the context of a component-based menu.
+ *
+ * We make use of a PaginationMenu, which uses the interaction ID of the slash command to keep track of pagination state.
+ * The message objects created from command replies, always carry a context Message.Interaction instance that provides the original interaction ID.
+ */
+public class PersistentInteractionExample extends ListenerAdapter {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        JDA jda = JDABuilder.createLight("BOT_TOKEN_HERE", EnumSet.noneOf(GatewayIntent.class)) // slash commands don't need any intents
+                .addEventListeners(new PersistentInteractionExample())
+                .build();
+
+        jda.updateCommands()
+            .addCommands(Commands.slash("menu", "Command that replies with a paginated menu!"))
+            .queue();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onSlashCommandInteraction(@Nonnull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
+        if (!event.getName().equals("menu")) return;
+
+        PaginatedMenu menu = new PaginatedMenu(event.getIdLong())
+                .addPage("First page content here")
+                .addPage("Second page content here")
+                .addPage("Third page content here");
+
+        // This menu implements the event listener methods, so it can reply to the button interactions later
+        // You should also implement some form of timeout system to remove this event listener again,
+        // otherwise you risk leaking memory from continuously creating more and more listeners.
+        event.getJDA().addEventListener(menu);
+        // Then we simply reply with the first page of the menu
+        event.reply(MessageCreateData.fromEditData(menu.getCurrentPage()))
+             .setEphemeral(true) // This menu is ephemeral, which means we don't have to keep track of the user
+             .queue();
+    }
+
+    private static class PaginatedMenu extends ListenerAdapter {
+        private final long referenceId;
+
+        private final List<MessageEditData> pages = new ArrayList<>();
+        private int currentPage;
+
+        public PaginatedMenu(long referenceId) {
+            this.referenceId = referenceId;
+        }
+
+        public PaginatedMenu addPage(String content) {
+            this.pages.add(MessageEditData.fromContent(content));
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public MessageEditData getCurrentPage() {
+            return MessageEditBuilder.from(pages.get(currentPage))
+                    .setComponents(getControlInputs()) // Also update the buttons according to the page context
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        public boolean shouldRespond(ComponentInteraction interaction) {
+            // The message object provides us with the interaction id of the original slash command interaction
+            // Using that ID we can uniquely identify our component message here
+            Message.Interaction interactionContext = interaction.getMessage().getInteraction();
+            return interactionContext != null && interactionContext.getIdLong() == referenceId;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void onButtonInteraction(@Nonnull ButtonInteractionEvent event) {
+            if (!shouldRespond(event)) return;
+
+            switch (event.getComponentId()) {
+            case "pagination:prev":
+                currentPage--; // Change the page pointer here
+                break;
+            case "pagination:next":
+                currentPage++;
+                break;
+            case "pagination:stop":
+                // Remove this event listener, to improve performance and free memory
+                // In practice, this should also happen automatically after a certain timeout.
+                event.getJDA().removeEventListener(this);
+                // Using deferEdit marks the component messages the "original"
+                event.deferEdit().queue();
+                // Then delete it using the interaction hook
+                event.getHook().deleteOriginal().queue();
+            }
+
+            event.editMessage(getCurrentPage()).queue();
+        }
+
+        private ActionRow getControlInputs() {
+            // The usage of this getter allows you to automatically adjust which buttons should be enabled for which page
+            // For example, the first page should not allow to go to a "previous" page
+            return ActionRow.of(
+                Button.secondary("pagination:prev", "Previous")
+                    .withDisabled(currentPage == 0),
+                Button.secondary("pagination:next", "Next")
+                    .withDisabled(currentPage + 1 == pages.size()),
+                Button.danger("pagination:stop", "Stop")
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}