diff --git a/backend/src/api/auth.ts b/backend/src/api/auth.ts
index 8708b759..e5566a3f 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/auth.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import express, { Request, Response } from "express";
-import passport, { Strategy } from "passport";
+import passport from "passport";
 import OAuth2Strategy from "passport-oauth2";
 import { Strategy as CustomStrategy } from "passport-custom";
 import { ApiLogins } from "../data/ApiLogins";
diff --git a/backend/src/api/docs.ts b/backend/src/api/docs.ts
index ceede873..3f85ea37 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/docs.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/docs.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import express from "express";
 import { guildPlugins } from "../plugins/availablePlugins";
 import { notFound } from "./responses";
 import { indentLines } from "../utils";
-import { getPluginName } from "knub/dist/plugins/pluginUtils";
-import { ZeppelinPluginBlueprint } from "src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 
 function formatConfigSchema(schema) {
   if (schema._tag === "InterfaceType" || schema._tag === "PartialType") {
@@ -48,12 +46,12 @@ export function initDocs(app: express.Express) {
 
   app.get("/docs/plugins/:pluginName", (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
     // prettier-ignore
-    const plugin = docsPlugins.find(obj => getPluginName(obj) === req.params.pluginName);
+    const plugin = docsPlugins.find(_plugin => _plugin.name === req.params.pluginName);
     if (!plugin) {
       return notFound(res);
     }
 
-    const name = getPluginName(plugin);
+    const name = plugin.name;
     const info = plugin.info || {};
 
     const commands = (plugin.commands || []).map(cmd => ({
diff --git a/backend/src/api/start.ts b/backend/src/api/start.ts
index 07a10ca8..e8975238 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/start.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/start.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,7 @@ import { initAuth } from "./auth";
 import { initGuildsAPI } from "./guilds";
 import { initArchives } from "./archives";
 import { initDocs } from "./docs";
-import { connect } from "../data/db";
-import path from "path";
 import { TokenError } from "passport-oauth2";
-import { PluginError } from "knub";
 
 const app = express();
 
diff --git a/backend/src/commandTypes.ts b/backend/src/commandTypes.ts
index 4d46bfa5..9341120b 100644
--- a/backend/src/commandTypes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/commandTypes.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
-import {
-  convertDelayStringToMS,
-  deactivateMentions,
-  disableCodeBlocks,
-  resolveMember,
-  resolveUser,
-  UnknownUser,
-} from "./utils";
-import { Client, GuildChannel, Member, Message, User } from "eris";
+import { convertDelayStringToMS, disableCodeBlocks, resolveMember, resolveUser, UnknownUser } from "./utils";
+import { GuildChannel, Member, User } from "eris";
 import { baseTypeConverters, baseTypeHelpers, CommandContext, TypeConversionError } from "knub";
 import { createTypeHelper } from "knub-command-manager";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/configValidator.ts b/backend/src/configValidator.ts
index 8245111f..b6931819 100644
--- a/backend/src/configValidator.ts
+++ b/backend/src/configValidator.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 import * as t from "io-ts";
-import { pipe } from "fp-ts/lib/pipeable";
-import { fold } from "fp-ts/lib/Either";
-import { PathReporter } from "io-ts/lib/PathReporter";
 import { guildPlugins } from "./plugins/availablePlugins";
-import { ZeppelinPluginClass } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPluginClass";
 import { decodeAndValidateStrict, StrictValidationError } from "./validatorUtils";
 import { ZeppelinPlugin } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPlugin";
-import { getPluginName } from "knub/dist/plugins/pluginUtils";
 import { IZeppelinGuildConfig } from "./types";
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
 
 const pluginNameToPlugin = new Map<string, ZeppelinPlugin>();
 for (const plugin of guildPlugins) {
-  const pluginName = getPluginName(plugin);
-  pluginNameToPlugin.set(pluginName, plugin);
+  pluginNameToPlugin.set(plugin.name, plugin);
 }
 
 const guildConfigRootSchema = t.type({
@@ -45,10 +39,16 @@ export function validateGuildConfig(config: any): string[] | null {
       }
 
       const plugin = pluginNameToPlugin.get(pluginName);
-      let pluginErrors = plugin.configPreprocessor(pluginOptions as PluginOptions<any>);
-      if (pluginErrors) {
-        pluginErrors = pluginErrors.map(err => `${pluginName}: ${err}`);
-        return pluginErrors;
+      try {
+        plugin.configPreprocessor(pluginOptions as PluginOptions<any>);
+      } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof StrictValidationError) {
+          return err.getErrors().map(err => {
+            return `${pluginName}: ${err.toString()}`;
+          });
+        }
+
+        throw err;
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/data/AllowedGuilds.ts b/backend/src/data/AllowedGuilds.ts
index bf104790..4c0564c2 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/AllowedGuilds.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/AllowedGuilds.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 import { AllowedGuild } from "./entities/AllowedGuild";
-import {
-  getConnection,
-  getRepository,
-  Repository,
-  Transaction,
-  TransactionManager,
-  TransactionRepository,
-} from "typeorm";
-import { BaseGuildRepository } from "./BaseGuildRepository";
+import { getRepository, Repository } from "typeorm";
 import { BaseRepository } from "./BaseRepository";
 import { ApiPermissionTypes } from "./ApiPermissionAssignments";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/data/ApiLogins.ts b/backend/src/data/ApiLogins.ts
index 2b775cdf..f08e1ebd 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/ApiLogins.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/ApiLogins.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ import { ApiLogin } from "./entities/ApiLogin";
 import { BaseRepository } from "./BaseRepository";
 import crypto from "crypto";
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
-
 // tslint:disable-next-line:no-submodule-imports
 import uuidv4 from "uuid/v4";
 import { DBDateFormat } from "../utils";
-import { log } from "util";
 
 export class ApiLogins extends BaseRepository {
   private apiLogins: Repository<ApiLogin>;
diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildArchives.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildArchives.ts
index 13cc4d82..206abd0e 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildArchives.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildArchives.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import uuid from "uuid/v4"; // tslint:disable-line
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
 import { ArchiveEntry } from "./entities/ArchiveEntry";
 import { getRepository, Repository } from "typeorm";
 import { BaseGuildRepository } from "./BaseGuildRepository";
 import { trimLines } from "../utils";
 import { SavedMessage } from "./entities/SavedMessage";
-import { Channel, Guild, User } from "eris";
+import { Guild } from "eris";
 import { renderTemplate } from "../templateFormatter";
 
 const DEFAULT_EXPIRY_DAYS = 30;
diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildMutes.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildMutes.ts
index 94cfb28f..697a0e26 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildMutes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildMutes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
 import { Mute } from "./entities/Mute";
 import { BaseGuildRepository } from "./BaseGuildRepository";
-import { getRepository, Repository, Brackets } from "typeorm";
+import { Brackets, getRepository, Repository } from "typeorm";
 
 export class GuildMutes extends BaseGuildRepository {
   private mutes: Repository<Mute>;
diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildNicknameHistory.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildNicknameHistory.ts
index 91d9d533..e1fd292a 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildNicknameHistory.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildNicknameHistory.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { BaseGuildRepository } from "./BaseGuildRepository";
 import { getRepository, In, Repository } from "typeorm";
 import { NicknameHistoryEntry } from "./entities/NicknameHistoryEntry";
-import { MINUTES, SECONDS, sorter } from "../utils";
+import { MINUTES, SECONDS } from "../utils";
 import { MAX_USERNAME_ENTRIES_PER_USER } from "./UsernameHistory";
 import { isAPI } from "../globals";
 import { cleanupNicknames } from "./cleanup/nicknames";
diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
index 76047dcd..474f8003 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildSavedMessages.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import { getRepository, In, Repository } from "typeorm";
+import { getRepository, Repository } from "typeorm";
 import { BaseGuildRepository } from "./BaseGuildRepository";
 import { ISavedMessageData, SavedMessage } from "./entities/SavedMessage";
 import { QueuedEventEmitter } from "../QueuedEventEmitter";
 import { GuildChannel, Message } from "eris";
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
-import { DAYS, DBDateFormat, MINUTES, SECONDS } from "../utils";
+import { MINUTES, SECONDS } from "../utils";
 import { isAPI } from "../globals";
-import { connection } from "./db";
 import { cleanupMessages } from "./cleanup/messages";
 
 if (!isAPI()) {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildStarboardReactions.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildStarboardReactions.ts
index 6f81f735..3edc3d2c 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildStarboardReactions.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildStarboardReactions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { BaseGuildRepository } from "./BaseGuildRepository";
-import { Repository, getRepository } from "typeorm";
+import { getRepository, Repository } from "typeorm";
 import { StarboardReaction } from "./entities/StarboardReaction";
 
 export class GuildStarboardReactions extends BaseGuildRepository {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/GuildStats.ts b/backend/src/data/GuildStats.ts
index 46c7497b..a0ca75a6 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/GuildStats.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/GuildStats.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { BaseGuildRepository } from "./BaseGuildRepository";
-import { connection } from "./db";
 import { getRepository, Repository } from "typeorm";
 import { StatValue } from "./entities/StatValue";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/data/UsernameHistory.ts b/backend/src/data/UsernameHistory.ts
index 0d334adb..09a4057c 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/UsernameHistory.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/UsernameHistory.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import { getRepository, In, Repository } from "typeorm";
 import { UsernameHistoryEntry } from "./entities/UsernameHistoryEntry";
-import { MINUTES, SECONDS, sorter } from "../utils";
+import { MINUTES, SECONDS } from "../utils";
 import { BaseRepository } from "./BaseRepository";
-import { connection } from "./db";
 import { isAPI } from "../globals";
 import { cleanupUsernames } from "./cleanup/usernames";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/AllowedGuild.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/AllowedGuild.ts
index aa8ebba5..e12c4247 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/AllowedGuild.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/AllowedGuild.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, CreateDateColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("allowed_guilds")
 export class AllowedGuild {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/AntiraidLevel.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/AntiraidLevel.ts
index 374ed358..dad4f50c 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/AntiraidLevel.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/AntiraidLevel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("antiraid_levels")
 export class AntiraidLevel {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/ApiLogin.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/ApiLogin.ts
index 5dc7ebeb..25f2405a 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/ApiLogin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/ApiLogin.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, OneToOne, ManyToOne, JoinColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, JoinColumn, ManyToOne, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { ApiUserInfo } from "./ApiUserInfo";
 
 @Entity("api_logins")
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/ApiPermissionAssignment.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/ApiPermissionAssignment.ts
index c454206c..fcea7595 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/ApiPermissionAssignment.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/ApiPermissionAssignment.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, ManyToOne, JoinColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, JoinColumn, ManyToOne, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { ApiUserInfo } from "./ApiUserInfo";
 
 @Entity("api_permissions")
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/ApiUserInfo.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/ApiUserInfo.ts
index e546db60..32c3a1b0 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/ApiUserInfo.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/ApiUserInfo.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, OneToMany } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, OneToMany, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { ApiLogin } from "./ApiLogin";
 import { ApiPermissionAssignment } from "./ApiPermissionAssignment";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/ArchiveEntry.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/ArchiveEntry.ts
index cb9698b2..22e97096 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/ArchiveEntry.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/ArchiveEntry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("archives")
 export class ArchiveEntry {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/AutoReaction.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/AutoReaction.ts
index bb9a7278..9383d115 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/AutoReaction.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/AutoReaction.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
-import { ISavedMessageData } from "./SavedMessage";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("auto_reactions")
 export class AutoReaction {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/Case.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/Case.ts
index 5b65e75a..29fc9061 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/Case.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/Case.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, Column, OneToMany } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, OneToMany, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { CaseNote } from "./CaseNote";
 
 @Entity("cases")
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/CaseNote.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/CaseNote.ts
index 4541717c..3f2e8125 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/CaseNote.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/CaseNote.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, PrimaryGeneratedColumn, Column, ManyToOne, JoinColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, JoinColumn, ManyToOne, PrimaryGeneratedColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { Case } from "./Case";
 
 @Entity("case_notes")
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/Config.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/Config.ts
index 36bcef95..8e16514e 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/Config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/Config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, CreateDateColumn, ManyToOne, JoinColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, JoinColumn, ManyToOne, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { ApiUserInfo } from "./ApiUserInfo";
 
 @Entity("configs")
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/Mute.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/Mute.ts
index 6544b441..ab1e8d41 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/Mute.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/Mute.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("mutes")
 export class Mute {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/NicknameHistoryEntry.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/NicknameHistoryEntry.ts
index b3eed3b0..6339707e 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/NicknameHistoryEntry.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/NicknameHistoryEntry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("nickname_history")
 export class NicknameHistoryEntry {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/PersistedData.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/PersistedData.ts
index cb1d8ea6..03c196b4 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/PersistedData.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/PersistedData.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("persisted_data")
 export class PersistedData {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/PingableRole.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/PingableRole.ts
index 8d7264a4..7153290d 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/PingableRole.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/PingableRole.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
-import { ISavedMessageData } from "./SavedMessage";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("pingable_roles")
 export class PingableRole {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/ReactionRole.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/ReactionRole.ts
index 38cb256d..532d3895 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/ReactionRole.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/ReactionRole.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("reaction_roles")
 export class ReactionRole {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/Reminder.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/Reminder.ts
index d7e33972..344b3090 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/Reminder.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/Reminder.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("reminders")
 export class Reminder {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/SavedMessage.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/SavedMessage.ts
index 5a4f3283..1301e45c 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/SavedMessage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/SavedMessage.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 export interface ISavedMessageData {
   attachments?: object[];
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/ScheduledPost.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/ScheduledPost.ts
index 3295c6b1..000c309e 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/ScheduledPost.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/ScheduledPost.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { Attachment } from "eris";
 import { StrictMessageContent } from "../../utils";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/SlowmodeChannel.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/SlowmodeChannel.ts
index 4ae31a84..b83541b0 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/SlowmodeChannel.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/SlowmodeChannel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("slowmode_channels")
 export class SlowmodeChannel {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/SlowmodeUser.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/SlowmodeUser.ts
index 9b70193d..e3b522a7 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/SlowmodeUser.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/SlowmodeUser.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("slowmode_users")
 export class SlowmodeUser {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/StarboardMessage.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/StarboardMessage.ts
index 50c9c241..405222c1 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/StarboardMessage.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/StarboardMessage.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, OneToMany, ManyToOne, JoinColumn, OneToOne } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, JoinColumn, OneToOne, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { SavedMessage } from "./SavedMessage";
 
 @Entity("starboard_messages")
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/StarboardReaction.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/StarboardReaction.ts
index 020b3a03..8e04a8fb 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/StarboardReaction.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/StarboardReaction.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, JoinColumn, OneToOne } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, JoinColumn, OneToOne, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 import { SavedMessage } from "./SavedMessage";
 
 @Entity("starboard_reactions")
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/StatValue.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/StatValue.ts
index 78978a28..22c86226 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/StatValue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/StatValue.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, CreateDateColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("stats")
 export class StatValue {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/Supporter.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/Supporter.ts
index 4189b087..bf09acbf 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/Supporter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/Supporter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("supporters")
 export class Supporter {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/Tag.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/Tag.ts
index 948e0f14..e607ff61 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/Tag.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/Tag.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, CreateDateColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("tags")
 export class Tag {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/TagResponse.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/TagResponse.ts
index 7fa00c8d..b9c19c52 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/TagResponse.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/TagResponse.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn, CreateDateColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("tag_responses")
 export class TagResponse {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/UsernameHistoryEntry.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/UsernameHistoryEntry.ts
index 1774335f..d651417f 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/UsernameHistoryEntry.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/UsernameHistoryEntry.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("username_history")
 export class UsernameHistoryEntry {
diff --git a/backend/src/data/entities/VCAlert.ts b/backend/src/data/entities/VCAlert.ts
index e627afa6..81b6bc81 100644
--- a/backend/src/data/entities/VCAlert.ts
+++ b/backend/src/data/entities/VCAlert.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity, Column, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
+import { Column, Entity, PrimaryColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 @Entity("vc_alerts")
 export class VCAlert {
diff --git a/backend/src/index.ts b/backend/src/index.ts
index 89187f4e..c6e9de6d 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,27 @@ import path from "path";
 import yaml from "js-yaml";
 
 import fs from "fs";
-const fsp = fs.promises;
-
-import { Knub, logger, PluginError, pluginUtils } from "knub";
+import { Knub, PluginError } from "knub";
 import { SimpleError } from "./SimpleError";
 
 import { Configs } from "./data/Configs";
+// Always use UTC internally
+// This is also enforced for the database in data/db.ts
+import moment from "moment-timezone";
+import { Client, TextChannel } from "eris";
+import { connect } from "./data/db";
+import { globalPlugins, guildPlugins } from "./plugins/availablePlugins";
+import { errorMessage, isDiscordHTTPError, isDiscordRESTError, successMessage } from "./utils";
+import { startUptimeCounter } from "./uptime";
+import { AllowedGuilds } from "./data/AllowedGuilds";
+import { IZeppelinGlobalConfig, IZeppelinGuildConfig } from "./types";
+import { RecoverablePluginError } from "./RecoverablePluginError";
+import { GuildLogs } from "./data/GuildLogs";
+import { LogType } from "./data/LogType";
+import { ZeppelinPlugin } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPlugin";
+import { logger } from "./logger";
+
+const fsp = fs.promises;
 
 require("dotenv").config({ path: path.resolve(process.cwd(), "bot.env") });
 
@@ -80,23 +95,8 @@ for (const [i, part] of actualVersionParts.entries()) {
   throw new SimpleError(`Unsupported Node.js version! Must be at least ${REQUIRED_NODE_VERSION}`);
 }
 
-// Always use UTC internally
-// This is also enforced for the database in data/db.ts
-import moment from "moment-timezone";
 moment.tz.setDefault("UTC");
 
-import { Client, TextChannel } from "eris";
-import { connect } from "./data/db";
-import { guildPlugins, globalPlugins } from "./plugins/availablePlugins";
-import { errorMessage, isDiscordHTTPError, isDiscordRESTError, successMessage } from "./utils";
-import { startUptimeCounter } from "./uptime";
-import { AllowedGuilds } from "./data/AllowedGuilds";
-import { IZeppelinGuildConfig, IZeppelinGlobalConfig } from "./types";
-import { RecoverablePluginError } from "./RecoverablePluginError";
-import { GuildLogs } from "./data/GuildLogs";
-import { LogType } from "./data/LogType";
-import { ZeppelinPlugin } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPlugin";
-
 logger.info("Connecting to database");
 connect().then(async () => {
   const client = new Client(`Bot ${process.env.TOKEN}`, {
@@ -152,8 +152,12 @@ connect().then(async () => {
 
       logFn: (level, msg) => {
         if (level === "debug") return;
-        // tslint:disable-next-line
-        console.log(`[${level.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
+
+        if (logger[level]) {
+          logger[level](msg);
+        } else {
+          logger.log(`[${level.toUpperCase()}] ${msg}`);
+        }
       },
 
       performanceDebug: {
diff --git a/backend/src/logger.ts b/backend/src/logger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6b3f1b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/logger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// tslint-disable:no-console
+
+export const logger = {
+  info(...args: Parameters<typeof console.log>) {
+    console.log("[INFO]", ...args);
+  },
+
+  warn(...args: Parameters<typeof console.warn>) {
+    console.warn("[WARN]", ...args);
+  },
+
+  error(...args: Parameters<typeof console.error>) {
+    console.error("[ERROR]", ...args);
+  },
+
+  debug(...args: Parameters<typeof console.log>) {
+    console.log("[DEBUG]", ...args);
+  },
+
+  log(...args: Parameters<typeof console.log>) {
+    console.log(...args);
+  },
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/migrateConfigsToDB.ts b/backend/src/migrateConfigsToDB.ts
index b30c8ce6..a814a63d 100644
--- a/backend/src/migrateConfigsToDB.ts
+++ b/backend/src/migrateConfigsToDB.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { connect } from "./data/db";
 import { Configs } from "./data/Configs";
 import path from "path";
 import * as _fs from "fs";
+
 const fs = _fs.promises;
 
 const authorId = process.argv[2];
diff --git a/backend/src/migrations/1547392046629-AddIndexToArchivesExpiresAt.ts b/backend/src/migrations/1547392046629-AddIndexToArchivesExpiresAt.ts
index b6011797..2bf7c0bf 100644
--- a/backend/src/migrations/1547392046629-AddIndexToArchivesExpiresAt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/migrations/1547392046629-AddIndexToArchivesExpiresAt.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, TableColumn, TableIndex } from "typeorm";
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, TableIndex } from "typeorm";
 
 export class AddIndexToArchivesExpiresAt1547392046629 implements MigrationInterface {
   public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<any> {
diff --git a/backend/src/migrations/1561111990357-CreateConfigsTable.ts b/backend/src/migrations/1561111990357-CreateConfigsTable.ts
index bb1fb015..1fe42bb7 100644
--- a/backend/src/migrations/1561111990357-CreateConfigsTable.ts
+++ b/backend/src/migrations/1561111990357-CreateConfigsTable.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, Table, TableIndex } from "typeorm";
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, Table } from "typeorm";
 
 export class CreateConfigsTable1561111990357 implements MigrationInterface {
   public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<any> {
diff --git a/backend/src/migrations/1573248462469-MoveStarboardsToConfig.ts b/backend/src/migrations/1573248462469-MoveStarboardsToConfig.ts
index 39313a0f..f4ce3090 100644
--- a/backend/src/migrations/1573248462469-MoveStarboardsToConfig.ts
+++ b/backend/src/migrations/1573248462469-MoveStarboardsToConfig.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, Table, TableColumn, createQueryBuilder } from "typeorm";
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner, Table, TableColumn } from "typeorm";
 
 export class MoveStarboardsToConfig1573248462469 implements MigrationInterface {
   public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<any> {
diff --git a/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts b/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
index c5efa2cd..89184e7e 100644
--- a/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/pluginUtils.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@
  * @file Utility functions that are plugin-instance-specific (i.e. use PluginData)
  */
 
-import { Member, TextChannel } from "eris";
-import { configUtils, helpers, Knub, PluginData, PluginOptions } from "knub";
+import { Member } from "eris";
+import { configUtils, helpers, PluginData, PluginOptions } from "knub";
 import { decodeAndValidateStrict, StrictValidationError } from "./validatorUtils";
 import { deepKeyIntersect, errorMessage, successMessage } from "./utils";
-import { ZeppelinPluginClass } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPluginClass";
 import { ZeppelinPluginBlueprint } from "./plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
-import { IZeppelinGlobalConfig, IZeppelinGuildConfig, TZeppelinKnub } from "./types";
+import { TZeppelinKnub } from "./types";
 
 const { getMemberLevel } = helpers;
 
@@ -22,33 +21,34 @@ export function canActOn(pluginData: PluginData<any>, member1: Member, member2:
   return allowSameLevel ? ourLevel >= memberLevel : ourLevel > memberLevel;
 }
 
-export function pluginConfigPreprocessor(
-  this: typeof ZeppelinPluginClass | ZeppelinPluginBlueprint,
-  options: PluginOptions<any>,
-) {
-  const decodedConfig = this.configSchema ? decodeAndValidateStrict(this.configSchema, options.config) : options.config;
-  if (decodedConfig instanceof StrictValidationError) {
-    throw decodedConfig;
-  }
-
-  const decodedOverrides = [];
-  for (const override of options.overrides || []) {
-    const overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig = configUtils.mergeConfig(options.config, override.config || {});
-    const decodedOverrideConfig = this.configSchema
-      ? decodeAndValidateStrict(this.configSchema, overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig)
-      : overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig;
-    if (decodedOverrideConfig instanceof StrictValidationError) {
-      throw decodedOverrideConfig;
+export function getPluginConfigPreprocessor(blueprint: ZeppelinPluginBlueprint) {
+  return (options: PluginOptions<any>) => {
+    const decodedConfig = blueprint.configSchema
+      ? decodeAndValidateStrict(blueprint.configSchema, options.config)
+      : options.config;
+    if (decodedConfig instanceof StrictValidationError) {
+      throw decodedConfig;
     }
-    decodedOverrides.push({
-      ...override,
-      config: deepKeyIntersect(decodedOverrideConfig, override.config || {}),
-    });
-  }
 
-  return {
-    config: decodedConfig,
-    overrides: decodedOverrides,
+    const decodedOverrides = [];
+    for (const override of options.overrides || []) {
+      const overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig = configUtils.mergeConfig(options.config, override.config || {});
+      const decodedOverrideConfig = blueprint.configSchema
+        ? decodeAndValidateStrict(blueprint.configSchema, overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig)
+        : overrideConfigMergedWithBaseConfig;
+      if (decodedOverrideConfig instanceof StrictValidationError) {
+        throw decodedOverrideConfig;
+      }
+      decodedOverrides.push({
+        ...override,
+        config: deepKeyIntersect(decodedOverrideConfig, override.config || {}),
+      });
+    }
+
+    return {
+      config: decodedConfig,
+      overrides: decodedOverrides,
+    };
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
index 811b819e..44d673ab 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/AutoReactionsPlugin.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
-import { ConfigSchema, AutoReactionsPluginType } from "./types";
+import { AutoReactionsPluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
 import { NewAutoReactionsCmd } from "./commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd";
 import { DisableAutoReactionsCmd } from "./commands/DisableAutoReactionsCmd";
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd.ts
index d649a205..f7444642 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/commands/NewAutoReactionsCmd.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { autoReactionsCmd } from "../types";
 import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
-import { isEmoji, customEmojiRegex, canUseEmoji } from "src/utils";
+import { canUseEmoji, customEmojiRegex, isEmoji } from "src/utils";
 import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
 
 export const NewAutoReactionsCmd = autoReactionsCmd({
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/events/AddReactionsEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/events/AddReactionsEvt.ts
index d9ddde4c..bbab0bb5 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/events/AddReactionsEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/AutoReactions/events/AddReactionsEvt.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { autoReactionsEvt } from "../types";
 import { isDiscordRESTError } from "src/utils";
-import { logger } from "knub";
 import { LogType } from "src/data/LogType";
+import { logger } from "../../../logger";
 
 export const AddReactionsEvt = autoReactionsEvt({
   event: "messageCreate",
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin.ts
index 5ee1eb28..5a10b0f8 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/CasesPlugin.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { CaseArgs, CaseNoteArgs, CasesPluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
-import { resolveUser } from "../../utils";
 import { createCase } from "./functions/createCase";
 import { GuildLogs } from "../../data/GuildLogs";
 import { GuildArchives } from "../../data/GuildArchives";
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/functions/createCase.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/functions/createCase.ts
index c6610b46..8cc31d3a 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/functions/createCase.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/functions/createCase.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import { CaseArgs, CasesPluginType } from "../types";
 import { resolveUser } from "../../../utils";
 import { PluginData } from "knub";
 import { createCaseNote } from "./createCaseNote";
-import { postToCaseLogChannel } from "./postToCaseLogChannel";
+import { postCaseToCaseLogChannel } from "./postToCaseLogChannel";
+import { logger } from "../../../logger";
 
 export async function createCase(pluginData: PluginData<CasesPluginType>, args: CaseArgs) {
   const user = await resolveUser(pluginData.client, args.userId);
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export async function createCase(pluginData: PluginData<CasesPluginType>, args:
     const existingAuditLogCase = await pluginData.state.cases.findByAuditLogId(args.auditLogId);
     if (existingAuditLogCase) {
       delete args.auditLogId;
-      console.warn(`Duplicate audit log ID for mod case: ${args.auditLogId}`);
+      logger.warn(`Duplicate audit log ID for mod case: ${args.auditLogId}`);
     }
   }
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ export async function createCase(pluginData: PluginData<CasesPluginType>, args:
     (!args.automatic || config.log_automatic_actions) &&
     args.postInCaseLogOverride !== false
   ) {
-    await postToCaseLogChannel(pluginData, createdCase);
+    await postCaseToCaseLogChannel(pluginData, createdCase);
   }
 
   return createdCase;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/functions/postToCaseLogChannel.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/functions/postToCaseLogChannel.ts
index 68ea216e..40b76283 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/functions/postToCaseLogChannel.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/functions/postToCaseLogChannel.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { plugin, PluginData } from "knub";
+import { PluginData } from "knub";
 import { CasesPluginType } from "../types";
 import { Message, MessageContent, MessageFile, TextChannel } from "eris";
 import { isDiscordRESTError } from "../../../utils";
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { LogType } from "../../../data/LogType";
 import { Case } from "../../../data/entities/Case";
 import { getCaseEmbed } from "./getCaseEmbed";
 import { resolveCaseId } from "./resolveCaseId";
+import { logger } from "../../../logger";
 
 export async function postToCaseLogChannel(
   pluginData: PluginData<CasesPluginType>,
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export async function postToCaseLogChannel(
     result = await caseLogChannel.createMessage(content, file);
   } catch (e) {
     if (isDiscordRESTError(e) && (e.code === 50013 || e.code === 50001)) {
-      console.warn(
+      logger.warn(
         `Missing permissions to post mod cases in <#${caseLogChannel.id}> in guild ${pluginData.guild.name} (${pluginData.guild.id})`,
       );
       pluginData.state.logs.log(LogType.BOT_ALERT, {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/types.ts
index 79ce1220..f6f1d8cd 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Cases/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Cases/types.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import { CaseTypes } from "../../data/CaseTypes";
 import { BasePluginType } from "knub";
 import { GuildLogs } from "../../data/GuildLogs";
 import { GuildCases } from "../../data/GuildCases";
-import { GuildSavedMessages } from "../../data/GuildSavedMessages";
 import { GuildArchives } from "../../data/GuildArchives";
-import { Supporters } from "../../data/Supporters";
 
 export const ConfigSchema = t.type({
   log_automatic_actions: t.boolean,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/GuildConfigReloader/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/GuildConfigReloader/types.ts
index fd6ce95a..ded863ee 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/GuildConfigReloader/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/GuildConfigReloader/types.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 import { BasePluginType } from "knub";
-import { GuildMutes } from "../../data/GuildMutes";
-import { GuildCases } from "../../data/GuildCases";
-import { GuildLogs } from "../../data/GuildLogs";
-import { GuildArchives } from "../../data/GuildArchives";
 import { TConfigSchema } from "../Mutes/types";
 import { Configs } from "../../data/Configs";
 import Timeout = NodeJS.Timeout;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin.ts
index 6c003029..c8a44f5f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/LocateUserPlugin.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
-import { LocateUserPluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
+import { ConfigSchema, LocateUserPluginType } from "./types";
 import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { GuildVCAlerts } from "src/data/GuildVCAlerts";
 import { outdatedAlertsLoop } from "./utils/outdatedLoop";
 import { fillActiveAlertsList } from "./utils/fillAlertsList";
 import { WhereCmd } from "./commands/WhereCmd";
 import { FollowCmd } from "./commands/FollowCmd";
-import { ListFollowCmd, DeleteFollowCmd } from "./commands/ListFollowCmd";
-import { ChannelJoinAlertsEvt, ChannelSwitchAlertsEvt, ChannelLeaveAlertsEvt } from "./events/SendAlertsEvts";
+import { DeleteFollowCmd, ListFollowCmd } from "./commands/ListFollowCmd";
+import { ChannelJoinAlertsEvt, ChannelLeaveAlertsEvt, ChannelSwitchAlertsEvt } from "./events/SendAlertsEvts";
 import { GuildBanRemoveAlertsEvt } from "./events/BanRemoveAlertsEvt";
 
 const defaultOptions: PluginOptions<LocateUserPluginType> = {
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ export const LocateUserPlugin = zeppelinPlugin<LocateUserPluginType>()("locate_u
 
   // prettier-ignore
   events: [
-    ChannelJoinAlertsEvt, 
-    ChannelSwitchAlertsEvt, 
-    ChannelLeaveAlertsEvt, 
+    ChannelJoinAlertsEvt,
+    ChannelSwitchAlertsEvt,
+    ChannelLeaveAlertsEvt,
     GuildBanRemoveAlertsEvt
   ],
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/commands/ListFollowCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/commands/ListFollowCmd.ts
index 6f77a0b7..dc8e4754 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/commands/ListFollowCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/commands/ListFollowCmd.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { locateUserCommand } from "../types";
 import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
 import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
-import { sorter, createChunkedMessage } from "src/utils";
+import { createChunkedMessage, sorter } from "src/utils";
 
 export const ListFollowCmd = locateUserCommand({
   trigger: ["follows", "fs"],
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/events/SendAlertsEvts.ts b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/events/SendAlertsEvts.ts
index f18393af..687c39c6 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/events/SendAlertsEvts.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/events/SendAlertsEvts.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { locateUserEvent } from "../types";
 import { sendAlerts } from "../utils/sendAlerts";
-import { VoiceChannel, TextableChannel } from "eris";
+import { TextableChannel, VoiceChannel } from "eris";
 
 export const ChannelJoinAlertsEvt = locateUserEvent({
   event: "voiceChannelJoin",
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/moveMember.ts b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/moveMember.ts
index 82de1174..51d5ea97 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/moveMember.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/moveMember.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export async function moveMember(
   target: Member,
   errorChannel: TextableChannel,
 ) {
-  const modMember: Member = await this.bot.getRESTGuildMember(pluginData.guild.id, toMoveID);
+  const modMember: Member = await pluginData.client.getRESTGuildMember(pluginData.guild.id, toMoveID);
   if (modMember.voiceState.channelID != null) {
     try {
       await modMember.edit({
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/outdatedLoop.ts b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/outdatedLoop.ts
index 92d81ef9..192b9cd4 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/outdatedLoop.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/outdatedLoop.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ export async function outdatedAlertsLoop(pluginData) {
   }
 
   if (!pluginData.state.unloaded) {
-    pluginData.state.outdatedAlertsTimeout = setTimeout(() => this.outdatedAlertsLoop(pluginData), ALERT_LOOP_TIME);
+    pluginData.state.outdatedAlertsTimeout = setTimeout(() => outdatedAlertsLoop(pluginData), ALERT_LOOP_TIME);
   }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/sendAlerts.ts b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/sendAlerts.ts
index 14ac1405..adbb8bbb 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/sendAlerts.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/sendAlerts.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export async function sendAlerts(pluginData: PluginData<LocateUserPluginType>, u
   triggeredAlerts.forEach(alert => {
     const prepend = `<@!${alert.requestor_id}>, an alert requested by you has triggered!\nReminder: \`${alert.body}\`\n`;
     const txtChannel = pluginData.client.getChannel(alert.channel_id) as TextableChannel;
-    sendWhere.call(this, pluginData.guild, member, txtChannel, prepend);
+    sendWhere(pluginData, member, txtChannel, prepend);
     if (alert.active) {
       moveMember(pluginData, alert.requestor_id, member, txtChannel);
     }
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/sendWhere.ts b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/sendWhere.ts
index 87d0c690..92842f11 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/sendWhere.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/LocateUser/utils/sendWhere.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,17 @@
-import { Guild, Member, TextableChannel, VoiceChannel } from "eris";
+import { Member, TextableChannel, VoiceChannel } from "eris";
 import { getInviteLink } from "knub/dist/helpers";
 import { createOrReuseInvite } from "./createOrReuseInvite";
+import { PluginData } from "knub";
+import { LocateUserPluginType } from "../types";
+import { sendErrorMessage } from "../../../pluginUtils";
 
-export async function sendWhere(guild: Guild, member: Member, channel: TextableChannel, prepend: string) {
-  const voice = guild.channels.get(member.voiceState.channelID) as VoiceChannel;
+export async function sendWhere(
+  pluginData: PluginData<LocateUserPluginType>,
+  member: Member,
+  channel: TextableChannel,
+  prepend: string,
+) {
+  const voice = pluginData.guild.channels.get(member.voiceState.channelID) as VoiceChannel;
 
   if (voice == null) {
     channel.createMessage(prepend + "That user is not in a channel");
@@ -12,7 +20,7 @@ export async function sendWhere(guild: Guild, member: Member, channel: TextableC
     try {
       invite = await createOrReuseInvite(voice);
     } catch (e) {
-      this.sendErrorMessage(channel, "Cannot create an invite to that channel!");
+      sendErrorMessage(pluginData, channel, "Cannot create an invite to that channel!");
       return;
     }
     channel.createMessage(
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/MessageSaverPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/MessageSaverPlugin.ts
index 2e2f7e2e..3b4dd5a5 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/MessageSaverPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/MessageSaverPlugin.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { ConfigSchema, MessageSaverPluginType } from "./types";
 import { GuildSavedMessages } from "../../data/GuildSavedMessages";
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
-import { MessageCreateEvt, MessageUpdateEvt, MessageDeleteEvt, MessageDeleteBulkEvt } from "./events/SaveMessagesEvts";
+import { MessageCreateEvt, MessageDeleteBulkEvt, MessageDeleteEvt, MessageUpdateEvt } from "./events/SaveMessagesEvts";
 import { SaveMessagesToDBCmd } from "./commands/SaveMessagesToDB";
 import { SavePinsToDBCmd } from "./commands/SavePinsToDB";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/commands/SaveMessagesToDB.ts b/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/commands/SaveMessagesToDB.ts
index 431acb13..3bddb273 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/commands/SaveMessagesToDB.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/commands/SaveMessagesToDB.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { messageSaverCmd } from "../types";
 import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
 import { saveMessagesToDB } from "../saveMessagesToDB";
-import { TextChannel } from "eris";
 import { sendSuccessMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
 
 export const SaveMessagesToDBCmd = messageSaverCmd({
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/saveMessagesToDB.ts b/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/saveMessagesToDB.ts
index 7dd6e575..20920225 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/saveMessagesToDB.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/MessageSaver/saveMessagesToDB.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { MessageSaverPluginType } from "./types";
 import { PluginData } from "knub";
-import { TextChannel, Message } from "eris";
+import { Message, TextChannel } from "eris";
 
 export async function saveMessagesToDB(
   pluginData: PluginData<MessageSaverPluginType>,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/commands/ClearMutesCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/commands/ClearMutesCmd.ts
index 0ada21c9..87fa730d 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/commands/ClearMutesCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/commands/ClearMutesCmd.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { command } from "knub";
 import { MutesPluginType } from "../types";
-import { User } from "eris";
 import { sendErrorMessage, sendSuccessMessage } from "../../../pluginUtils";
 import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/commands/ClearMutesWithoutRoleCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/commands/ClearMutesWithoutRoleCmd.ts
index 42966ee1..b463a9ba 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/commands/ClearMutesWithoutRoleCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/commands/ClearMutesWithoutRoleCmd.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { command } from "knub";
 import { MutesPluginType } from "../types";
-import { User } from "eris";
 import { sendSuccessMessage } from "../../../pluginUtils";
 import { resolveMember } from "../../../utils";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/functions/muteUser.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/functions/muteUser.ts
index b838ba9d..bd929998 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/functions/muteUser.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/functions/muteUser.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@ import { PluginData } from "knub";
 import { MuteOptions, MutesPluginType } from "../types";
 import { ERRORS, RecoverablePluginError } from "../../../RecoverablePluginError";
 import humanizeDuration from "humanize-duration";
-import {
-  notifyUser,
-  resolveMember,
-  resolveUser,
-  stripObjectToScalars,
-  ucfirst,
-  UserNotificationResult,
-} from "../../../utils";
+import { notifyUser, resolveUser, stripObjectToScalars, ucfirst, UserNotificationResult } from "../../../utils";
 import { renderTemplate } from "../../../templateFormatter";
 import { TextChannel, User } from "eris";
 import { CasesPlugin } from "../../Cases/CasesPlugin";
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/types.ts
index e3014838..d780d618 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Mutes/types.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import { GuildLogs } from "../../data/GuildLogs";
 import { GuildCases } from "../../data/GuildCases";
 import { GuildArchives } from "../../data/GuildArchives";
 import { GuildMutes } from "../../data/GuildMutes";
-import Timeout = NodeJS.Timeout;
 import { CaseArgs } from "../Cases/types";
+import Timeout = NodeJS.Timeout;
 
 export const ConfigSchema = t.type({
   mute_role: tNullable(t.string),
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/NameHistoryPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/NameHistoryPlugin.ts
index 19dabb02..9c6f7559 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/NameHistoryPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/NameHistoryPlugin.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
-import { NameHistoryPluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
+import { ConfigSchema, NameHistoryPluginType } from "./types";
 import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { GuildNicknameHistory } from "src/data/GuildNicknameHistory";
 import { UsernameHistory } from "src/data/UsernameHistory";
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/commands/NamesCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/commands/NamesCmd.ts
index 3e5889c3..56b35c3b 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/commands/NamesCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/NameHistory/commands/NamesCmd.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { nameHistoryCmd } from "../types";
 import { commandTypeHelpers as ct } from "../../../commandTypes";
-import { disableCodeBlocks, createChunkedMessage } from "knub/dist/helpers";
+import { createChunkedMessage, disableCodeBlocks } from "knub/dist/helpers";
 import { NICKNAME_RETENTION_PERIOD } from "src/data/cleanup/nicknames";
 import { DAYS } from "src/utils";
 import { MAX_NICKNAME_ENTRIES_PER_USER } from "src/data/GuildNicknameHistory";
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Persist/PersistPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Persist/PersistPlugin.ts
index 6233d696..1cdc7e1f 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Persist/PersistPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Persist/PersistPlugin.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
 import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
-import { PersistPluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
+import { ConfigSchema, PersistPluginType } from "./types";
 import { GuildPersistedData } from "src/data/GuildPersistedData";
 import { GuildLogs } from "src/data/GuildLogs";
 import { StoreDataEvt } from "./events/StoreDataEvt";
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/PingableRolesPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/PingableRolesPlugin.ts
index 50c705c3..88d33836 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/PingableRolesPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/PingableRolesPlugin.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
-import { PingableRolesPluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
+import { ConfigSchema, PingableRolesPluginType } from "./types";
 import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { GuildPingableRoles } from "src/data/GuildPingableRoles";
 import { PingableRoleEnableCmd } from "./commands/PingableRoleEnableCmd";
 import { PingableRoleDisableCmd } from "./commands/PingableRoleDisableCmd";
-import { TypingEnablePingableEvt, MessageCreateDisablePingableEvt } from "./events/ChangePingableEvts";
+import { MessageCreateDisablePingableEvt, TypingEnablePingableEvt } from "./events/ChangePingableEvts";
 
 const defaultOptions: PluginOptions<PingableRolesPluginType> = {
   config: {
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/types.ts b/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/types.ts
index 3c8db322..15c3886b 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/PingableRoles/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as t from "io-ts";
-import { BasePluginType, eventListener, command } from "knub";
+import { BasePluginType, command, eventListener } from "knub";
 import { GuildPingableRoles } from "src/data/GuildPingableRoles";
 import { PingableRole } from "src/data/entities/PingableRole";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/commands/RemindCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/commands/RemindCmd.ts
index faeacb70..e2dfab86 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/commands/RemindCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/commands/RemindCmd.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export const RemindCmd = remindersCommand({
       return;
     }
 
-    const reminderBody = args.reminder || `https://discord.com/channels/${this.guildId}/${msg.channel.id}/${msg.id}`;
+    const reminderBody =
+      args.reminder || `https://discord.com/channels/${pluginData.guild.id}/${msg.channel.id}/${msg.id}`;
     await pluginData.state.reminders.add(
       msg.author.id,
       msg.channel.id,
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/commands/RemindersCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/commands/RemindersCmd.ts
index 0273880d..82cceaea 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/commands/RemindersCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Reminders/commands/RemindersCmd.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { remindersCommand } from "../types";
 import { sendErrorMessage } from "src/pluginUtils";
-import { sorter, createChunkedMessage } from "src/utils";
+import { createChunkedMessage, sorter } from "src/utils";
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
 import humanizeDuration from "humanize-duration";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/ContextCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/ContextCmd.ts
index 400460a9..3ef71e8d 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/ContextCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/ContextCmd.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ export const ContextCmd = utilityCmd({
       return;
     }
 
-    const previousMessage = (await this.bot.getMessages(args.channel.id, 1, args.messageId))[0];
+    const previousMessage = (await pluginData.client.getMessages(args.channel.id, 1, args.messageId))[0];
     if (!previousMessage) {
       sendErrorMessage(pluginData, msg.channel, "Message context not found");
       return;
     }
 
-    msg.channel.createMessage(messageLink(this.guildId, previousMessage.channel.id, previousMessage.id));
+    msg.channel.createMessage(messageLink(pluginData.guild.id, previousMessage.channel.id, previousMessage.id));
   },
 });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/HelpCmd.ts b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/HelpCmd.ts
index 3c477cff..d7468537 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/HelpCmd.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/Utility/commands/HelpCmd.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const HelpCmd = utilityCmd({
     const searchStr = args.command.toLowerCase();
 
     const matchingCommands: Array<{
-      plugin: LoadedPlugin;
+      plugin: LoadedPlugin<any>;
       command: PluginCommandDefinition;
     }> = [];
 
@@ -62,12 +62,10 @@ export const HelpCmd = utilityCmd({
         .toLowerCase()
         .replace(/\s/g, "-");
 
-      const pluginName = plugin.blueprint?.name || plugin.class?.pluginName;
-
       let snippet = `**${prefix}${trigger}**`;
       if (description) snippet += `\n${description}`;
       if (usage) snippet += `\nBasic usage: \`${usage}\``;
-      snippet += `\n<https://zeppelin.gg/docs/plugins/${pluginName}/usage#command-${commandSlug}>`;
+      snippet += `\n<https://zeppelin.gg/docs/plugins/${plugin.blueprint.name}/usage#command-${commandSlug}>`;
 
       return snippet;
     });
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts
index 786678a2..3d313754 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/WelcomeMessagePlugin.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { zeppelinPlugin } from "../ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 import { PluginOptions } from "knub";
-import { WelcomeMessagePluginType, ConfigSchema } from "./types";
+import { ConfigSchema, WelcomeMessagePluginType } from "./types";
 import { GuildLogs } from "src/data/GuildLogs";
 import { SendWelcomeMessageEvt } from "./events/SendWelcomeMessageEvt";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/events/SendWelcomeMessageEvt.ts b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/events/SendWelcomeMessageEvt.ts
index fcff7923..1e943643 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/events/SendWelcomeMessageEvt.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/WelcomeMessage/events/SendWelcomeMessageEvt.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { welcomeEvent } from "../types";
 import { renderTemplate } from "src/templateFormatter";
-import { stripObjectToScalars, createChunkedMessage } from "src/utils";
+import { createChunkedMessage, stripObjectToScalars } from "src/utils";
 import { LogType } from "src/data/LogType";
 import { TextChannel } from "eris";
 
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPlugin.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPlugin.ts
index c1ace03c..41ff2d98 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPlugin.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPlugin.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-import { ZeppelinPluginClass } from "./ZeppelinPluginClass";
 import { ZeppelinPluginBlueprint } from "./ZeppelinPluginBlueprint";
 
-// prettier-ignore
-export type ZeppelinPlugin =
-  | typeof ZeppelinPluginClass
-  | ZeppelinPluginBlueprint<any>;
+export type ZeppelinPlugin = ZeppelinPluginBlueprint<any>;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
index 330c9649..ac3bb54d 100644
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
+++ b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginBlueprint.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { BasePluginType, plugin, PluginBlueprint } from "knub";
 import * as t from "io-ts";
-import { pluginConfigPreprocessor } from "../pluginUtils";
+import { getPluginConfigPreprocessor } from "../pluginUtils";
 
 export interface ZeppelinPluginBlueprint<TPluginType extends BasePluginType = BasePluginType>
   extends PluginBlueprint<TPluginType> {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function zeppelinPlugin<TPluginType extends BasePluginType>(): <
 export function zeppelinPlugin(...args) {
   if (args.length) {
     const blueprint: ZeppelinPluginBlueprint = plugin(...(args as Parameters<typeof plugin>));
-    blueprint.configPreprocessor = pluginConfigPreprocessor.bind(blueprint);
+    blueprint.configPreprocessor = getPluginConfigPreprocessor(blueprint);
     return blueprint;
   } else {
     return zeppelinPlugin;
diff --git a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginClass.ts b/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginClass.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4056a807..00000000
--- a/backend/src/plugins/ZeppelinPluginClass.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-import { BasePluginType, PluginClass, PluginOptions } from "knub";
-import * as t from "io-ts";
-import { TZeppelinKnub, ZeppelinPluginInfo } from "../types";
-import { pluginConfigPreprocessor } from "../pluginUtils";
-
-export class ZeppelinPluginClass<TPluginType extends BasePluginType = BasePluginType> extends PluginClass<TPluginType> {
-  public static pluginInfo: ZeppelinPluginInfo;
-  public static showInDocs: boolean = true;
-  public static configSchema: t.TypeC<any>;
-
-  protected readonly knub: TZeppelinKnub;
-
-  public static configPreprocessor(options: PluginOptions<any>) {
-    return pluginConfigPreprocessor.bind(this)(options);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/templateFormatter.ts b/backend/src/templateFormatter.ts
index e798b2ff..942786de 100644
--- a/backend/src/templateFormatter.ts
+++ b/backend/src/templateFormatter.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { has, get } from "./utils";
+import { get, has } from "./utils";
 import seedrandom from "seedrandom";
 
 const TEMPLATE_CACHE_SIZE = 200;
diff --git a/backend/src/utils.ts b/backend/src/utils.ts
index f727aeba..a58f751b 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils.ts
@@ -23,19 +23,17 @@ import emojiRegex from "emoji-regex";
 import * as t from "io-ts";
 
 import fs from "fs";
-const fsp = fs.promises;
-
 import https from "https";
 import tmp from "tmp";
-import { logger, helpers } from "knub";
+import { helpers } from "knub";
 import { SavedMessage } from "./data/entities/SavedMessage";
 import { decodeAndValidateStrict, StrictValidationError } from "./validatorUtils";
 import { either } from "fp-ts/lib/Either";
-import safeRegex from "safe-regex";
 import moment from "moment-timezone";
-import { performance } from "perf_hooks";
-import { ERRORS } from "./RecoverablePluginError";
 import { SimpleCache } from "./SimpleCache";
+import { logger } from "./logger";
+
+const fsp = fs.promises;
 
 const delayStringMultipliers = {
   w: 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 7,
@@ -946,9 +944,9 @@ export function resolveUserId(bot: Client, value: string) {
  * Finds a matching User for the passed user id, user mention, or full username (with discriminator).
  * If a user is not found, returns an UnknownUser instead.
  */
-export function getUser(userResolvable: string): User | UnknownUser {
-  const id = resolveUserId(this.client, userResolvable);
-  return id ? this.client.users.get(id) || new UnknownUser({ id }) : new UnknownUser();
+export function getUser(client: Client, userResolvable: string): User | UnknownUser {
+  const id = resolveUserId(client, userResolvable);
+  return id ? client.users.get(id) || new UnknownUser({ id }) : new UnknownUser();
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1058,12 +1056,12 @@ export async function resolveRoleId(bot: Client, guildId: string, value: string)
 
 const inviteCache = new SimpleCache<Promise<ChannelInvite>>(10 * MINUTES, 200);
 
-export async function resolveInvite(code: string): Promise<ChannelInvite | null> {
+export async function resolveInvite(client: Client, code: string): Promise<ChannelInvite | null> {
   if (inviteCache.has(code)) {
     return inviteCache.get(code);
   }
 
-  const promise = this.client.getInvite(code).catch(() => null);
+  const promise = client.getInvite(code).catch(() => null);
   inviteCache.set(code, promise);
 
   return promise;
diff --git a/backend/src/validation.test.ts b/backend/src/validation.test.ts
index a916fff9..e1019a85 100644
--- a/backend/src/validation.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/validation.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { tDeepPartial } from "./utils";
 import * as t from "io-ts";
 import * as validatorUtils from "./validatorUtils";
 import test from "ava";
-import util from "util";
 
 test("tDeepPartial works", ava => {
   const originalSchema = t.type({
diff --git a/backend/src/validatorUtils.ts b/backend/src/validatorUtils.ts
index b5743030..3ced8eaf 100644
--- a/backend/src/validatorUtils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/validatorUtils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as t from "io-ts";
 import { pipe } from "fp-ts/lib/pipeable";
-import { fold, either } from "fp-ts/lib/Either";
+import { either, fold } from "fp-ts/lib/Either";
 import { noop } from "./utils";
 import deepDiff from "deep-diff";
 import safeRegex from "safe-regex";