fix: either i'm high and it won't work, or i'm god and this works

discord/guild.py

@@ -3167,14 +3167,16 @@ def audit_logs(
         limit: int | None = 100,
         before: SnowflakeTime | None = None,
         after: SnowflakeTime | None = None,
-        oldest_first: bool | None = None,
         user: Snowflake = None,
         action: AuditLogAction = None,
     ) -> AuditLogIterator:
         """Returns an :class:`AsyncIterator` that enables receiving the guild's audit logs.
 
         You must have the :attr:`~Permissions.view_audit_log` permission to use this.
 
+        See `gateway <https://discord.com/developers/docs/resources/audit-log#get-guild-audit-log>`_
+        for more information about the `before` and `after` parameters.
+
         Parameters
         ----------
         limit: Optional[:class:`int`]
@@ -3187,9 +3189,6 @@ def audit_logs(
             Retrieve entries after this date or entry.
             If a datetime is provided, it is recommended to use a UTC aware datetime.
             If the datetime is naive, it is assumed to be local time.
-        oldest_first: :class:`bool`
-            If set to ``True``, return entries in oldest->newest order. Defaults to ``True`` if
-            ``after`` is specified, otherwise ``False``.
         user: :class:`abc.Snowflake`
             The moderator to filter entries from.
         action: :class:`AuditLogAction`
@@ -3234,7 +3233,6 @@ def audit_logs(
             before=before,
             after=after,
             limit=limit,
-            oldest_first=oldest_first,
             user_id=user_id,
             action_type=action,
         )

discord/iterators.py

@@ -419,7 +419,6 @@ def __init__(
         limit=None,
         before=None,
         after=None,
-        oldest_first=None,
         user_id=None,
         action_type=None,
     ):
@@ -428,7 +427,6 @@ def __init__(
         if isinstance(after, datetime.datetime):
             after = Object(id=time_snowflake(after, high=True))
 
-        self.reverse = after is not None if oldest_first is None else oldest_first
         self.guild = guild
         self.loop = guild._state.loop
         self.request = guild._state.http.get_audit_logs
@@ -444,46 +442,28 @@ def __init__(
 
         self.entries = asyncio.Queue()
 
-        if self.reverse:
-            self._strategy = self._after_strategy
-            if self.before:
-                self._filter = lambda m: int(m["id"]) < self.before.id
-        else:
-            self._strategy = self._before_strategy
-            if self.after and self.after != OLDEST_OBJECT:
-                self._filter = lambda m: int(m["id"]) > self.after.id
+        self._strategy = self._strategy_exex
 
-    async def _before_strategy(self, retrieve):
+    async def _strategy_exex(self, retrieve):
         before = self.before.id if self.before else None
-        data: AuditLogPayload = await self.request(
-            self.guild.id,
-            limit=retrieve,
-            user_id=self.user_id,
-            action_type=self.action_type,
-            before=before,
-        )
-
-        entries = data.get("audit_log_entries", [])
-        if len(data) and entries:
-            if self.limit is not None:
-                self.limit -= retrieve
-            self.before = Object(id=int(entries[-1]["id"]))
-        return data.get("users", []), entries
-
-    async def _after_strategy(self, retrieve):
         after = self.after.id if self.after else None
         data: AuditLogPayload = await self.request(
             self.guild.id,
             limit=retrieve,
             user_id=self.user_id,
             action_type=self.action_type,
+            before=before,
             after=after,
         )
+
         entries = data.get("audit_log_entries", [])
         if len(data) and entries:
             if self.limit is not None:
                 self.limit -= retrieve
-            self.after = Object(id=int(entries[0]["id"]))
+            if self.before or not self.after:
+                self.before = Object(id=int(entries[-1]["id"]))
+            if self.after or not self.before:
+                self.after = Object(id=int(entries[0]["id"]))
         return data.get("users", []), entries
 
     async def next(self) -> AuditLogEntry:
@@ -512,8 +492,6 @@ async def _fill(self):
             if len(data) < 100:
                 self.limit = 0  # terminate the infinite loop
 
-            if self.reverse:
-                data = reversed(data)
             if self._filter:
                 data = filter(self._filter, data)