archive-rpc-help

[sterile arch]

Hmm

Why this section is ded

[humble dew]

const client = require('discord-rich-presence')('YOUR-CLIENT-ID-HERE');

client.on('connected', () => {

    client.updatePresence({
        state: 'discription',
        details: 'discription',
        startTimestamp: new Date(),
        largeImageKey: 'YOUR-IMATE-LARGE-HERE,
        smallImageKey: 'YOUR-IMAGE-SMALL-HERE',
    });

    console.log("we are connected!");
});

[fallen coyote]

I figured it out

it was going ahead and looking at the wrong path when finding the ipc

[humble dew]

oh

[fallen coyote]

yep

[smoky scroll]

Hello, how can I get the RPC large image/small image on connect ? (using client id + secret id)

(you can ping me)

[rich night]

Hello how can i jump lines in the rpc state or make a slider because my text is not complete in the rpc ?

[left fjord]

You can't

[atomic patrol]

I can't login

[rich night]

hi was is the websocket transport and what's de difference with the rpc ?

[smoky scroll]

Why is this extension used?

I mean what it does.?

[left fjord]

this is rich presence

[smoky scroll]

@left fjord i know but where can i use this extension?

[left fjord]

that specific one is an extension in vscode

[smoky scroll]

Can't this extension be used in bots😂?

[left fjord]

no

bots cannot have rich presence

[smoky scroll]

Ohk so this extension is made for making software and adding rpc to it.

right?

[left fjord]

yes

[smoky scroll]

Ohk

I'll have to learn how to make softwares with js.

[smoky scroll]

@left fjord Can you help me with this?

I mean is there any library?

??

[unborn stream]

electron

[smoky scroll]

@unborn stream can we make games for Discord in electron.js?

[unborn stream]

what are games for discord

[clear cipher]

boop the snek is the best game,cant imagine a better one tbh

[jovial nacelle]

i asume that means games that use the rich presence.

[uneven totem]

is it normal that i can just log onto my rpc using the client id?

[fast pecan]

is there any way to change state and details without affecting time

discord rpc

dead channel?

[river edge]

What is that lib? What is it for?

[tiny lance]

client.on('connected', () => {

    client.updatePresence({
        state: 'discription',
        details: 'discription',
        startTimestamp: new Date(),
        largeImageKey: 'YOUR-IMATE-LARGE-HERE,
        smallImageKey: 'YOUR-IMAGE-SMALL-HERE',
    });

    console.log("we are connected!");
});```

what does this do?

[smoky scroll]

const RPC = require('discord-rpc')

const clientId = '783236336173842443';
const scopes = ['rpc', 'rpc.api', 'messages.read'];

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'websocket' });

client.on('ready', () => {
  console.log('Logged in as', client.application.name);
  console.log('Authed for user', client.user.username);

  client.selectVoiceChannel('81384788862181376');
});

// Log in to RPC with client id
client.login({ clientId, scopes });

Connection closed Error.

[left fjord]

Use ipc instead of websocket

[spring token]

anyone knows why it fails to install?

wait hold on, ill send logs

[smoky scroll]

npm WARN Could not resolve dependency:
npm WARN peer register-scheme@"github:devsnek/node-register-scheme" from discord-rpc@3.1.4    
npm WARN node_modules/discord-rpc
``` Any ways to fix this? I get that errors when I do `npm i discord-rpc`

[carmine mica]

@smoky scroll that's not an error

that's a warning

[smoky scroll]

oh

lemme

show the err

npm ERR! code 1
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command git ls-remote ssh://[e-mail]/devsnek/node-register-scheme.git
npm ERR! 'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
npm ERR! operable program or batch file.

[smoky scroll]

@smoky scroll iirc it is because you don't have git installed so better just install it

aye I just installed git

and it worked

thank you!

[smoky scroll]

why is this error coming? ```internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:883
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'C:\Users\parthiv\Desktop\WhisBot'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:880:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:725:27)
at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:72:12)
at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47 {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: []
}```

[shell hatch]

please stop posting your error in every channel

[smoky scroll]

ok

[smoky scroll]

does discord rpc adds rich presence to bots or users

?

[strong grail]

Bots cant use rich presence

Only nornal discord users

Discord API doesnt allow rich presence for bots

[smoky scroll]

ok

Also I used the example code ```js
const RPC = require('discord-rpc');
const clientId = '779007882573774868';
const scopes = ['rpc', 'rpc.api', 'messages.read'];

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });

client.on('ready', () => {
console.log('Logged in as', client.application.name);
console.log('Authed for user', client.user.username);

client.selectVoiceChannel('781506259235897346');
});

// Log in to RPC with client id
client.login({ clientId, scopes });```

Websockets just causes connection closed

[smoky scroll]

how do i use discord rpc

[nimble yarrow]

https://discord.js.org/#/docs/rpc/master/general/welcome

[iron mirage]

hey.. can i use rpc on my discord bot?

[faint igloo]

What is rpc?

[left fjord]

#archive-rpc-help message

[left fjord]

discord doesn't really display more than 24 hours

after that it just starts from 0

[flint storm]

.

can I use rpc on my discord bot

[smoky scroll]

I used this code, I get no errors
and its still not working

const RPC = require('discord-rpc');
const rpc = new RPC.Client({
    transport: "ipc"
});

rpc.on("ready", () => {
    rpc.setActivity({
        details: "Join xensis!",
        state: "discord.gg/**********",
        startTimestamp: new Date(),
        largeImageKey: "teo_mask",
        largeImageText: "I said join xensis, not hover over my picture...",
    });
    console.log("Rich presence has started")
});

rpc.login({ clientId: "768192429148471336" });

[left fjord]

no

[flint storm]

H

[spring dune]

for some reason I keep seeing my IDE instead of my RPC

very sad

i.ex.

Any ideas how I'd solve this?

(Yes, I am using WebStorm, JavaScript and discord-rpc lib)

ok I turned it off and that fixed it but would love to test without having to close IDE lmao

[spring dune]

Also a quick question, how does one add the Join/Ask to join buttons?

Like how do you tell RPC that you have a lobby.

[spring dune]

I am not aware what the metadata is what <RPC>.createLobby(type, capacity, metadata); wants

Where could I find this?

[smoky scroll]

Hello, does this module require Python ? because when i install it i have a python error lol

[left fjord]

Probably requires python 2.7 to build some dependencies

Nothing unusual

[smoky scroll]

but before when i install the module it works without python

[spring dune]

Ya know it'd be easier to help if you'd say what the error is

[primal ingot]

node:8603) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Could not connect9:47 PM

at Socket.onerror (/rbd/pnpm-volume/31b211f4-3324-486e-8d8d-9126c83eac48/node_modules/.registry.npmjs.org/discord-rpc/3.1.4/node_modules/discord-rpc/src/transports/ipc.js:32:16)

Error any one?

@spring dune ^^ sorry for ping

[spring dune]

Why tag me I'm a beginner in RPC lmao
Also that is literal "Could not connect"

[primal ingot]

Can i show you my code?

[spring dune]

Sure

Just post here kek

[primal ingot]

​const RPC = require('discord-rpc');
const rpc = new RPC.Client({
	transport: 'ipc'
});

rpc.on('ready', ready => {
  rpc.setActivity({
    details: "Making video",
    state: "Testing",
    startTimestamp: new Date(),
    largeImageKey: "786624259954835457",
    largeImageText: "hello world"
 /* smallImageKey: "short",
   smallImageText: "hi",
    */
  });
  console.log("rich presence is now active");
});

rpc.login({
  clientId: "786624259954835457"
});

This not working showing me that error😔

Ten#0010 ^

[primal ingot]

Error plzz any one

[urban stone]

How to do discord-rpc ? pls

[shell hatch]

Check the links in the channel topic

[hazy vine]

pollEmbed(msg, title, options, timeout, emojiList, forceEndPollEmoji);

i didnt understand how can i use that command

[left fjord]

and what that has to do with rpc

[hazy vine]

which channel i have to use?

[shell hatch]

that is not rpc, and that also doesn't look like djs

[primal ingot]

Hey there anyone?

node:8603) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Could not connect9:47 PM

at Socket.onerror (/rbd/pnpm-volume/31b211f4-3324-486e-8d8d-9126c83eac48/node_modules/.registry.npmjs.org/discord-rpc/3.1.4/node_modules/discord-rpc/src/transports/ipc.js:32:16)

Error any one?

[spring dune]

@primal ingot check your clientId

[primal ingot]

ClientId is ok idk why this errror 😔

[spring dune]

Is the id copied from the video tutorial you saw, or your own client id?

Also does the application have an image with the same name as the client id, as you've defined it as such?

[primal ingot]

Yahh its my bot client id

I mean application client id

#archive-djs-v12-deprecated @bright roost

[bright roost]

yes saw it bruh, thx

[primal ingot]

Go there

[tawdry briar]

Hi guys! Just a quick question, what should the clientId be ? Thanks! ❤️

[left fjord]

App id

[tame apex]

what is my fault

[soft kayak]

When I'm using Discord-rpc - When I close it, it close. But if I set it up on my Raspberry PI. Will it so still display for me?

[left fjord]

no

rpc app has to run on same pc discord does

[soft kayak]

Sick. Thanks.

[tame apex]

I have this error in official document's example code too

[spring dune]

Can anyone explain connectToLobby a bit more for me?

I keep getting: Error: Lobby service is unavailable.

I'm using ipc as my transport

[carmine mica]

@spring dune you most likely do not have permission to use it

[spring dune]

It requires permission?

@carmine mica

[carmine mica]

yes

[rich night]

Hi what can we do with the party id and ask to join in node js ?

[night frigate]

what is the rich performance code

[primal ingot]

Thats rich presence not rich preformance

[clear cipher]

how do i make the time show 19:30 minutes left? instead of showing 19:30 elapsed

[rich night]

elapsed it's because you set a endtimestamp less important that the startTimestamp @clear cipher

[rich night]

Hi what can we do with the party id and ask to join in node js ?

[clear cipher]

whats does that supposed to mean??

[left fjord]

Pass when it ends

With a separate property

[clear cipher]

could u show me a example

[clear cipher]

could anyone show me a example of how to do this

and instead of making it show PLAYING A GAME could i change it to something else? just like when a user uses spotify it says Listening to spotify and not playing spotify.Could i maybe change it to something like watching youtube or something like that

[unkempt meadow]

where can I find the docs of the args?

is it possible to change the rpc background color?

[left fjord]

No

[unkempt meadow]

the error I get: Error: OAuth2 Error: invalid_request: Missing "redirect_uri" in request.
here's my code: https://srcb.in/rxWlBsQRVz
idk how to set the redirect uri

I actually did it but I get a Bad request error

[rich night]

@unkempt meadow what does your party id ?

[unkempt meadow]

what?

[rich night]

line 15

[unkempt meadow]

it's a random id

[rich night]

is it usefull ?

[unkempt meadow]

idk actually not in my case

[rich night]

ok

i think go on your developpers portal in the oauth of your app

[unkempt meadow]

still getting this error:

[frank verge]

what's this

[clear cipher]

anyone?

[karmic jolt]

pass an endTimestamp to the activity

[clear cipher]

Oh

let endTimestamp = new Date()

rpc.setActivity({
    details: `booped ${boops} times`,
    state: 'in slither party',
    endTimestamp,
    largeImageKey: 'snek_large',
    largeImageText: 'tea is delicious',
    smallImageKey: 'snek_small',
    smallImageText: 'i am my own pillows',
    instance: false,
  });

Like that?

[clear cipher]

          let d = new Date();
          const endTimestamp = new Date(d.getFullYear(),d.getMonth(),d.getDay(),d.getHours(),d.getMinutes() + 20,d.getSeconds(),d.getMilliseconds());

          rpc.setActivity({
            details: `Watching ${anime}`,
            state: `On episode ${ep}`,
            endTimestamp,
            largeImageKey: large_img,
            largeImageText: anime,
            smallImageKey: 'animedao',
            smallImageText: 'On https://animedao.to',
            instance: false,
          }).catch(e => console.log("\x1b[33m%s\x1b[0m",e))

it says 00:00 left

[karmic jolt]

the date constructor doesn't take multiple arguments, just use Date.now() + 20 * 60 * 1000 if you want it to end in 20 minutes

[fathom lion]

can you have two scripts connect to regular and canary instance at the same time?

[mighty pendant]

I'm trying to use the RPC package with React using the websocket method but i'm getting this error in the console. How can i fix this?

My code:

    const rpc = new Client({
        transport: "websocket"
    });

    rpc.on("ready", () => {
        rpc.setActivity({
            details: "Test",
            state: "test",
            startTimestamp: new Date()
        });
        console.log("Rich presence now active.");
    })

    rpc.login({
        clientId: "789853560376000523"
    }).catch(err => console.log(err))

I tried using IPC but that doesn't work in browsers.

[fathom lion]

ugh, the ipc backend would support setting your ipc client id, but the rpc.login just doesn't...

[clear cipher]

is it possible to make the time 12:00 / 20:00? I just realised that is the same as endTimestamp but I still wanna know if its possible

@mighty pendant i think for the login,theres no clientId option,in the example,its a string

let clientId = "789853560376000523"
    rpc.login({ clientId }).catch(err => console.log(err))

[mighty pendant]

How is this any different though? 🤔

[clear cipher]

ur giving a string to a option that does not exist,what do u think?

[mighty pendant]

but how is

let clientId = "789853560376000523"
rpc.login({ clientId })

any different from

rpc.login({clientId: "789853560376000523"})

Yours is just using the shorthand

you could write your snippet as

let clientId = "789853560376000523"
rpc.login({ clientId: clientId })

[faint igloo]

._.XD

[gritty peak]

I have never understood rpc.

Does it check if discord is on the pc and runs it through that?

[left fjord]

it doens't "check"

it simply connects to it

[gritty peak]

oh

Does it work with mobile too?

like if I make an nodejs app here on my phone

[left fjord]

no

mobile app does not have rpc server

[gritty peak]

oh right

[left fjord]

there was an experiment with game detection, that was running as a separate service, but it was long ago

[gritty peak]

ah

[quaint sapphire]

I was looking at the RPC documentation and it say RPC is in a private beta. I've used Discord.js-RPC before though

Am I missing something?

https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/rpc

[clear cipher]

could I change the type of the status? Like can i change PLAYING to WATCHING?

[clear cipher]

can i change my application name? I mean not manually but by code

[gritty peak]

How could I make so my RPC tells how long it's been on?

[clear cipher]

        rpc.setActivity({
            startTimestamp: new Date()
        });

[gritty peak]

Thank you!

[fathom lion]

Completely noob javascript question, how do I get access to unsubscribe in here (from rpc client.js):

  /**
   * Subscribe to an event
   * @param {string} event Name of event e.g. `MESSAGE_CREATE`
   * @param {Object} [args] Args for event e.g. `{ channel_id: '1234' }`
   * @param {Function} callback Callback when an event for the subscription is triggered
   * @returns {Promise<Object>}
   */
  subscribe(event, args, callback) {
    if (!callback && typeof args === 'function') {
      callback = args;
      args = undefined;
    }
    return this.request(RPCCommands.SUBSCRIBE, args, event).then(() => {
      const subid = subKey(event, args);
      this._subscriptions.set(subid, callback);
      return {
        unsubscribe: () => this.request(RPCCommands.UNSUBSCRIBE, args, event)
          .then(() => this._subscriptions.delete(subid)),
      };
    });
  }

Is await rpc.subscribe() sufficient?

[carmine mica]

const { unsubscribe } = await client.subscribe(...)

[fathom lion]

I have this and it seems to work:

let activityJoinRequestUnsubscriber = null;

// other code here

        if (!lobbyIsPrivate) {
            activityJoinRequestUnsubscriber = await rpc.subscribe('ACTIVITY_JOIN_REQUEST', (args) => {
                rpc.sendJoinInvite(args['user']['id']).catch(console.log)
            })
        } else if (activityJoinRequestUnsubscriber !== null) {
            activityJoinRequestUnsubscriber.unsubscribe()
            activityJoinRequestUnsubscriber = null
        }

I should check that unsubscriber is null before setting it again

but also, this entire thing I wanted to do doesn't work anyway so I'll just remove this roundabout way of sending the invite

I thought discord wouldn't send those invite to join messages when someone asks to join when you are subscribed to ACTIVITY_JOIN_REQUEST but it does

[supple imp]

hey, I've searched for a long time but still didn't find anything...
everytime I try to run example, I'm getting body: { redirect_uri: [ 'Not a well formed URL.' ] }

doesn't matter what redirect url I type (on that site where you create apps), it throws this error... (using ipc ofc)

[spring dune]

I too am curious

[dense sage]

how would i add buttons like this?

[karmic jolt]

buttons aren't documented on discord's side, hence there's no support for it in discord-rpc

[dense sage]

damn

[neat sequoia]

^^ this guy has the same question as me xD

[rich night]

what is this ? .setCertifiedDevices(devices)
Tell discord which devices are certified

and this ? .captureShortcut(callback)
Capture a shortcut using the client The callback takes (key, stop) where stop is a function that will stop capturing. This stop function must be called before disconnecting or else the user will have to restart their client.

[left fjord]

https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/certified-devices

https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/rpc#setcertifieddevices

and https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/rpc#captureshortcut

[rich night]

thx

[shell stirrup]

what are transport options in constructor options

nvm got it

how do I add buttons like this

the user said they used discord-rpc

[left fjord]

#archive-rpc-help message

[rich night]

transport options are ipc or websocket and it choose the way to communicate

with discord

[rich night]

if buttons aren't supported by discord how did they made those ?

how can we interact with the invite code in discordjs-rpc ?

[karmic jolt]

documented != supported

you can still add buttons, but discord-rpc won't support them in setActivity

[rich night]

how can i add them @karmic jolt ?

[karmic jolt]

look at the internal structure of the setActivity() method and use that to make a request to the websocket

[rich night]

but with transport ipc is it ok ?

[karmic jolt]

sure

[rich night]

ok in the node modules files

thx

and question do you know if we can make someone open a browser when clicks join party ?

[karmic jolt]

as in a custom button with that label or the rpc party function

[rich night]

can you voc i don't really understand

export interface Presence {
    state?: string;
    details?: string;
    startTimestamp?: number | Date;
    endTimestamp?: number | Date;
    largeImageKey?: string;
    largeImageText?: string;
    smallImageKey?: string;
    smallImageText?: string;
    instance?: boolean;
    partySize?: number;
    partyMax?: number;
    matchSecret?: string;
    spectateSecret?: string;
    joinSecret?: string;
}

``` Here is the presence in node_modules i don't see any button

[karmic jolt]

because, as i said, discord-rpc doesn't support them

you're looking at the types, not the source

[rich night]

i don't really understand what is the source ?

[karmic jolt]

https://github.com/discordjs/RPC/blob/master/src/client.js#L474-L540

[rich night]

yes i am there but where can i add the button

[karmic jolt]

add an array like buttons: [{ label: 'hi', url: 'https://example.com' }] to the activity object at the bottom

[rich night]

and discord will add a button ?

[karmic jolt]

try it

[rich night]

ok

it works but it don't redirects

[karmic jolt]

thats normal, you cant click your own buttons

[rich night]

i will try with href redirect or other words

ah ok

try to click on mine ?

does it redirect to google ?

[karmic jolt]

yes

[rich night]

thx

how did you know that ?

and why they don't documentate it ?

[karmic jolt]

there's a pr open for that

[rich night]

pr ?

an issue on github ?

[karmic jolt]

https://github.com/discord/discord-api-docs/pull/2219

[rich night]

ok thx

i follow you on github @karmic jolt

[karmic jolt]

cool

[rich night]

Hey i have a question what can we do with client secret party id etc with discord js rpc ? Can we redirect to a link ?

[supple crescent]

Is there an example floating around using .subscribe() for voice state changes? I can't seem to grab anything, despite being auth'd. ie, client.user is available.

[supple crescent]

Looked back a bit through chat history, seems there have been some other issues with 4006 error codes. Seems like I can get user info but can't subscribe to any events, or get guilds, channels, etc, despite having scopes for rpc, rpc.api, guilds, etc.

Would love some guidance if possible.

const clientId = '';
const clientSecret = ''
const scopes = ['rpc', 'rpc.notifications.read', 'guilds'];

DiscordRPC.register(clientId);
const rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });
rpc.on('ready', () => {
    console.log('Authed for user', rpc.user.username);
    rpc.getGuilds(1000)
    .then(c => {
        console.log(c[0].name);
    })
    .catch(error => {
        console.log(error);
    })
    rpc.subscribe("VOICE_STATE_UPDATE", (s) => {
        console.log(s);
    }).catch(error => {
        console.log(error);
    })
});

rpc.login({ clientId: clientId, clientSecret: clientSecret, clienscopes: scopes }).catch(console.error);

[loud gulch]

hi how to add buttons to rich presence

?

hi

@where everyone

iam using easy rp

[waxen gazelle]

if you're using some program you'll need to ask the people who made it

[verbal portal]

can i subscribe to any events like client.subscribe("*")

[fathom lion]

this sounds like an horrible idea

you want to have different callbacks for every event

not a giant callback with at best a switch statement in it

[dry grove]

?help

[turbid olive]

[A]utomating the API in that way /is/ abuse. Automatically doing "X" every N is generally not a good idea. Where X could be posting a message, changing someone's nickname, renaming a role, changing a channel topic, etc...
Generally bots should only react to user actions...
Although, for very large N we generally don't care. But for small N, we do care. Think rainbow bots, etc....

~Jake@​Discordapp 21/01/2018
source (Discord API): https://discordapp.com/channels/81384788765712384/381887113391505410/404566425454247938

Against popular belief "does not work" is not sufficient information to provide to receive help.
What's the expected (wanted) behaviour, what's the actual (unwanted) behaviour? Do you get any errors? What's your relevant code that might be causing the issue?

[left fjord]

This is not #app-commands

[fathom lion]

How should I reconnect to discord when the user restarts theirs?

[fathom lion]

Even better question, how can I connect to discord if the user didn't start my app with discord open

[fathom lion]

function clearDiscord() {
    rpc._connectPromise = undefined;
    // noinspection JSAccessibilityCheck
    rpc._subscriptions = new Map();
    rpc.removeAllListeners('connected')
    // noinspection JSAccessibilityCheck
    rpc.transport.removeAllListeners('close')
}

This is what I found that works

This used to be a thing I think: https://github.com/discordjs/RPC/pull/67/files#diff-627fe08d8bba6a4fa76e7c5ed36ef6f16d126733e65e19236b391de0d34f1fe0R107

This used to be a thing for exactly no time at all as it was reverted the next commit:

[maiden hearth]

How to check the position at which we joined the server

[smoky scroll]

How the client know whom to give rpc?

[carmine mica]

@fathom lion you should create a new client instance for each connection

[fathom lion]

And create new listeners after it has connected?

So the examples are pretty out of date, every example makes the client/connection a const

[carmine mica]

the examples don't handle reconnecting lol

[bright moon]

where is the event list for the rpc?

Also i couldn't find a full RPCLoginOptions

[fathom lion]

the event list is on official docs?

https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/rpc#commands-and-events-rpc-events

[bright moon]

oh yeah that was my bad

what about RPCLoginOptions ?

[bright moon]

i just found a little information about scopes on RPCLoginOptions
i saw guilds.join on discord scopes list, and i just thought it means we can make our client join a discord server?
like isn't that against discord TOS?

[sacred ore]

That is not what that means no

[bright moon]

so what that means?

not just that, if we can move a user a to a voice channel from another one, it makes the client a kind of bot tho

and again discord TOS problem....

[sacred ore]

guilds.join is only for redirect links being able to join users to a guild

[bright moon]

ok, i got about hte guilds.join,
about the move and stuff:
if we are using a kind of bot on our client to do the move and other things, isn't that makes it some kind of illegal?
(with discord-rpc lib)

[sacred ore]

No it's not , discord voice has some difference rules , and it's allowed to move users

[bright moon]

oh ok didn't know about that

so about the login options

let's say i have a linux os

i have my discord logged in with my chrome or browser

how can i make the index.js that has discord-rpc to connect to the client logged in the browser?

and set data to it?

or even can we like, be logged out of the discord account from that os, and set rpc from another device?

[sacred ore]

Well now that last part seems kinda against the TOS of discord , but the first part should work just like a regular discord client

[bright moon]

but if the last one is illegal, it means spotify is doing an illegal job tho, because i have spotify with other device running and the spotify account is linked to this discord account, and i will get the rpc still....

[sacred ore]

No , because spotify ITSELF is doing that

You are using a 3rd party RPC client that is unaffiliated with discord, trying to login a client that might not be expecting the action

Do you see the issue with that

[bright moon]

no i didn't want to login to my account

i just wanted to give the 3rd party app(like my website) to set the rpc for me

without having any access to the client, like is that even possible?

so you just mean the Spotify is kind whitelisted to set this kind of data to our client, but not us?

[sacred ore]

I kinda misread what you were saying

But also, yes kinda , because spotify is a connection to your account

[bright moon]

but wasn't there a connection for 3rd party apps too?

like our owns?

[sacred ore]

No I mean like, spotify is a CONNECTION, like one that you manaully add to your account on purpose for the sole fact of receiving that rpc

[bright moon]

ok so that makes it legal

[sacred ore]

No it doesn't

[bright moon]

for the spotify

i meant

[sacred ore]

No

[bright moon]

i mean for the spotify company(or organization or whatever)

but isn't there anyway to make a connection for our 3rd party app (example a website)?

[sacred ore]

No i-

This kind of connection is what I mean ^

They have implicit access to do that because you connected them

[bright moon]

I know about it, i was just thinking maybe discord has something for the developers too

[sacred ore]

Well yea , rpc should do that

[bright moon]

sadly discord doesn't looks like have it for us tho

ok so about be logged in a browser

having a browser open an launching the index.js will do the work? (i use ipc as the connection tho)

[left fjord]

Not sure if the website runs rpc server

[bright moon]

i just got that as an example

[smoky scroll]

Hey
I've noticed the ability of having custom buttons in rich presence, the only library that mentions these is djs-rpc.
My current code is

'use strict'; //whatever this is

const RPC = require('discord-rpc');

const clientId = '794670590555324418';

const client = new RPC.Client({
  transport: 'ipc',
});

client.on('ready', async () => {
  console.log("Ready")
  await client.setActivity({
    details: `Ali's Network`,
    state: 'Hello',
    largeImageKey: 'alibot',
    largeImageText: 'Client by Ali\'s Network',
    buttons: [
      {label: 'Test', url: 'https://snek.dev/'},
      {label: 'Work', url: 'https://thkc.space/'}
    ]
  });
});

client.login({ clientId });

I'm currently running this but the buttons don't appear and I don't get any errors

[smoky scroll]

Hey guys how do I use discord rpc to update my own status upon opening an app (e.g. Zoom Meetings) on their PC

[covert wedge]

I'm trying to use discord-rpc to enable rich presence for my discord profile but when I run the node program i get this error:

Error: connection closed
    at IPCTransport.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Daniel\Documents\discord-presence\node_modules\discord-rpc\src\client.js:118:16)

I'm using Canary 73889 (844e5af)
Host 1.0.16
Windows 10 64-Bit (10.0.19041)

[verbal portal]

use client.request

[shrewd raft]

can you access the client's images from the client id

[whole sail]

Can we make a rich presence for the bot ?

[fathom lion]

no, those endpoints are only available to users

[whole sail]

Oh ok

[smoky scroll]

Maybe
try something like this ? ```js
activity : {
details: rpc.details ? rpc.details : undefined,
state: rpc.state ? rpc.state : undefined,
assets: {
large_text: rpc.assets.largeImageText ? rpc.assets.largeImageText : undefined,
large_image: rpc.assets.largeImageKey ? rpc.assets.largeImageKey : undefined,
small_text: rpc.assets.smallImageText ? rpc.assets.smallImageText : undefined,
small_image: rpc.assets.smallImageKey ? rpc.assets.smallImageKey : undefined
},
buttons: [{
label: rpc.buttons.primary.buttonLabelText,
url: rpc.buttons.primary.buttonRedirectUrl
},
...

Looks a little weird since I'm using a config.json 
😓  sorry if this dosent help I'm not the most advanced person

[smoky scroll]

It says could not connect:

const RPC = require('discord-rpc');

const clientId = '763367310273806366';

const client = new RPC.Client({
  transport: 'ipc',
});

client.on('ready', async () => {
  console.log("Ready")


client.login({ clientId }).catch(console.error);```

will i have to run it on computer or i can run it on any online repl?

[smoky scroll]

??

[signal locust]

?try

[turbid olive]

Try out the code before asking if it works.

[smoky scroll]

https://tryitands.ee

[smoky scroll]

Its not letting me install discord-rpc, any tips?

[solid ocean]

install git.

[smoky scroll]

@solid ocean do you have a link to that?

[solid ocean]

no I don't. Google "how to install git on <your os>"

[smoky scroll]

@solid ocean that did not fix the installing error..

does anyone know a fix?

[shell hatch]

the fix is installing git, make sure its added to path

[whole sail]

What is this error : RPC_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT

[sacred ore]

you tried to set RPC too many times consecutively

[whole sail]

AHHH ok

[slow pine]

@sacred ore how do you make this? 😳

couldn't find anything for the buttons

[sacred ore]

its buttons: [ { label: ' ', url: ' ' }, { label: ' ', url: ' ' } ]

[slow pine]

thanks 😳

[smoky scroll]

@sacred ore is there a way I can get the code for the buttons thing in the rpc?

[sacred ore]

uh no

[smoky scroll]

oop okay

[thorny trout]

const RPC = require('discord-rpc')


const clientId = '0';
const scopes = ['rpc', 'rpc.api', 'messages.read'];

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'websocket' });

client.on('ready', () => {
  console.log('Logged in as', client.application.name);
  console.log('Authed for user', client.user.username);

 // client.selectVoiceChannel('81384788862181376');
});

// Log in to RPC with client id
client.login({ clientId, scopes });

I get this error

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'websocket' });
               ^

TypeError: RPC.Client is not a constructor

[velvet vine]

Do you have the package installed correctly? Also, I wouldn't recommend using 'rpc.api' in the scopes

[thorny trout]

discord-rpc didnt install properly the first time

im just using code example in the docs

idk anything about scopes

[velvet vine]

Well, that might be a problem then, you should make sure the discord-rpc is installed correctly.

Also, use 'ipc' for transport instead of 'websocket' or you'll also have problems with that in a bit.

Also, if you're just using RPC for just the RPC, then 'messages.read' isn't really necessary for your scopes either.

[thorny trout]

 rpc.setActivity({
    details : details,
    state : state,
     largeImageKey : 'agent',
     largeImageText: 'Pooog',
     smallImageKey : 'agent',
     smallImageText : 'teest',
     startTimestamp  : new Date(),


     })

is there more stuff i can add apart from these ?

[smoky scroll]

Hello, Discord RPC allow only whitelisted urls for buttons? I tried some variants and nothing worked.

[karmic jolt]

you need to install the master branch for buttons

[smoky scroll]

I have already installed, but when I am clicking the buttons, no redirecting

[karmic jolt]

you can't click your own buttons

[smoky scroll]

wow, didnt know

[signal locust]

How? git clone https://github.com/discordjs/rpc in node_modules?

[karmic jolt]

npm i discordjs/rpc

[smoky scroll]

I installed through npm install git+https://github.com/discordjs/RPC.git

[signal locust]

Oooo thanks!

[slender drum]

can anyone help https://gist.github.com/pranavsivakumar100/f567862501cd64df47928aba92c75a67

[shell hatch]

Please stop crossposting in every channel, especially since your problem has nothing to do with djs rpc or commando

[terse shadow]

Is it supposed to log Error: connection closed when i run the example?

[shell zephyr]

Error: connection closed with a valid token

[zinc wharf]

token?

[shell zephyr]

it's a client id

and it is a real one

const DiscordRPC = require('discord-rpc');
const rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'});


rpc.login(myclientid);

myclientid is my actual id

(node:12704) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: connection closed

[karmic jolt]

is it your user or your application id?

[shell zephyr]

app id

@karmic jolt

sry ping

[zinc wharf]

Its showing connection closed for me too

[karmic jolt]

are you running that on the same pc where you have the discord program open?

[shell zephyr]

yeah

[karmic jolt]

then not sure what else could be causing that

[shell zephyr]

It's for a game client

const DiscordRPC = require('discord-rpc');
const { app, BrowserWindow } = require('electron');
const rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'});
let win;

async function createWindow() {
    win = new BrowserWindow({ width: 1920, height: 1080, icon: __dirname + '/icon.ico' });
    win.setMenu(null);
    win.loadURL("https://krunker.io", {userAgent: "Chrome"});
    win.setTitle('[РАША] Clan-Only Client');

    win.on('page-title-updated', (evt) => {
        evt.preventDefault();
    });

    /*rpc.setActivity({
        largeImageKey: "thumbnail",
        largeImageText: "[РАША] Clan-Only Client",
        state: "Test",
        details: "Discord RPC",
        partySize: 0,
        partyMax: 1

    });*/
}


rpc.on('ready', () => {
    app.whenReady().then(createWindow);
});


rpc.login(clientid);

electron

[karmic jolt]

oh nevermind, i see

the login parameter should be .login({ clientId: clientid })

[shell zephyr]

thanks!

works for me

[karmic jolt]

[zinc wharf]

const RPC = require('discord-rpc');
const rpc = new RPC.Client({
    transport: 'ipc'
});

rpc.on('ready', () => {
    rpc.setActivity({
        // Stuff HERE
    });

    console.log("RPC Ready");
});

rpc.login({
    clientId: "ID HERE"
})

Error

(node:6436) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: connection closed 

[short wing]

you need to pass both the clientId and client secret to rpc.login

[zinc wharf]

but it worked yesterday

and whats the key to pass client secret?

[short wing]

hmm did you update discord-rpc?

[zinc wharf]

nope

[short wing]

many versions ago it didn't need the client secret

[karmic jolt]

still doesnt

[zinc wharf]

i'll try passing that, whats the key?

clientSecret : ""

?

[short wing]

yeah

clientSecret

[karmic jolt]

client secret is only needed for specific rpc methods, rich presence doesnt belong into that category

[short wing]

oh sorry then it worked for me so i thought we needed that

[zinc wharf]

nope, connections closed

[loud gulch]

I want rpc source code

[shell hatch]

just go to their github

https://github.com/discordjs/rpc

[rose bolt]

I get the error
UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: connection closed
While trying to use discord-rpc

devsnakes's wrapper works fine tho

same issue while running npm run example

on the source code

using macOS 11

@potent quailone?

fuck....

sorry for the ping....

[waxen gazelle]

@rose bolt do you have transport set to ipc?

[rose bolt]

no websocket...

tried it on ipc

didnt work

same error

[sacred ore]

So you have this?

[waxen gazelle]

websocket is private and you cant use it

you must use ipc

[rose bolt]

i tried both....

[rose bolt]

no but i tried it tho

didnt work

[sacred ore]

Are you using the right client is

Id

[rose bolt]

yes

sorry had some weird internet issue....

i tried again with ipc

now shows UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: OAuth2 Authorization Error: Unknown Error

[smoky scroll]

Why can't I add time with the button?

I get this error when I add

[karmic jolt]

startTimestamp is indeed not a valid property (https://discord.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#activity-object for reference)

[smoky scroll]

@karmic jolt

0 result

[karmic jolt]

exactly

[smoky scroll]

😦

[karmic jolt]

look at the activity object on the discord docs site, there's a property which lets you set timestamps

[smoky scroll]

I have been searching for 2 days, no result
Is there a way to add both button and time?

[karmic jolt]

you can also install the master branch npm i discordjs/rpc which supports buttons on the setActivity() method

[hardy arrow]

Discord rpc will work without even using the app right?

[sacred ore]

Yes

The only reason the app is In the example is to show that it can be updated from external variables from other applications like games you make etc

[left fjord]

huh

how can rpc work without discord app

[hardy arrow]

my rpc isnt showing
code:

const RPC = require('discord-rpc');
const cl = require('cli-logs');

const rpc = new RPC.Client({
    transport: 'ipc'
});

rpc.on('ready', () => {
    rpc.setActivity({
        details: 'Developing a bot',
        startTimestamp: new Date()
    });

    cl.connect('RPC is now active')
});

rpc.login({
    clientId: 'my client id'
});

nvm

[sacred ore]

I think they meant the electron app

[left fjord]

"app" is ambiguous

so "i think they meant discord app"

[sacred ore]

Welp we'll see 🙈

[unkempt meadow]

sorry, where's that docs cuz I couldnt find it

[sacred ore]

It's not

[unkempt meadow]

bruh

[sacred ore]

Lol

[unkempt meadow]

how tf then

[sacred ore]

Well the api tells you what it wants , so when you mess up it says sumn like "buttons: [Object[0]]" expected an object" etc etc, so I just kept working my way thru until I got it right

[unkempt meadow]

yeah ik but I would never know this by just lookin at the docs

[left fjord]

there is this

https://github.com/discord/discord-api-docs/pull/2219

[left fjord]

which was posted here before this answer

[sacred ore]

It's not actually merged tho, hence why not documented and I had to bullshit my way thru finding it

Glad advaith is always ontop of things tho

[left fjord]

it's right there

[rose bolt]

anyone?

[smoky scroll]

plz give me djs diccord invite link

@left fjord

[left fjord]

#resources exists

@smoky scroll

[smoky scroll]

TNX

[smoky scroll]

I want it to be in 2 things but I get errors like this

Isn't that feature available or am I just not able to do it?

[wise breach]

im using

buttons: [{ label: 'test', url: 'some url' }]

for buttons but its not working

[wise breach]

if this is not the way I should do it , how can I ?

[left fjord]

?dnw

[turbid olive]

Against popular belief "does not work" is not sufficient information to provide to receive help.
What's the expected (wanted) behaviour, what's the actual (unwanted) behaviour? Do you get any errors? What's your relevant code that might be causing the issue?

[dawn ginkgo]

if you need example

var rpc = require("discord-rpc")
const client = new rpc.Client({ transport: 'ipc' })
client.on('ready', () => {
client.request('SET_ACTIVITY', {
pid: process.pid,
activity : {
details : "text here!",
assets : {
large_image : "image-name",
large_text : "my Status" // THIS WILL SHOW AS "Playing <Status>" from the outisde
},

instance : false,
buttons : [{label : "test1" , url : "https://github.com/discord/discord-rpc"},{label : "test2",url : "https://github.com/discord/discord-rpc"}]
}
})
})

client.login({ clientId : "client-ID-HERE" }).catch(console.error);

[wise breach]

thanks ,but what's pid ?

[dawn ginkgo]

this is be index.js of your RPC files! :/

you can see js buttons : [{label : "test1" , url : "https://github.com/discord/discord-rpc"},{label : "test2",url : "https://github.com/discord/discord-rpc"}]

[wise breach]

i used this , nothing got changed

by using client.setActivity({

when i use client.request , it asks me for a pid

what's pid ?

[dawn ginkgo]

idk

check your DM i send all the src

[shell zephyr]

How do I make rpc work if discord is closed and then opened again????

[dawn ginkgo]

add timer for every 15 sec

rpc.on('ready', () => {
  setActivity();

  setInterval(() => {
    setActivity();
  }, 15e3);
});

[left fjord]

That sounds like unnecessary amount of requests

[dawn ginkgo]

15 seconds for example, you can set to 60 minutes or something like that

[primal ingot]

Is rpc even possible in android?

[karmic jolt]

no

[primal ingot]

Why?

[karmic jolt]

because the mobile app does not have an rpc server

[primal ingot]

Ohh ohk

[primal ingot]

What happened if i open my discord in Android browser?
Same?

[karmic jolt]

browser doesn't work on any device

it needs to be the desktop app

[primal ingot]

Ohk ty

[terse shadow]

Is it possible to set a custom activity for RPC? Like streaming, listening, or even a custom one if possible?

[left fjord]

Not really

[terse shadow]

thanks!

[glad sundial]

When I upload an image to the rpc section of my application, it deletes it automatically when I refresh the page. Why is this?

[left fjord]

did you save?

[shell zephyr]

It's there, but doesn't always show unless you bugged the system like i did

this is why:

[left fjord]

what

[shell zephyr]

the connection is broken so it doesn't work

someone help 😦

[shell zephyr]

does anyone know how to add the 'join' button?

pls help

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[mystic flint]

stop spamming

[shell zephyr]

stop mini-modding?

[unkempt meadow]

anyone knows if is it possible to insert links here?

[carmine mica]

it isn't

[fathom lion]

You need to fill in the party information, have a join secret, implement joinGame

[fathom lion]

Discord caches these, but this takes solid 5 minutes or more. When the image starts appearing on your app then it should also appear in the application page

[fathom lion]

#archive-rpc-help message

[fathom lion]

That's answering this question

[shell zephyr]

@fathom lion tysm but idk where to find the joinGame() method

and how do i check for a broken connection?

[fathom lion]

I think the rpc client emits 'disconnected' that is a good start. Also if the connection fails, an error is thrown

joinGame is probably in discord docs, that's what it was called before

rpc.subscribe('ACTIVITY_JOIN', ...

https://www.github.com/LittleEndu/AMQ-node-js/tree/master/main.js

[fathom lion]

For how I do it, before devsnek said I should make new connection

[shell zephyr]

thanks

[smoky scroll]

what is the problem

[left fjord]

you tell us

[smoky scroll]

I get this error when doing button discord rpc

[shell zephyr]

Can we have a full updated example?

[carmine mica]

on error make new client

[shell zephyr]

hmmm im kinda bad at this cuz my rpc doesn't work:

1. when discord is started after my app
2. on app restart

[shell zephyr]

on setActivity error?

cuz im stuck on rpc

[carmine mica]

decide what you consider to be an error that implies reconnecting is needed

and when that happens

create a new client

[shell zephyr]

and login?

[carmine mica]

ya

[shell zephyr]

so onError() {
rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'});
rpc.login();
}

cool, thanks

[shell zephyr]

I got so close... Only it times out 😦

every time i try

why?

and invites don't work

wth

so what is transmitted matchSecret or joinSecret?

@carmine mica now my status is stuck as well

///////////////////////////////////
//          Discord RPC          //
///////////////////////////////////

// RPC Login Code.
const DiscordRPC = require('discord-rpc');
const { time } = require('console');
const { electron, chrome } = require('process');
const { webContents } = require('electron');
DiscordRPC.register('797056762649247745');
let rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'});

function initRPC() {
    rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'});
    rpc.login( {clientId: '797056762649247745'} );
    rpc.addListener('ACTIVITY_JOIN', (args) => {
        args = args.split('.');
        let gameID = args[0];

        window.location(`https://krunker.io/?game=${gameID}`);
    });
    rpc.addListener('ACTIVITY_JOIN_REQUEST', (args) => {
        rpc.sendJoinInvite(args['user']['id']);
    });
}

initRPC();

// RPC Status Code.

let gameData = null;
setInterval(() => {
    let data = fetch(`https://matchmaker.krunker.io/game-info?game=${new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('game')}`)
    .then(r => r.json())
    .then(rData => {
        gameData = rData;
    }) .catch(err => {});
},1000);

var setActivity = setInterval(() => {
    if(!rpc) {
        return;
    }
    // Get all variables here.
    {...}
    // Set activity
    rpc.setActivity({
        largeImageKey: "thumbnail",
        largeImageText: `Kills: ${kills} | Deaths: ${deaths} | Score: ${score}`,
        smallImageKey: classNameEdit,
        smallImageText: "Playing as " + className,
        details: gameData[4].i,
        state: gameType,
        partySize: gameData[2],
        partyMax: gameData[3],
        startTimestamp: t1,
        endTimestamp: t2,
        instance: true,
        joinSecret: new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('game')
    }) .catch(err => {
        initRPC();
    });
}, 100);

[fathom lion]

add js to your codeblock like this:
```js
code here
```

let rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'}); this get overwritten

if(!rpc) { isn't this always true? not sure how Client casts to bool

.catch(err => {
        initRPC();
    })

pretty sure you don't want to init another client when you fail to set activity, activity can fail on reasons other than the client missing

[fathom lion]

pretty sure rpc.addListener('ACTIVITY_JOIN', needs to be rpc.subscribe('ACTIVITY_JOIN',

[shell zephyr]

tysm @fathom lion once again

[shell zephyr]

i did it glitched somehow

[shell zephyr]

then how do I re-initialise on disconnect

[fathom lion]

rpc.on('disconnected' or look what the event is called

[shell zephyr]

didn't it get removed?

vs code shows me:

or do I sub to the event

[fathom lion]

idk what else to say other than you don't have any reason to always trust your IDE...

[bright moon]

client.request('SET_ACTIVITY', {});
as the inputs for the request, for the imageText should i add it on the assets or the main activity ?
and what should i call that? like largeImageText or what?

[fathom lion]

rpc.setActivity is already a function that does everything activity related, isn't it?

No need make a raw request yourself

[bright moon]

for buttons it needs tho

[fathom lion]

Then just copy paste the code from source/github (which might even already have button support)?

[bright moon]

well the only code i got is without imageText

[fathom lion]

This one

[bright moon]

wait u mean djs-rpc is updated?

[fathom lion]

Probably not released, but buttons are working on master

[bright moon]

i installed djs-rpc from npm, should i install the master from github or it will work on the last npm too?

cuz last publish on npm is 4 month ago

[fathom lion]

If you manually call the request same way it is done on master then it should work

(but idk how npm works or how you package your app or anything so ymmv)

[bright moon]

well it does work but that's not my question

im asking about largeImageText where should i call that? on the assets or the main activity ?

or even largeImageText is a true thing to call?

[fathom lion]

Large image text is just a string. It's the tooltip that appear when you hover over the large image

So wdym you want to call that

[bright moon]

look

we are sending a request with data right?

for having largeImage on our rpc we call that like this in assets on activity :

{
        pid: process.pid,
        activity: {
            assets: {
                large_image: 'pfp4'
            },
            details: 'tt',
            state: 'tt',
            buttons: [
                { label: 'label', url: 'url' }
            ]
        }
    }

you see we call it large_image in here for the sending raw request

so for the largeImageText what should we call it? and were should we call it?

i know raw events are different and i couldn't find anything on discord docs

[fathom lion]

An you couldn't look at the source code or read the discord documentation? You need to name that key "large_text"

[bright moon]

i really didn't find anything in discord docs and i never had in my mind to look at the djs-rpc source code

[fathom lion]

I'm on mobile but this is what djs does

[bright moon]

thank u so much! ❤️

[idle lichen]

@fathom lion Can you tell which mobile application you are making code from?

Can I activate my bot from the application you made a code for?

[fathom lion]

the image is a screenshot of github, wdym "making code from" ???

[smoky scroll]

so im getting an error when setting up a discord-rpc module

all my packages are corrct

can anybody tell me whats wrong by looking at the error because i dont want to give out my client ids

[fallen ginkgo]

is anyone familiar with the code for discord rich presence?

im kinda new to js and i was just wondering what are the limitations

[smoky scroll]

Is it possible to make the join button take you to a link with a url parameter?

[fallen ginkgo]

yes!

[smoky scroll]

Can you tell me how

[left fjord]

it's literally above

[fallen ginkgo]

buttons: [ {label: 'button name', url: 'place url link here'}, ],

[smoky scroll]

Is it possible for the game join button?
Not the custom ones

[left fjord]

not really

[proud loom]

what are you trying to do? are you a game developer?

[smoky scroll]

Not really for a game
I wanted to do something like lobbies, the join button would take you to etc.com/see?id={the id}

[sacred ore]

ya no

join secrets are produced by the discord sdk, you cant really do that with a link

[smoky scroll]

Hey so, i've been trying to setup the RPC client, which causes an error, this is the code:

let rpc = (new (require('discord-rpc')).Client({
    transport: 'ipc'
}));

rpc.on('ready', async () => rpc.request('SET_ACTIVITY', {
    pid: process.pid,
    activity: {
        state: 'Invite the bot and join us!',
        details: 'Entertainment',
        assets: {
            large_text: 'VXC'
        },
        buttons: [{
            label: 'Invite',
            url: '<Some URL>'
        }]
    }
}));

rpc.login({
    clientId: '<Client ID>',
    clientSecret: '<Client secret>'
});```
And this is the error:
```js
Error: Could not connect```
Am i missing something?

[sacred ore]

dont use rpc.request, and also you dont need clientSecret

[smoky scroll]

Should i use <RPCClient>#setActivity() instead?

[sacred ore]

yes

[smoky scroll]

K lemme try

Still getting the same error

[sacred ore]

show current code

[smoky scroll]

let rpc = (new (require('discord-rpc')).Client({
    transport: 'ipc'
}));

rpc.on('ready', async () => rpc.setActivity({
    state: 'Invite the bot and join us!',
    details: 'Entertainment',
    largeImageText: 'VXC',
    buttons: [{
        label: 'Invite',
        url: '<Some URL>'
    }]
}));

rpc.login({
    clientId: bot.user.id
});```

[sacred ore]

put the whole set activity inside brackets

rpc.on('ready', async () => {
rpc.setActivity({
//stuff here
})
})```

[smoky scroll]

I don't think that would change anything tho, just arrow function syntax

[sacred ore]

it shouldnt

but ya know

some things are stupid

[smoky scroll]

let rpc = (new (require('discord-rpc')).Client({
    transport: 'ipc'
}));

rpc.on('ready', async () => {
    return rpc.setActivity({
        state: 'Invite the bot and join us!',
        details: 'Entertainment',
        largeImageText: 'VXC',
        buttons: [{
            label: 'Invite',
            url: '<Some URL>'
        }]
    });
});

rpc.login({
    clientId: bot.user.id
});``` Same thing

[sacred ore]

hm odd

i dont know if its needed or not, but do you have rich presence assets added to the bot?

[smoky scroll]

I do, at least one

[sacred ore]

how come its not listed in the setActivity

[smoky scroll]

Huh?

[sacred ore]

largeImageKey

[smoky scroll]

I don't think the issue is even related to that method

It's from <RPCClient>#login()

[sacred ore]

well i have no fuckin idea cuz thats what i have

[smoky scroll]

Odd

[sacred ore]

rpc.login({ clientId }).catch(e => { console.log(e) });

[smoky scroll]

Lemme see

Seems like it's coming from here

[sacred ore]

ik im looking at it rn

its coming from line 35

and i cant figure out why

actually no

wtf

[terse shadow]

Error: connection closed
    at IPCTransport.<anonymous> (project path\node_modules\←[4mdiscord-rpc←[24m\src\client.js:118:16)
←[90m    at Object.onceWrapper (node:events:483:26)←[39m
←[90m    at IPCTransport.emit (node:events:376:20)←[39m
    at project path\node_modules\←[4mdiscord-rpc←[24m\src\transports\ipc.js:141:18
    at decode (project path\node_modules\←[4mdiscord-rpc←[24m\src\transports\ipc.js:92:5)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (project path\node_modules\←[4mdiscord-rpc←[24m\src\transports\ipc.js:120:7)
←[90m    at Socket.emit (node:events:376:20)←[39m
←[90m    at emitReadable_ (node:internal/streams/readable:565:12)←[39m
←[90m    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:79:21)←[39m

Process finished with exit code 1```
why can't I log in?

[sacred ore]

show the code

[terse shadow]

const RPC = require('discord-rpc');
const rpc = new RPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'});
rpc.on('ready', async () => {
    await rpc.setActivity({
        startTimestamp: new Date(),
        buttons : [
            {
                label : "test",
                url : "https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ"
            }
        ]
    });
    console.log("RPC set");
});

rpc.login({clientId: "95879008242761739"});```

but my IDE is messing up the params, such as

and

[sacred ore]

are you sure you have the right discord-rpc?

[smoky scroll]

Wait, the reason might be because I'm trying to open an RPCClient in the same place where I'm hosting my bot? @sacred ore

[sacred ore]

no thats not why cuz its what i do

[terse shadow]

I installed from discordjs/rpc, isn't that stable?

[smoky scroll]

Hmm strange

[karmic jolt]

that could very well be the reason

it needs to run on the same pc where discord is open

[smoky scroll]

Wait what

[sacred ore]

ah yea i forgot it needs to connect to the client on the computer

[karmic jolt]

you cannot host ipc connections on a vps or similar

[smoky scroll]

Damn, lemme see

[sacred ore]

yea rpc only works if its able to find a running discord process.

[terse shadow]

is it possible to run Discord on a VPS then? lol

[sacred ore]

uh i mean, sure?

it would take some work

ive done it before tho.

but youre probably just better off hosting it on the pc instead of wasting resources on discord running

[smoky scroll]

Wait, does it seriously have to be done on a PC? Not possible with mobile using for example Termux?

[sacred ore]

yea it doesnt work using the mobile app either im p sure

[smoky scroll]

Damn, at least we tried

[sacred ore]

its why i like hosting my bot on my pc

cuz i can just include it in the bot file

[smoky scroll]

You're not using a VPS for your bot?

[sacred ore]

hell no

[smoky scroll]

Welp, i'll try again when i get a PC soon

[sacred ore]

alright 🤣

[shell zephyr]

// RPC Login Code.
const DiscordRPC = require('discord-rpc');
const { time } = require('console');
const { electron, chrome } = require('process');
const { webContents } = require('electron');
DiscordRPC.register('797056762649247745');
let rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'});

function initRPC() {
    let rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({transport: 'ipc'});
    rpc.login( {clientId: '797056762649247745'} ) .then(() => {
        rpc.subscribe('ACTIVITY_JOIN', (args) => {
            args = args.split('.');
            let gameID = args[0];
    
            window.location(`https://krunker.io/?game=${gameID}`);
        });
        rpc.subscribe('ACTIVITY_JOIN_REQUEST', (args) => {
            rpc.sendJoinInvite(args['user']['id']);
        });
    }) .catch(err => {});
}

initRPC();

// RPC Status Code.

let gameData = null;
setInterval(() => {
    let data = fetch(`https://matchmaker.krunker.io/game-info?game=${new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('game')}`)
    .then(r => r.json())
    .then(rData => {
        gameData = rData;
    }) .catch(err => {});
},1000);

setInterval(() => {
    {...}
    rpc.setActivity({
        largeImageKey: "thumbnail",
        largeImageText: `Kills: ${kills} | Deaths: ${deaths} | Score: ${score}`,
        smallImageKey: classNameEdit,
        smallImageText: "Playing as " + className,
        details: gameData[4].i,
        state: gameType,
        partySize: gameData[2],
        partyMax: gameData[3],
        startTimestamp: t1,
        endTimestamp: t2,
        instance: true,
        joinSecret: new URLSearchParams(location.search).get('game')
    }) .catch(err => {
        initRPC();
    });
}, 100);
``` This is what I have so far, still not working 😦

Just spams me with RPC_TIMEOUT

[rocky mesa]

?code

[turbid olive]

Codeblocks:
```js
const Discord = require("discord.js");
// further code
```
becomes

const Discord = require("discord.js"); 
// further code

Inline Codeblocks:
`console.log('inline!');` becomes console.log('inline!');

[slow pine]

UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Could not connect

[waxen gazelle]

are you using websocket or ipc transport

[smoky scroll]

Hi, What is is Discord-Rpc?

[fathom lion]

rpc is what allows other applications to talk to discord

it is mostly used for rich presence

[smoky scroll]

Ah, I see tnx

[lapis flicker]

This

The "Playing a game"

o

wait

i didnt scroll down lmfao

[hidden drum]

I want to use discord-rpc for status however it errors ```js
UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: child "activity" fails because [child "assets" fails because [child "small_image" fails because ["small_image" is not allowed to be empty]]]

Because I dont want a small image

[hidden drum]

Can you give me the code of that

[halcyon hill]

@hidden drum question: can you click on the buttons in my presence to see if they work? They're not working for me

idk if its just me tho

[lapis flicker]

I dont know how to do discordrpc with disocrd.js

Only java

[hidden drum]

Works!

[halcyon hill]

yay!

these new buttons are fun :)

[hidden drum]

can you tell me the code of it? I want to remove small image and yours doesnt have one so I can copy that part?

@halcyon hill

[halcyon hill]

@hidden drum

import RPC from 'discord-rpc'

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' })

client.on('ready', () => {

    client.request('SET_ACTIVITY', {
        pid: process.pid,
        activity: {
            assets: {
                large_image: 'lnb'
            },
            details: 'The best multipurpose Discord bot!',
            buttons: [
                { label: 'Check out the bot!', url: 'https://top.gg/bot/646156214237003777' },
                { label: 'More about me!', url: 'https://t1c.dev/' }
            ]
        }
      })

    console.log('started!')
})

client.login({clientId: '799340370059591741'})

[hidden drum]

Ok

Thanks

[halcyon hill]

np!

[slow pine]

ipc

when i do websocket i get this error```
(node:24194) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: connection closed

[waxen gazelle]

you probably set it to null or an empty string instead of just not including it at all

[waxen gazelle]

hm, can you try closing it, fully quitting discord, reopening discord, and running it again?

[slow pine]

i'm on browser right now

so reload?

[waxen gazelle]

oh

you cant do it with browser

[slow pine]

rip 😐

[waxen gazelle]

you need a running desktop client

[slow pine]

i have the app tho 😳

[waxen gazelle]

then run it?

[slow pine]

ok

do i close the browser

ayy pog it worked

when i press the button it doesn't do anything 😳

[storm apex]

you cant click your own buttons

[slow pine]

oh does it work for you?

[storm apex]

yes, they work

[slow pine]

k good 😳

[fathom lion]

You probably want to log in with test user in canary to test stuff like this

If you need two users to both have a presence you can modify rpc source code to connect to ID 1 client

[slow pine]

nvm

[void creek]

will it be considered as API Abuse if i use discord.js and discord-rpc to make something which can change the text in your RPC using bot commands? like

!setuppertext this is pog

[fathom lion]

idk how that would work tho, isn't oauth whitelisted, or is it only whitelisted on browser?

Like, if a user needs to download an app to set their custom status, that app could have UI to do that, not everything needs to be a command

[versed crater]

Ok

[void creek]

it's not for users

like only for me

and open source on github if people wanna set it up for themselves

[karmic jolt]

sure, you could do that

[void creek]

ty

[idle cliff]

In client.js, _onRpcMessage(message) https://github.com/discordjs/RPC/blob/master/src/client.js#L194

      const subid = subKey(message.evt, message.args);
      if (!this._subscriptions.has(subid)) {
        return;
      }
      this._subscriptions.get(subid)(message.data);```

Isn't it a mistake ? Rpc events seems to send back args in "data" field, therefore "args" field is always undefined and RPC subscription doesn't work

[pliant walrus]

im trying to use rpc and i have this code:

const DiscordRPC = require('discord-rpc')
const clientId = '378317078219849759';
const rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });


async function setActivity() {
  if (!rpc) {
    return;
  }

  rpc.setActivity({
    details: 'Konatz bot,',
    state: 'is the best bot.',
    largeImageKey: 'snek_small',
    largeImageText: 'BOII',
    buttons: [{ label: 'Invite Me!', url: 'https://discord.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=787531329587118100&permissions=8&scope=bot'}, { label: 'Join my test server!', url: '<INVITE>'}],
    instance: false,
  });
}

rpc.on('ready', () => {
  setActivity();
  client.log('success', 'RPC', 'CONNECTED!')

  // activity can only be set every 15 seconds
  setInterval(() => {
    setActivity();
  }, 15e3);
});

rpc.login({ clientId }).catch(e => { console.log('error', 'RPC_ERR', e) });

but i keep getting this error:

error RPC_ERR Error: connection closed
    at IPCTransport.<anonymous> (/Users/admin/Desktop/konatz bot/node_modules/discord-rpc/src/client.js:118:16)
    at Object.onceWrapper (events.js:422:26)
    at IPCTransport.emit (events.js:315:20)
    at /Users/admin/Desktop/konatz bot/node_modules/discord-rpc/src/transports/ipc.js:137:18
    at decode (/Users/admin/Desktop/konatz bot/node_modules/discord-rpc/src/transports/ipc.js:92:5)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/Users/admin/Desktop/konatz bot/node_modules/discord-rpc/src/transports/ipc.js:120:7)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:315:20)
    at emitReadable_ (_stream_readable.js:569:12)
    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:79:21)

[bright moon]

i guess it's about your login, that you didn't called clientId something like this:
{clientId: ''}

[pliant walrus]

how do u propose i do it?

[pliant walrus]

becuz i already defined clientID and i used it

[karmic jolt]

you're supposed to pass the id of an application, not your user id

[pliant walrus]

?

[karmic jolt]

clientId is currently your user id

it should be an application id though

[pliant walrus]

like my bot id?

[karmic jolt]

sure

[bright moon]

you can see client id on your discord application page

[karmic jolt]

you can also create a new application for rpc

[pliant walrus]

oh it worked

but

my buttons arent working now

[karmic jolt]

did you install it from npm or github?

[pliant walrus]

discord-rpc?

[karmic jolt]

yes

[pliant walrus]

i did this in terminal

npm i discord-rpc

[karmic jolt]

ah, the npm version doesnt support buttons yet

[pliant walrus]

oof

how do i do the github one

[karmic jolt]

you need to do npm i discordjs/rpc, requires git to be installed

[pliant walrus]

do i do npm i git to ghet git?

[karmic jolt]

https://git-scm.com

[pliant walrus]

do i also need git-gui?

[karmic jolt]

don't think so

[pliant walrus]

k

i ran the brew install git

and it says updating homebrew

now its downloading

[karmic jolt]

that should be fine

[pliant walrus]

k

done

ill run npm i discordjs/rpc

@karmic jolt thx so much it works now

[smoky scroll]

var RPC = require('discord-rpc')
const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' })
client.on('ready', () => {
    client.request('SET_ACTIVITY', {
        pid: process.pid,
        activity: {
            assets: {
            },
            buttons: [
                { label: 'GangRP Discord Server', url: 'https://discord.gg/nuUygHnns2' }
            ]
        }
      })
    console.log('Started')
})
client.login({clientId: '799807572752072724'}).catch(console.error)```
buttont don't to somthing

[vestal moss]

I've noticed that the custom RPC buttons don't seem to open their set URLs when you are clicking on your own ones, but clicking on other User's RPC buttons works just fine.... 🤔

[sacred ore]

that is true

you cannot click on your own rpc buttons

idky why

[smoky scroll]

in your rpc i can

@sacred ore

[sacred ore]

ik

but

you arent able to click ur own buttons

it wont open anything

have no idea why discord would do that but whatever

[smoky scroll]

@sacred ore

 buttons: [{ label: 'Invite Plexi', url: 'URL'}, { label: 'Join Discord', url: 'INVITE'}],

this is what i have

it still dosent work tho

[sacred ore]

lemme see full code

Does it log an error

[smoky scroll]

nope

hold on

[sacred ore]

btw, urls cant be more than 32 chars

that might be an error

discord oauth invites are always more than that

[smoky scroll]

its a bit messy rn but it works

const DiscordRPC = require('discord-rpc')
const clientId = 'INSERT CLIENT ID HERE';
const rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });
const client = new DiscordRPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });

async function setActivity() {
  if (!rpc) {
    return;
  }

  rpc.setActivity({
    details: 'Support Small',
    state: 'Bot Developers!',
    largeImageKey: 'plexi',
    largeImageText: 'Plexi | Discord Bot',
    buttons: [{ label: 'Invite Plexi', url: 'INVITE URL'}, { label: 'Join Discord', url: 'ALSO URL'}],
    instance: false,
  });
}

rpc.on('ready', () => {
  setActivity();
console.log("working!")
  setInterval(() => {
    setActivity();
  }, 15e3);
});

rpc.login({ clientId }).catch(e => { console.log('error', 'RPC_ERR', e) });```

[sacred ore]

why is there two clients?

no ur issue

just weird

[smoky scroll]

idk i took this from someone

[sacred ore]

also, how long is the bot invite

[smoky scroll]

imma change it, but

[sacred ore]

its from me

[smoky scroll]

its a short url on my domain

[sacred ore]

hm weird

const rpc = new DiscordRPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });


async function setActivity() {
  if (!rpc) {
    return;
  }

  rpc.setActivity({
    details: 'I am a fairly new bot,',
    state: 'but ill do.',
    largeImageKey: 'snek_small',
    largeImageText: 'BOII',
    buttons: [{ label: 'Invite Me!', url: 'https://synyster.page.link/Eit5'}, { label: 'Join my server!', url: 'http://gg.synyster.org'}],
    instance: false,
  });
}

rpc.on('ready', () => {
  setActivity();
  client.log('success', 'RPC', 'CONNECTED!')

  // activity can only be set every 15 seconds
  setInterval(() => {
    setActivity();
  }, 15e3);
});

rpc.login({ clientId }).catch(e => { client.log('error', 'RPC_ERR', e) });```

this is the code u stole

[smoky scroll]

yeah

[sacred ore]

which in turn is basically just the example with tweaks

[smoky scroll]

it might be because of my internet connection rn

[sacred ore]

no

[smoky scroll]

im currently on a 50kbps connection

[karmic jolt]

did you install discord-rpc from npm or github

[smoky scroll]

github

[sacred ore]

u sure?

[smoky scroll]

yes lmfao

[sacred ore]

rpc master should have buttons so idk

[karmic jolt]

can you npm ls discord-rpc then, should also give the commit hash

[smoky scroll]

i thought i installed the github version

[sacred ore]

but u didnt

[smoky scroll]

i guess not, lets try again

[sacred ore]

discordjs/RPC#cbdd31f98b20de0222a793ae0b14018f8119cfb2 heres my commit hash btw

this one is confirmed working so

[smoky scroll]

loggers, i figured it out

[hardy arrow]

Does the main branch support buttons?

[left fjord]

probably

[sleek quiver]

Personally i like to use the discord-rich-presence module for ease

[sacred ore]

even tho ur talking the discord-rpc chat

[left fjord]

what

you know that discord-rich-presence is a simple wrapper for discord-rpc, made by same person?

[sacred ore]

ohs hit really, wow im dumb

wait, why would it need a wrapper already

[left fjord]

as opposed to

[sacred ore]

so its just qol

got it

[smoky scroll]

where can i start learning rpc

[sacred ore]

what exactly u need to know

[iron yew]

would rpc only work on browser or can it even work on the desktop?

[sacred ore]

other way around, only works on desktop

[iron yew]

i use desktop but i keep getting an err of Could not connect

[sacred ore]

show code

[iron yew]

const clientId = '';
const scopes = ['rpc', 'rpc.api', 'messages.read'];

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'websocket' });

client.on('ready', () => {
  console.log('Logged in as', client.application.name);
  console.log('Authed for user', client.user.username);

});
client.login({ clientId, scopes });

just the one from the example really, just tryna mess with it

[sacred ore]

remove scopes

[iron yew]

even const scopes = ['rpc', 'rpc.api', 'messages.read']; ?

[sacred ore]

yes

remove it from both login and the const

and also

[iron yew]

client id is the one from the application right?

[sacred ore]

use ipc instead of websocket

and yes

[iron yew]

do i need to do anything specific there?

just make an application i need the clientid correct?

[sacred ore]

the clients application id

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });

[iron yew]

did that

[sacred ore]

alright

and do you have the clients id in there

[iron yew]

(node:3556) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Could not connect

[sacred ore]

show current code

[iron yew]

const RPC = require("discord-rpc");

const clientId = ';

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });

client.on('ready', () => {
  console.log('Logged in as', client.application.name);
  console.log('Authed for user', client.user.username);

});

client.login({ clientId  });

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full code, including the client id

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const RPC = require("discord-rpc");

const clientId = '736309841378672641';

const client = new RPC.Client({ transport: 'ipc' });

client.on('ready', () => {
  console.log('Logged in as', client.application.name);
  console.log('Authed for user', client.user.username);

});

client.login({ clientId  });

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and this is on the same computer as discord right, not on a vps or somethingother

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yeah i have discord on my desktop and im running the code on glitch cause im just testing

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wont work on glitch

has to be ran on ur computer

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ohhh

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ye

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wait so i would need to install

node etc?

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if its not installed alr on ur pc

then yes

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u cant just run this via plain vsc correct?

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yes u can

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wait how

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terminal

node .

lol

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1s lemme open it rq

sorry i dont use alot stuff in terminal xd

'node' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. yeah i need to get node cuz i dont run cmds on terminal

i just have all my stuff on a vps

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yea just search up node.js and get the bin for windows

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LTS or current?

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current

wait no

lts has the updates

too

so just get lts

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alr

14.15.4

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yee thats fine

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well i installed node

when i use node . i get an err which i dont quite get

although i did do npm install discord-rpc and it worked and its installed

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lemm see the err

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Error: Cannot find module' and then it just says the location of where i opened my workspace

do i need to run something in the node cmd prompt?

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let me see the directory

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wait node and the vsc file location arent in the same area, how do i change where my node packages install? from like the node cmd prompt

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node packages should install to project dir

is the terminal not in ur project dir ?

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no like if i open terminal in vsc and run npm install discord-rpc

it installs that to my workspace area but

if i do the same thing in the node command prompt

it installs it somewhere else

so how do i change the node command prompt download area

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because npm installs to the current directory lol

send a ss of project dir

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1s

wait so what do u want me to send again?

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project dir

the directory with your rpc index file

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ah 1s

this?

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you dont have a package.json

run npm init

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yeah i realised

made it

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did it work?

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how would i run it

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node .