if the db server isn't listening on that port you can't connect to it
#development
inner jewel
amber fractal
Its default...
var conn = r.connect({db: 'storage'}) thats where the error originates from
inner jewel
because. the. database. isn't. running.
mental solstice
is rethinkdb hosted by the website? or you download it?
mental solstice
The server is probably an EXE that you have to run
inner jewel
if you didn't run the rethinkdb executable, it won't work
topaz fjord
Connecting to the database doesn't mean the DB is running
inner jewel
did you ctrl + c that?
amber fractal
?
inner jewel
or are you starting the bot from another ssh window
amber fractal
neither?
inner jewel
then how are you running the bot
because running that command will "lock" that ssh window
amber fractal
its using forever...
inner jewel
what
bright spear
forever is something like pm2 iirc
inner jewel
i'm pretty sure you're killing the rethink process
that's the only way what you're getting can happen
if you do something like
rethinkdb
<hit ctrl c>
run bot.js```it won't work
inner jewel
yes
bright spear
both processes need to be running at the same time
inner jewel
run it as an eg system service
bright spear
or just open two windows?
inner jewel
using whatever your system has, like systemd
inner jewel
opening two windows will kill the db when you close them
bright spear
oh ok
amber fractal
vps
inner jewel
good way: use systemd to run the database
average way: tmux/screen
horrible way: nohup
amber fractal
Is there a different db where I wont have to do this?
inner jewel
any embedded database
bright spear
its free
amber fractal
O
mental solstice
lol
zealous veldt
don't use firebase/firestore
it's bad
trust me
its not very fast and it's a pain sometimes
you're better off setting up a db on your vps
amber fractal
I've tried 3 different options Im just too dumb to understand them...
zealous veldt
learn
amber fractal
I couldnt get a db setup on any of them even with copy pasted code :/
Literally the easy ones are always bad lol
blazing star
use mongodb
amber fractal
Tried that I had no idea what I was doing after an hour of trying to set it up...
zealous veldt
you will killing rethink from the looks of it
amber fractal
yes ill need to re get rethink
zealous veldt
you deleted it?
amber fractal
I have limited storage on my vps
zealous veldt
amber fractal
Im not keeping things I dont use
zealous veldt
rethink is tiny
amber fractal
Still
zealous veldt
k reinstall it
amber fractal
I got what I had before
zealous veldt
yeah
keen drift
Alright ladies
amber fractal
Its taking too long to connect... it will give me the error it did last time
zealous veldt
zealous veldt
lol
amber fractal
Im here, but rethinkdb isnt a folder
amber fractal
Still no
I did rethinkdb
The rethinkdb_data file was created in my bot folder.
Got it
does this have to be named a certain thing?
My conf file
instance1.conf
lsof -i :8080 yields a result now
Still cant connect to it in browser
Now I have a new error
Unhandled rejection ReqlDriverError: First argument to run must be an open connection. /root/petbot/petbot/index.js:45:6 my line 45 doenst have a .run
Nvm its an old error
earnest phoenix
How can i get the user adding the reaction?
bot.on('messageReactionAdd', reaction => {
let sRole = reaction.message.guild.roles.find(`name`, 'Scambaiting');
if (reaction.message.id == "530616168310898709") {
if (reaction.emoji == "😃") {
}
}
})```I want to get the member adding the reaction so I can add the role
amber fractal
Fishy could help 
earnest phoenix
don't emojis fuck code up
amber fractal
Doesnt mess with mine
earnest phoenix
huh mk
earnest phoenix
yeah um were not talking about that lmao
marsh harbor
Anybody have any experience with typeforms API?
I tried it earlier and I got 401 unauthorized with correct tokens and everything so I was like -_-
zealous veldt
Did you 🇷 🇹 🇫 🇲
earnest phoenix
any opinions on mongodb over mysql
keen drift
Resource wise?
earnest phoenix
meaning machine resources to run
i know they aren’t the same but it seems to be less resource heavy
frosty delta
Does anybody know how to delete the bot's msg after a few seconds?(python)
frosty delta
I tried await bot.delete_message(ctx.message) but it did'nt freakin work :|
keen drift
nah mongo is nosql
sick cloud
@frosty delta read the dpy docs
frosty delta
Ok;_; lol
keen drift
but mongo caches most recently used data in RAM
sick cloud
mongoose has schemas
keen drift
yes mongoose does
zealous veldt
monmoose
earnest phoenix
any opinions on mongodb over mysql```
never used mongo but mysql is bad, don't use it as a database for a public botWhat's so bad about it?
zealous veldt
Anyone know any good code editing apps for Android? Preferably free. (Ping me)
blazing star
yeah, vim
zealous veldt
lul vim on mobile
raven torrent
zealous veldt
No
sturdy delta
can anyone help me
i am trying to use quick.db
https://quickdb.js.org/docs.html With that. With the .newtable how would I set the Var to be only a server thing. Any help?
coral trellis
Don't ping moderators
coral trellis
Yes
sturdy delta
sorry
coral trellis
We aren't support, We moderate the server, Second you can wait for someone to help you
sturdy delta
ohh
i thought moderators were really good at coding thats why they mods
for a coding server
heady zinc
but this is not a coding server
queen sentinel
@sturdy delta not a coding server but okay
sturdy delta
...
its kinda like a coding server
people on here would know how to code because they are using discord.js
heady zinc
not everyone here uses d.js
sturdy delta
most people
heady zinc
well except djs is the most beginner-friendly lib so most of the people using it have only minimal knowledge
modern sable
if you want help with a lib i'd suggest visiting the lib's support server
D.js has one iirc
smoky spire
He already asked in it
blazing star
oh
rocky dagger
my code and token is out https://gist.github.com/Madmadz16/dd83fbb33f767e634304d11decbff082
blazing star
okay
earnest phoenix
@sturdy delta You should ask in plexi 
its who made quick.db anyways
sturdy delta
whats plexi
blazing star
plexi dev is a meme, they dont even deserve to be verified (false verification™)
sturdy delta
@earnest phoenix
earnest phoenix
The sexy people who made quick.db
earnest phoenix
lament meteor
what db does quickdb uses?
earnest phoenix
better-sqlite3 iirc
blazing star
files probably
if you think about it all databases use some sort of file type to store data
lament meteor
sqlite3
dull idol
why my DBL page didn't change the background color?
<style>
background: #473C8B
</style>```
pale marsh
That's not how css works
azure lodge
daring wolf
agile igloo
Hello
slender thistle
0.16 or rewrite?
burnt dune
young jungle
rewrite
young jungle
what do I put in the emoji_here bit
If I just copy/paste the emote it throws an error and says Unknown Emoji
slender thistle
What are you putting there?
young jungle
I tried
":sparkling_heart:"
"💖"
"U+1F496"
and
"❤️"
ok, well thanks anyway i'll try it again
patent reef
Is is possible to import rewrite and async at the same time?
ruby dust
such an odd question from someone that manages an entire bot list
earnest phoenix
is discord bot maker any good?
slender thistle
Two folders, different names, different versions
patent reef
@ruby dust im also an ex python dev so im just wondering
true moss
guys i currently use json files to store my user and guild data, however i want to host my bot on heroku, and heroku doesn't let me write data to the json files, so i wanted to ask what online db's would you recommend that are simple to use and have good documentation?
ruby dust
dbs or not, it will not solve your problem if you are hosting on heroku
true moss
why not?
ruby dust
because on every bot restart, it reverts the changes to what is on your github, and no you can't just never restart it because heroku restarts their dynos at least every 24 hours
quartz kindle
you can write to github lul
but his idea is to use a remote db
you can try google's cloud datastore
or firebase
true moss
i tried to use firebase but i cant find good documentation that explains it, do you have any resources that are good?
quartz kindle
nope, havent used it myself either
Heroku Postgres has a free tier limited to 10k individual rows of data.
bright meadow
How can I check if my bot has a list of permissions? I tried to check from textchannel > permission overrides by member but how do I check from role
quartz kindle
@true moss have you tried this? https://elements.heroku.com/addons/heroku-postgresql
true moss
nope
ill check it
out
and do you guys know any cheap vps? like within 5$ or less per month
quartz kindle
galaxygate starts at 3$ (1gb ram)
hetzner starts at 2.5 euro (2gb ram) (does not support music/voice)
google has a free forever tier (600mb ram) but charges for traffic above 1gb/mo (discord uses much more than that)
amazon has a 12 month free trial (1gb ram)
true moss
i might try the amazon one 🤣
high tinsel
What is this:
(node:97) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Something took too long to do.
at timeout.client.setTimeout (/rbd/pnpm-volume/e8e383e6-afaa-4af5-bba9-64630e9be140/node_modules/.registry.npmjs.org/discord.js/11.4.2/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/ClientManager.js:40:57)
at Timeout.setTimeout [as _onTimeout] (/rbd/pnpm-volume/e8e383e6-afaa-4af5-bba9-64630e9be140/node_modules/.registry.npmjs.org/discord.js/11.4.2/node_modules/discord.js/src/client/Client.js:433:7)
at ontimeout (timers.js:498:11)
at tryOnTimeout (timers.js:323:5)
at Timer.listOnTimeout (timers.js:290:5)
(node:97) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). (rejection id: 7)
(node:97) [DEP0018] DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.```
And why does it prevent my bot from showing online on discord, even though the server is running?scaleway starts at 1.99 euro (1gb ram) but runs on atom cpus (about half performance of standard xeon cores)
well, something took too long
unfortunately you cant pin point the reason from that error only, you will need to debug your code
you can start by catching promises
ex: .send().then().catch(console.error)
or try { await .send() } catch(e) { console.log(e) }
earnest phoenix
What's so bad about it?```
i was asleep, anyways from dapi;
unborn nova
guys
unborn nova
I'm doing something wrong. the application crashes without error
if(cmd === `${Prefix}serverinfo`){
console.log(`ServerInfo Command Used By ${message.author.username} (${message.author.id}) At ${message.guild.name} (${message.guild.id})`)
const name = message.guild.name;
const icon = message.guild.iconURL;
const memberCount = message.guild.memberCount;
const ownerID = message.guild.ownerID;
const region = message.guild.region;
const createdAt = message.guild.createdAt.toDateString();
const vchannels = message.guild.channel.filter(c => c.type === "text");
const tchannels = message.guild.channels.filter(c => c.type === "voice");
const guildEmbed = new Discord.RichEmbed()
.setTitle("Information About " + name)
.setThumbnail(icon)
.setFooter(`Requested By ${message.author.username}`, message.author.icon)
.setColor(`#2196F3`)
.addField("Owner", `<@${ownerID}>`, true)
.addField("Server Region", `${region}`, true)
.addField("Created At", `${createdAt}`, true)
.addField("Member Count", `${memberCount}`, true)
.addField("V-Channels", `${vchannels}`, true)
.addField("T-Channels", `${tchannels}`, true)
.addField("Role Names", `${message.guild.roles.array()}`);
message.channel.send(guildEmbed);
}
I'm trying to filter the channel list, but it's not happening.
quartz kindle
you have guild.channel and guild.channels
earnest phoenix
Hey Tim
earnest phoenix
What emoji remove code?
bright spear
@earnest phoenix always say what lib and version
quartz kindle
pls remove emoji kthx
bright spear
And you want to delete an emoji from a server?
quartz kindle
someone should make a lib for lolcode
bright spear
Iirc it's message.reactions.get('id').users.remove('userID')
Might be different in 11 tho so sec
quartz kindle
get().remove() i think
bright spear
Oh yup
quartz kindle
when you use .react() your message gets a new reaction
so you have to check message.reactions() to see all reactions in the message
and remove the one you want
you can also filter them
earnest phoenix
message.react("✅");
unborn nova
copying doesn't always work. try to learn.
earnest phoenix
Remove?
quartz kindle
sigh...
bright spear
message.reactions.get('emoji').remove.('id') https://djs.advaith.fun/s/MessageReaction.remove
quartz kindle
should be something like message.reactions.filter(r => r.emoji === "✅").remove()
sorry for 
but i just want to move on
earnest phoenix
Th tim.
unborn nova
can I use this to delete something other than ✅?
message.reactions.filter(r => (!r.emoji === "✅")).remove()
slim heart
Isn’t .filter returning an array of the other emojis?
So you have to do a for or forEach loop on it no? afaik
@unborn nova
unborn nova
hmmm
unborn nova
this new feature I learned. I guess my English isn't good enough either.
slim heart
So do something like
message.reactions.filter(r => (!r.emoji === "✅")).forEach(e=> e.remove())
Rights ? :p
unborn nova
Thanks for the explanation
quartz kindle
yeah you're right
unborn nova
sure you are right :p
quartz kindle
message.reactions.find(r => r.emoji === "✅").remove() should work
.find returns the first value found
unborn nova
thx guys
quartz kindle
wasnt there a method to remove all instances of a specific reaction?
quartz kindle
oh he wants to remove all except the one his bot reacted?
quartz kindle
i just found out there is also .deleteAll()
languid dragon
just reverse the test statement
quartz kindle
reactions dont have a delete method
slim heart
Yea
languid dragon
i think the best way to remove all reactions would be to use the method that removes all reactions, then add the one reaction you want to keep afterwards
slim heart
.removeAll() 
Idk what his intentions are
So if he wants the users reaction to stay etc.
quartz kindle
but i swear i remember seeing a reaction delete method that cleared all instances of a single reaction from a message
was that in v12?
languid dragon
quartz kindle
v12 doesnt even have a reaction remove method lol
languid dragon
you might be able to filter the collection in master and then try using the removeAll method
quartz kindle
oh its in reactionstore now
slim heart
But removing all will remove every single emoji
quartz kindle
but the docs should at least link the correct datastores
like, the v12 docs dont link them anywhere
slim heart
They should make it so an option like .removeAll({options: {
except: emoji
}
})
Something like that
languid dragon
it would easily be ratelimited though
clear all removes ALL
you can remove sets but i dont think the API supports it (at least the bot API)
slim heart
Well on discord iirc they removeAll just removes them all separately on their own end tho?
They might’ve changed that cuz I’ve heard that a while ago
languid dragon
no if they had a removeAll function it wouldn't remove them all seperately
that would essentially just be rate limiting themselves 
slim heart
It was how they used to do it lol
ReactionArr = []
Lol
But I mean couldn’t they just wipe the whole thing and redefine it as the single one the user said except for
languid dragon
but why
quartz kindle
a lib developer should never offer functions that make multiple api calls internally, except if absolutely needed
languid dragon
when you could just clear all and add a new reaction
slim heart
I’m not saying the actual lib I’m saying actual discord
Adds it into the discord api
Not lib side
But then again that’d probably be dumb
such a rare usage
quartz kindle
discord's api should have a transactions endpoint
where one could send a list of operations to do sequentially
in one api call
lmao
languid dragon
ok but
quartz kindle
that could be dangerous to them as well tho
slim heart
Then people can abuse from the inside so
languid dragon
that would be the same as being ratelimited bot-side
someone could easily abuse it and if it was a thing they'd probably put real heavy ratelimits on it
i highly doubt they would do anything like that since you could do it yourself via a burst of 3/4 actions
just with a long wait :^)
slim heart
Or maybe they can focus on the application showing spam messages deleted in a spam fashion and it shows up on the app screen even tho it doesn’t exist
languid dragon
what
quartz kindle
what
slim heart
If you spam like a command that a bot deleted the initial message of right? It keeps deleting until both people are rate-limited and eventually everything is figured out and deleted but sometimes on the visual app screen it just stays there I guess because it was too fast, the message doesn’t even exist and you can’t even hit the delete button
You can only get rid of it by refreshing the application
slim heart
Yea
quartz kindle
although i did abuse the api once
on april fools
i made my bot react on all messages in a specific sever, as an april fools event
slim heart
But people come to me like all the time saying “tHe BoT dIdNt DeLeTe ThE cUrSe” and I have to explain that it’s a discord problem and half the time they don’t believe me
(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
quartz kindle
because the reactions rate limit is kinda low, people started spamming in order to watch the bot struggle to keep reacting
slim heart
You got your reactions and shit but what a surprise it is that people invite a bot to censor their message and then spam curse words to see if it “works” 🙄
quartz kindle
lmao
lethal sun
I am trying to make my bot delete an emoji, but I am getting this error:
TypeError: Cannot read property 'guild' of undefined
This is my code:
.then(emoji => console.log("Removed the [" + args[1] + "] emoji from the guild."))
.catch(console.error);```msg isn't defined
lethal sun
but it is
smoky spire
not according to the error
lethal sun
const Discord = require("discord.js");
module.exports.run = async (client, msg, args) => {
if(!args[0]) return msg.channel.send("Please use the correct format:\n!emoji create [link] [name] |\n!emoji create [name] - can only be used if an attachment is sent with the command |\n!emoji remove [name]");
if (args[0] === "create") {
if (!msg.attachment) {
if (!args[0].startsWith("https")) return msg.channel.send("Please provide a valid link.");
msg.guild.createEmoji(args[1], args[2])
.then(emoji => console.log("Created new emoji with name [" + emoji.name + "] in the guild."))
.catch(console.error);
} else {
msg.guild.createEmoji(msg.attachment[0].url, args[2])
.then(emoji => console.log("Created new emoji with name [" + emoji.name + "] in the guild."))
.catch(console.error);
}
} else if(args[0] === "remove") {
msg.guild.deleteEmoji(args[1], "none")
.then(emoji => console.log("Removed the [" + args[1] + "] emoji from the guild."))
.catch(console.error);
}
}
module.exports.help = {
name: "emoji"
}```where are you running "module.exports.run"
lethal sun
how do you mean
languid dragon
where do you execute the "run" method
lethal sun
index.js?
lethal sun
not message reaction
whole condor
Hi ! Can someone help me for the sharding? How do I recover shards information such as status, number of guilds, ...
const shard = new ShardingManager('./main.js', {
token: 'MYTOKEN',
autoSpawn: true
});
Look up a guide or something or use broadcastEval and stuff
whole condor
I have already looked at the sites ...
slim heart
Do something like
broadcastEval(‘this.guilds.size’).then(res=>guild-count = res[0] + res[1])
(Concept)
Also why are u sharding at 1k
Not even 1k yet
Oof
whole condor
I just did not update the site
earnest phoenix
hello
someone can help me
i get this error
$ python Blue_Walker.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "Blue_Walker.py", line 1, in <module>
import discord.py
File "C:\Users\BurNet\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\discord_init_.py", line 20, in <module>
from .client import Client, AppInfo, ChannelPermissions
File "C:\Users\BurNet\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\discord\client.py", line 38, in <module>
from .state import ConnectionState
File "C:\Users\BurNet\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\discord\state.py", line 36, in <module>
from . import utils, compat
File "C:\Users\BurNet\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\discord\compat.py", line 32
create_task = asyncio.async
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
xD
prime cliff
File "C:\Users\BurNet\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37-32\lib\site-packages\discord\compat.py", line 32
create_task = asyncio.async
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
earnest phoenix
? how can i fix
lethal sun
@languid dragon
msg.guild.deleteEmoji("532223268376150016")
.then(emoji => console.log("Removed the [" + args[1] + "] emoji from the guild."))
.catch(console.error);```TypeError: Cannot read property 'guild' of undefined�
lethal sun
not client lol
slim heart
From client
waxen blaze
Did u defined client?
lethal sun
I fixed
waxen blaze
Oh
slim heart
lethal sun
sorry about that lol
but msg doesn't work neither
but msg.guild.emojiCreate does work though
lethal sun
no
slim heart
Oh
lethal sun
it's for msg
slim heart
Are you in the message event?
slim heart
Let me see the start of your client.on
lethal sun
I use a command handler
slim heart
Then show me the beginning of the export
lethal sun
const Discord = require("discord.js");
module.exports.run = async (client, msg, args) => {```const Discord = require("discord.js");
module.exports.run = async (client, msg, args) => {
console.log(msg);```like that?
mossy vine
you shuold also close the {} but ok
lethal sun
JSON of the message @slim heart
lethal sun
mossy vine
oh yeah, thats the message object
lethal sun
yeah
slim heart
Yea
Hm
Are you sure it’s the error you’re getting?
Take a screenshot of the full error screen when you run the code
waxen blaze
@lethal sun u are running that .deleteEmoji() code right after .run, right?
languid dragon
the full code is above
waxen blaze
Hmm 
slim heart
Idk
languid dragon
const Discord = require("discord.js");
module.exports.run = async (client, msg, args) => {
msg.guild.deleteEmoji("SOME_EMOJI_ID", "none")
.then(emoji => console.log("removed"))
.catch(console.error);
}
module.exports.help = {
name: "emoji"
}
try this
lethal sun
that worked @languid dragon
slim heart
Is it supposed to be deleting a specific emoji lol
lethal sun
yeah
slim heart
Ok cool
waxen blaze
Lmao
I have code like this: js min = 1; max = 10; Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min; but the generated number is like -394
tf why
waxen blaze
Hmm, is mathjs library messing with something? 
waxen blaze
Because there are some fuctions, which are making some things easier for me 
Ok, I'll try it without it
waxen blaze
I'm using mathjs library in my bot since I started programming, so I have a lot of commands made with it :D But nvm, I'll change it somehow :D
languid dragon
1 file bot 
void mantle
waxen blaze
inner jewel
@waxen blaze min and max are strings
loud salmon
inferred types btfo 😤
dapper bear
hey i have just made my own bot but need help with it
late hill
🆗
prisma sedge
tHeN aSk yOur qUesTioN
quartz kindle
inb4 "how do i make it online"
late hill
Is it possible to put specific servers on a shard
quartz kindle
i dont think so
late hill
Sad
dapper bear
i want to make a leveling system but the one i have set up it keeps wiping the json file
late hill
Google "databases"
quartz kindle
where are you hosting your bot?
dapper bear
im hosting it myself atm
quartz kindle
json files have to be used very carefully, because if you accidentally supply invalid json data, the entire file will be wiped
thats why using a proper database is recommended, to avoid such issues
but if you prefer using json files, be sure to always check if the data is valid and make sure you're not doing more than one operation at a time on it
also, if your bot crashes during writing, it will also destroy the file
prime cliff
Json files are fine for storing simple data and i have never had any issue with it in C# but i guess it just depends on how you use it
dapper bear
i just did json file to test it
prime cliff
Also that
dapper bear
wanna help me create a leveling system that records to a db?
quartz kindle
its a great learning experience if you're new to programming
raw flint
how do you make it so its like
if i do a message on join, how do i make it custom to the server
!!!message <message>
im struggling here
quartz kindle
you want to send a message when someone joins?
daring trellis
how to make if a bot no admin rights the message was sent in private message, and if there is something in the chat?
earnest phoenix
Check for permissions?
daring trellis
Yes
earnest phoenix
Look up permissions in a idiot guide
daring trellis
What?
mossy vine
he means https://anidiots.guide
daring trellis
Checking was not for the author, and for bot
thorn nexus
Good day, I need help with getting the id that the user voted for. You can more detailed example of how to do this. JS language.
mental solstice
Do you have the webhook listener implemented yet?
raw flint
@mossy vine a databasE? i dont have one ;-;
mossy vine
then make one
raw flint
;-;
last ferry
does the C# api support category perm editing yet?
thorn nexus
...
I do not work this creak.
dbl.webhook.on('vote', vote => {
console.log(`${vote.user}`)
});```Ehmmmm, can I undo things in Visual Studio Code?
Nvm
I can also not save the file
mental solstice
vote.user will return the Id of the user
abstract fable
Anyone know of a bot that can post live information about members that are assigned a certain role e.g. @csgo
The aim of this is to make looking for a group of people to play with in a multi-game environment easier. AND consolidate looking for group text channels to the minimum.
The attached picture shows basic information, but isn't automated. It also doesn't give you a clickable link to the users profile
thorn nexus
what do you need to write here?
quartz kindle
your webhook password
sage stream
Is there ever any bot developer looking for a good project?
if so how would I find any?
quartz kindle
never seen one
bright spear
@sage stream you want to pay someone to make a bot for you?
sage stream
they're all just so already inspired
quartz kindle
at most you'll find developers looking for ideas for their own bots
not for someone else's or a new bot
quartz kindle
everyone does
sage stream
where would I start
quartz kindle
learn a programming language
thorn nexus
ok how do i create a webhook?
and what you need to write in the URL
quartz kindle
your bot's url, where your bot can be contacted at
for example, if you're hosting in a vps with a public IP, your url would be http://yourvpsIP:webhookport/dblwebhook
thorn nexus
and if I use PC as a hosting?
sage stream
If my bot is only used on my pc, I'm sure it wont require too much harddrive space right?
quartz kindle
you'll need to use your PCs ip address and also set up port forwarding for the webhook port
depends on the language and libraries you chose, but generally you wont need more than a few MB
quartz kindle
do you have any experience with programming?
thorn nexus
js language d.js library
sage stream
I've messed around a bit,
quartz kindle
in which language?
sage stream
I've xhtml, css, php, python,
but only the basics
and even then I didn't aquire much of it
topaz fjord
xhtml and css aren't languages
quartz kindle
you could use python then, if you already have experience with it
topaz fjord
they're fakes
quartz kindle
they are languages lmao
topaz fjord
quartz kindle
just not turing complete
sage stream
deffo languages
sage stream
Tim, Ik you said that devs are normally looking for ideas on their own bots
but if they make their own, it could still be useful to what I'm looking to develop
it's more like several bots will be needed for what I'm trying to create
so if you know anyone who'd like to continue to develop a bot in the long scheme of things, I'd appreciate it
quartz kindle
what kind of thing would need several bots?
the only thing i can think of is server raiding lmao
sage stream
I look at all the discord RPG simulators out there and it's pretty pathetic, I've got ideas for a grand scale RPG that wouldnt compare to any other discord RPG
this would be very hard to server raid too.
It'd almost be impossible.
ruby dust
then just make a better bot than those other bots? I don't think there's a need to rate them all this way
quartz kindle
rpg bots are hard to execute because of the complexity and discord's limited ways to interact with it
sage stream
I have a lot to explain but I want to explain it to people who might share an interest in building this.
inner jewel
webhooks
sage stream
I can explain myself and why I need multiple bots if you'd be interested in hearing me rant
inner jewel
you can change the avatar/username per-message for them
quartz kindle
its more immersive if you can see the NPCs in discord's user list
sage stream
yes
quartz kindle
and interact with them independently
sage stream
Tim
you're right on it
bro I'm seriously so ready to make this happen
I've got great ideas.
Immersive is what I'm going after
there's a big stumbling block that I wont be able to get over alone
and it's going to be the inventory and item system
that's my major problem
not to mention it'll need a shop or several.
quartz kindle
sounds like you want an rpg system for a server, rather than a public rpg bot
inner jewel
each additional bot makes it more annoying for users and more expensive for you
sage stream
Not entirely,
inner jewel
if it's public
sage stream
it'll be very simple only because of one thing
normally the user is overloaded with seeing too much happening at once
inner jewel
they'll need to invite N bots, setup permissions for N bots, etc
sage stream
the way I'd like to set it up is the same as how you would feel IRl
inner jewel
and your cost is N times higher
quartz kindle
i could see it happen for a single server or a specific set of servers, not as a public bot
sage stream
I'm currently using 2 bots, just let me set these up and I'll show you guys what I mean,
I know you guys are trying to do the math with what I'm saying but the way I've got it in my head, it's fool proof.
The only reason the user's will get overwhelmed is if they see everything at once
quartz kindle
its always foolproof in concept, but when you actually try it, suddenly everything is on fire lmfao
sage stream
The way that this RPG will be set up is to make you feel like you're actually doing something something rather than looking at a list of 10000 channels and too many people in one place.
this server will be very clean and you'll only see what you're using at that in particular moment.
I don't want to explain it because it wont do it justice. I'll show you guys in a few.
quartz kindle
hmm
you want to use channel permissions to restrict a user to certain areas and have them navigate that way?
quartz kindle
that could be very expensive in terms of API usage
inner jewel
for a big server, yeah
quartz kindle
im not sure how's the rate limit for channel permissions
sage stream
I've got something to deter that aswell.
inner jewel
you can't get around ratelimits
inner jewel
if you have a ton of money to spare
sage stream
If something like this got big, there is a way to make money from this.
inner jewel
you could probably come up with something
quartz kindle
but if its only for a single server, it wont be expensive
quartz kindle
a single server with 50k people will use like 200mb ram using nodejs
inner jewel
you'll also need to come up with a way of communicating between different bots
quartz kindle
yes
sage stream
because that's my next step.
Good, this is going to be really immersive
hang on,
can I invite you guys to a server so this is all in one place?
mental solstice
dice.. I'll give you my idea for a big rpg server... webhooks
sage stream
Webhooks?
mental solstice
the bot will handle commands.. and send out for webhooks to do all the message sending
inner jewel
you can have a custom name and avatar for each message
while only having a single bot account
sage stream
I dont know anything about this, you'll have to tell me more
inner jewel
or none, for that matter
inner jewel
webhooks can be used to send messages without a bot
inner jewel
and they allow each message to have a different username and avatar
webhooks are just an http post
which is why they work with eg github
mental solstice
I havent had the time to recode my pokemon vote.. but it would prevent your bot from breaking ratelimits
quartz kindle
so you basically send requests and discord will post them for you?
inner jewel
yes
mental solstice
yep
test it using Postman.. I spent a lot of time contemplating writing a bot/webhook system to make a sort of rpg game
inner jewel
quartz kindle
how do you specify pfp and username? over post as well?
inner jewel
yes
eg curl -X POST $WEBHOOK_URL -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"content": "hello world", "username": "memes"}'
quartz kindle
awesome
mental solstice
inner jewel
as in, a data uri
data:image/jpeg;base64,BASE64_ENCODED_JPEG_IMAGE_DATA
content-type doesn't matter afaik
on the uri
quartz kindle
basically a base64 image
inner jewel
as long as it's jpeg/png/gif
not sure if webhooks support gifs
btw you'll probably want to get a lib to handle webhooks for you
as they also have ratelimits
and implementing those is a pain
mental solstice
I developed for an rsc private server, added webhooks for their ingame market, whenever an item is put up for sale, the webhook posts picture of the item, price and name
dice.. I will send u something in a sec.. if u want it
mental solstice
k I'll be home soon
fierce owl
How can I send a message if a command does not exsist
client.on('message', message => {
if (!message.guild) return;
if (message.content === prefix + ?)
message.channel.send('`That command does not exsist`')
})
soft plaza
You shouldn't
stray wasp
anyone know the advantages of eris compared to discord.js?
knotty steeple
clever radish
So weird issue: I have a singular user that is seeing mostly blank rich-embed messages (no text, but can see emojis and footer). They appear fine for everyone else, including myself. Any ideas on what could be the cause?
amber fractal
are they on mobile? Have they restarted discord, if yes have they restarted the device?
clever radish
Yes to restart (from what I've been told 😉 ), no to mobile
amber fractal
ask them if discord is up to date?
clever radish
According to them, yes
amber fractal
Is that for all embeds?
clever radish
Correct, appears to be across multiple bots as well for them, just got a second report now
amber fractal
Tell them to goto their settings and turn on link preview
(According to reddit)
Its in "Text and Images"
clever radish
Yeah, had them try the same thing before (only thing I could find on the issue, haha)
Though it does seem like clients on the latest discord update are having the issue? Not sure if any other people are receiving similar reports though =/
Personally haven't done today's update yet so would explain why I can still see everything fine
Resolved: Seems like all clients are fine now
last ferry
Can anyone help me with retrieving messages from the cache in C#? I have it downloadasync when a message is deleted but when i try to retrieve it using context.channel.getcachedmessage(id) it returns null
i have the id stored somewhere so i dont know why it isnt retrieving
and i have the messagecachesize set to 100 in the config
fierce owl
My question went unanswered so I am reposting it
How can I send a message if a command does not exsist
client.on('message', message => {
if (!message.guild) return;
if (message.content === prefix + ?)
message.channel.send('`That command does not exsist`')
})
We did answer it
amber fractal
Just not in the way you want
fierce owl
yea ik
amber fractal
People don't like it, myself included, but if you really want it use .startsWith() and not content ===
If your still confused, look at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String/startsWith
last ferry
@earnest phoenix ```csharp
client.MessageDeleted += async (msg, channel) =>
{
await msg.GetOrDownloadAsync();
//i also store msg id in a text file
};
var msg = Context.Channel.GetCachedMessage(id)```msg returns null
earnest phoenix
How would I fix this error?
'use strict';
module.exports = function (min, max) {
var prev;
return function rand() {
var num = Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1) + min);
return prev = num === prev && min !== max ? rand() : num;
};
};
the issue is the unique-random module being broken
mental solstice
hmm.. web page is responsive on pc when i shrink browser.. but not on mobile
mental solstice
nevermind had to add viewport meta
fading forge
@fierce owl
you can do it by using some kind of else function, like if there is no command that matches whatever the user typed then send that
however
I seriously recommend not doing it
its annoying and people will avoid your bot for it
unreal junco
can anybody help me with a code i dont know how i could code this ive been thinking for days
mental solstice
easier if u just ask the question
unreal junco
ok
how do i make when some says anything that isnt a number it deletes the word and says thats a invalid number then that message deletes after 5 seconds
bright spear
what lib and version
mental solstice
yes, what programming language
bright spear
thats not the same but ok
mental solstice
i know.. preemptive to.. what is a lib
unreal junco
im confused
mental solstice
what is your bot written in
bright spear
you are coding a bot correct
unreal junco
yeah
bright spear
what version?
unreal junco
the latest i think
bright spear
you can either check Discord.version in your code or run npm ls discord.js in your console/terminal/powershell/command prompt
unreal junco
│ New prerelease version of npm available! 6.5.0-next.0 → 6.5.0 │
│ Changelog: https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v6.5.0 │
│ Run npm install -g npm to update! ```└── discord.js@11.4.2
bright spear
you havent made any commands or anything?
bright spear
its probably easier to code a bot if you have already learned the language
unreal junco
that was a practice run
bright spear
ok so do you know how to use client on message
bright spear
you can use isNaN to check if something is a number or not https://stackoverflow.com/questions/175739/built-in-way-in-javascript-to-check-if-a-string-is-a-valid-number
it will be the opposite because isNaN means "is not a number"
unreal junco
oh
bright spear
you could just negate it (!isNaN(...)) to find the correct answer
unreal junco
if (message.channel.id === '529508285884399637') {
if (isNaN(message.content)) {
message.delete()
message.author.send('Thats a invalid number!')
}
}```would message.reply work?
unreal junco
it didnt work
this is what i did
const Discord = require('discord.js');
const bot = new Discord.Client();
bot.on(`message`, message => {
// variables
let sender = message.author;
let msg = message.content.toUpperCase();
let prefix = 's.'
// delete anything but numbers
if (message.channel.id === '529508285884399637') {
if (isNaN(message.content)) {
message.delete()
message.author.send('Thats a invalid number!')
}
}
});
bot.on(`ready`, () => {
console.log(`Bot has started, with ${bot.users.size} users, in ${bot.channels.size} channels of ${bot.guilds.size} guilds.`);
});
bot.login('TOKEN');```when i ran it no error came up but when i went into the channel nothing happened
bright spear
try logging things at different points to see how far it gets
unreal junco
what do you mean?
bright spear
console.log('test') will log test to the console
so you can add logs at different points in your code
unreal junco
ok
bright spear
like one in the if...id and one in the if isNaN
unreal junco
?
unreal junco
what do i put there?
bright spear
i told you, try logging something with console.log
unreal junco
i did\
bright spear
and?
unreal junco
bright spear
where did you put it
unreal junco
the file?
unreal junco
at the bottom
// variables
let sender = message.author;
let msg = message.content.toUpperCase();
let prefix = 's.'
// delete anything but numbers
if (message.channel.id === '529508285884399637') {
if (isNaN(message.content)) {
message.delete()
message.author.send('Thats a invalid number!')
}
}
});
bot.on(`ready`, () => {
console.log(`Test`);
});```try putting one each where i put those 2 red lines
so we can find the issue with the deleting code
unreal junco
so i put it in between?
bright spear
yeah
unreal junco
// delete anything but numbers
if (message.channel.id === '529508285884399637') {
console.log(`Test`);
if (isNaN(message.content)) {
message.delete()
message.author.send('Thats a invalid number!')
}
}
});```yeah and put another one after the isnan
bright spear
its possible that the channel id is incorrect
unreal junco
i changed the channel
and the "test" console log didnt show
but it works
when i say message.reply the bot tries to delete the message and it deletes but how do i make the bot delete its own message after 5 seconds or something?
and now the bot is telling its self lol
and then it repeats
unreal junco
i cant make it delete
i fixed it now the bot wont repeat itself but it wont delete
setTimeout(function(){message.delete}, 5000);
then what to i do?
bright spear
you would need to set the new message the bot is sending to a variable
unreal junco
wdym
bright spear
so like instead of js message.author.send('Thats a invalid number!') you would do js let botMessage = await message.author.send('Thats a invalid number!')
unreal junco
oh
bright spear
then you can run botMessage.delete()
remember you always need the () for methods/functions
unreal junco
i need add a async but wherE?
bright spear
where you start the function (js bot.on(`message`, message => {)
unreal junco
oh
bright spear
so that should be ```js
bot.on(message, async message => {
k
keen drift
unreal junco
now it works 
bright spear
unreal junco
is there a way to make your bot online 24/7
unreal junco
what glitch?
void mantle
its a bad place to host your bot
earnest phoenix
@void mantle small bots are fine but yeah.. not recommended but atleast its free
bright spear
see https://anidiots.guide/other-guides/hosting-on-glitch @unreal junco
unreal junco
ok
earnest phoenix
advaith heroku was never focusing on hosting nodejs apps tho
and it doesnt save databases
bright spear
but it will be complicated
unreal junco
i just want it so my bot make sure no one says anything else but numbers
bright spear
k
earnest phoenix
yea then glitch is fine
unreal junco
cause the bot sleeps once my pc switches off
mental solstice
dont turn your pc off
bright spear
lol
unreal junco
lol
unreal junco
ok
earnest phoenix
Or buy a raspberry pi starterkit, install the software on it, attach it to your router (ethernet) and host it on there :p
bright spear
i think the key issue with that is buy lol 
bright spear
i have a pi b+ and a pi 2 b somewhere
bright spear
rip