ok i found the index
#development
quartz kindle
Chat.prototype.say = function() {
// copy paste the entire original say() method here, and replace it as you wish
}
are you forking this code? is it fine if you modify the original files?
opal plank
good question, without distribution it should be fine for most code, lemme check license
quartz kindle
or you prefer adding it without modifying the originals
opal plank
since im not distributing it should be fine, but lemme just double check their license
MIT, it should be fine to modify it
tbh it doesnt matter too much which method is better, as long as the final result is the same
quartz kindle
well there are basically 3 ways
- edit the original file
- create an extended class
- modify the prototype
opal plank
prob best to go with extended class im assuming to prevent future problems
still badge
anyone no y it wont show the emojis?
lyric mountain
because that ain't how u use custom emotes with bots
you gotta use the non-parsed emote mention like <:emotename:id>
lyric mountain
for example, 
becomes 
sudden geyser
yes
still badge
for example,
@lyric mountain ty
lyric mountain
if you need to get the non-parsed mention, just put \ behind the emote
it'll give u the complete mention
sudden geyser
it can also be used to reference the parent class (such as calling parent methods when overriding)
thin sonnet
Does anybody know how to make a welcome message for a bot running discord.js?
lyric mountain
write the desired code inside an guildMemberAdd event block
there are a lot of examples out there
misty sigil
which OS should I put on my VPS
lyric mountain
ubuntu
misty sigil
which version
quartz kindle
20
misty sigil
.04
quartz kindle
which ever there is
lyric mountain
and try not to lock yourself out of it by messing with ufw
restive furnace
i would choose debian or red hat (i have experience on linxu distros thats why)
earnest phoenix
i have used all of linux os
ubuntu is the best imo
@misty sigil if you want to know what ubuntu is best just dm me
ill expain
İ need to install phyton?
summer torrent
"You need to install the latest version of Python"
read the error pls
earnest phoenix
latest version
pip update python
İnstalling
pip update python would work too
but i geuss this is better
quartz kindle
just install windows-build-tools
earnest phoenix
Arenyiu kidding me
add to path
add the pypthon execuaable t opath
How
copy the ppath of the ppython executable
quartz kindle
npm i windows-build-tools
stark abyss
fs.readdir('./commands/', (err, files) => {
if(err) return console.error(err);
console.log(files.join(' '));
console.log(files)
for(const file of files){
const commandFiles = fs.readdirSync(`./commands/classic/`).filter(file => file.endsWith('.js'));
const command = require(`./commands/${file}`)
console.log(command)
}
});```why isn't this working?
quartz kindle
you didnt install it
stark abyss
me?
pale vessel
is there any error
earnest phoenix
İ am jnstalled pyhton
pale vessel
please explain
earnest phoenix
stark abyss
yes
earnest phoenix
İnstallee latest version
stark abyss
internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:960
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module './commands/classic'
Require stack:
- /home/runner/test-bot/index.js
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:957:15)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:840:27)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1019:19)
at /home/runner/test-bot/index.js:17:21
at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (fs.js:155:23) {
code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
requireStack: [ '/home/runner/test-bot/index.js' ]
}
quartz kindle
@earnest phoenix npm install windows-build-tools
stark abyss
classic is a folder in commands
earnest phoenix
@earnest phoenix
npm install windows-build-tools
@quartz kindle i cant install this too
quartz kindle
show installation log
quartz kindle
from windows-build-tools
earnest phoenix
Very sloww
stark abyss
fs.readdir('./commands/', (err, files) => { if(err) return console.error(err); console.log(files.join(' ')); console.log(files) for(const file of files){ const commandFiles = fs.readdirSync(`./commands/classic/`).filter(file => file.endsWith('.js')); const command = require(`./commands/${file}`) console.log(command) } });```
earnest phoenix
stark abyss
don't understand why I am getting Error: Cannot find module './commands/classic'
quartz kindle
@earnest phoenix wait until it says "all done"
earnest phoenix
Ok
quartz kindle
@stark abyss you're still stuck on that?
earnest phoenix
Oh this is hurt myneyes
still badge
wats the code for actual users?
stark abyss
yes sir
still badge
cause ${message.guild.memberCount} includes bots?
quartz kindle
@still badge guild.memberCount is the only reliable way to get the total number of users
all other methods depend on the cache
still badge
@quartz kindle but how i get it to give only users
quartz kindle
which is either contains only online users, and not offlines, or you need to enable the fetchAllMembers option, which uses a lot of memory
earnest phoenix
Stuck
quartz kindle
@earnest phoenix not stuck, keep waiting
earnest phoenix
Ok
thin sonnet
So. My bot is online but not dnd. Anybody know a fix?
earnest phoenix
İmagine my bot gets declined for offline
earnest phoenix
Still waiting
quartz kindle
@stark abyss so... fs.readdir gives you a list of items in a folder. these items can be either files or folders, it doesnt differentiate between them. however, it only reads one level of folders, not the contents of all folders. so you have to loop over the list of folders you get from readdir, and for each of these folders, you have to make another readdir to get the contents of each folder, and then again get all files from that folder, and only then require the command using the main folder, the subfolder and the file
quartz kindle
setting status is buggy, randomly works or doesnt and nobody knows why
quartz kindle
a few minutes usually
thin sonnet
ok.
barren basin
Please i need help, my bot always go offline for no reason...
spark wadi
@barren basin in what way
earnest phoenix
barren basin
@spark wadi The bot is online for some hours and it goes offline while it is still running on VSC
spark wadi
do you start it on VSC or cmd
barren basin
It could be an infinite loop but i don't think so | i start it with VSC
spark wadi
hmmm... weird. do you close the application at any point in the day?
barren basin
hmm no
quartz kindle
@earnest phoenix ?
barren basin
this issue came with the last VSC update
spark wadi
so it doesn't even show an error message in terminal?
barren basin
no
earnest phoenix
@quartz kindle now it says c++ desktop devolement
spark wadi
what's your startup message "node . or node [name of main file]"
valid frigate
i literally ran a bare minimum bot
quartz kindle
@earnest phoenix where did you get that from?
did you cancel the windows build tools?
earnest phoenix
İ said N and it exited
valid frigate
oh yeah
spark wadi
what's your startup message "node . or node [name of main file]"
@barren basin
earnest phoenix
solemn latch
discordjs caches everything @valid frigate
quartz kindle
@earnest phoenix you didnt let it finish
run it again
@valid frigate thats the gc
valid frigate
typically node applications would have a "sawtooth" pattern but this one just hikes up the mountain
weird
quartz kindle
are you using intents?
quartz kindle
which ones
solemn latch
discordjs-lite
earnest phoenix
Translate- it looks like you are downloading another product
solemn latch
;p
quartz kindle
its not that bad of a sawtooth, only 20mb oscilation
barren basin
@spark wadi "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe <file path>"
quartz kindle
@earnest phoenix where did you get that from?
earnest phoenix
Whenni start build tools installitation
quartz kindle
npm i -g windows-build-tools opened that?
quartz kindle
last time i checked today is monday
valid frigate
im just concerned that it's djs because i've used the node inspector to monitor everything
spark wadi
@barren basin what language are you coding it in i'll try and find a solution on stack
valid frigate
not monitor per se, take snapshots
quartz kindle
@obtuse jolt then its correct
barren basin
i am using javascript...
obtuse jolt
WHY
quartz kindle
why what
obtuse jolt
why does it say if its the weekend
spark wadi
ok sec A.Z
quartz kindle
@valid frigate the sawtooth pattern is normal in discord bots because of websockets
quartz kindle
lmao
lone yoke
it took me 18 minutes to verify my phone number
valid frigate
would that be my fault or discord.js?
lone yoke
idk
quartz kindle
is it unmodified discord.js?
valid frigate
yeah nothing is touched
quartz kindle
then yes its discord.js's caching
lone yoke
anyway what can i do here
valid frigate
fuck
ive been really like
i moved to djs from eris because eris was giving weird errors that had no issues on the github
but i guess the tradeoff is aggressive caching
barren basin
But it could be because of a loop, however i have no idea where the mistake should be @spark wadi
quartz kindle
well, both have untoggleable caches
valid frigate
unfortunately
quartz kindle
djs's is a bit worse tho
valid frigate
true
valid frigate
im not sure where to look tim lmao
pure lion
djs light
quartz kindle
if you wanna go for a different lib, check out detritus
if you wanna go for a modified lib, check out discord.js-light
spark wadi
i couldn't find anything on stack for js but yeah you will just have to solve the loop
quartz kindle
there is also klasa-core but its pretty alpha last time i checked
lone yoke
k
pure lion
Tim on patreon:
Haha Arthur Dent go brrrrr
valid frigate
no types :^)
barren basin
All of my "while" loop are not very hazardous ... @spark wadi
valid frigate
and i know that sounds like pretty weird to be upset over but yeah its just a small thing
quartz kindle
go for detritus then, its full ts
quartz kindle
ye
btw if you feel like contributing with types feel free lol
i dont ts so i didnt do it
valid frigate
ya
pure lion
h
earnest phoenix
Hm
barren basin
... and they all end when i test them
quartz kindle
patience
you're already waiting 3 weeks for your bot to get approved, you can handle 10-20min for this thing
earnest phoenix
Tim do have a point tho
İ am punching my laptop when it freezing 😂
But yeah, it can take some time
quartz kindle
poor laptop
earnest phoenix
Ye ik i can see dust from there
valid frigate
tha fuck
quartz kindle
rip
earnest phoenix
my dads laptop
sudden geyser
could secretly open it up, try and clean it, put it back together and act like nothing happened (if it breaks just say a bird took it)
nimble kiln
just blow into the fans 👀
earnest phoenix
Do this laptop under warranty :D?
nimble kiln
Make sure you dont spit into it while blowing air
nimble kiln
Did you look up the serial number?
nimble kiln
Did you use the serial number to check warranty?
earnest phoenix
No
Alright im gonna have to keep this chat on topic, we're getting a bit off topic here.
Ok
nimble kiln
u right sorry
hidden lynx
When I lol on my laptop it usually goes to 97° or higher
xD
Oh sorry Zoro, didn't see that message at first
earnest phoenix
guys how anti raid system works?
livid rivet
you need to save the message timestamp in a timestam, so you can compare the time difference between now and the last sent message
@earnest phoenix and then you can specify at which difference something should happen
livid rivet
basically
you need to save it for each user individually
and guild-wise
if you don't want to check every message, save a counter for each user, and if a message is being sent too frequently, you increase the counter by one
if the counter reaches a certain value you can then take actions
that's how I did it
earnest phoenix
i don't think that anti raid
sudden geyser
An anti-raid system depends on how it's implemented. Some anti-raid systems block a lot of users joining at the same time, while others may just watch for many messages being sent at the same time (from a single user or several). Some even do both, but it's like dune said: You need to record when the message was sent and keep recording. When it reaches a certain threshold passed, you can take action.
You can think of it linear line. If your unpredictable line being the messages received passes the linear line, you do something. It's kind of hard to explain as I've never attempted one myself.
sudden geyser
eh, that's not reliable and prone to more errors
pure lion
h
misty sigil
hey
distant basin
how to fix it plz help
quartz kindle
what version is your discord.js
distant basin
v11
quartz kindle
then remove cache
misty sigil
why did my bot error out, it didn't normally do that ```
TypeError: fields.flat is not a function
that means your node.js is outdated
sudden geyser
You need Node.js v12
pale vessel
no?
pale vessel
it wasn't broken to begin with 
earnest phoenix
1 hour lol
quartz kindle
restart your pc and try again
earnest phoenix
Lol it opened this
quartz kindle
maybe something is stuck and restarting will unstuck it
earnest phoenix
Oh god finally
@quartz kindle thanks for helping now i need to install modules
Wtf
OMG FİNALLY QUİCK.DB
THANKS YOU SO MUCH TİM
turbid gust
spice pier
ever heard of screenshot managers?
earnest phoenix
quick*
@turbid gust why
quartz kindle
ever heard of print screen lmao
quartz kindle
lightshot
earnest phoenix
chrome or discord not installed?
opal plank
and the list goes on
spice pier
edge?
earnest phoenix
edge cant run discord
spice pier
bet
opal plank
wot
quartz kindle
why not
earnest phoenix
i personally dont use uploaders that are restricted to a single (public) cdn cause anyone can access the screenshots lol
sharex >>>>>
opal plank
pale vessel
why wouldn't a chromium based browser run discord (or any browser)
pale vessel
how surprising lmfao
opal plank
not like anyone would use edge, but its capable, for the sake of the argument
pure lion
Omj
spice pier
^
pure lion
Edge = trash
quartz kindle
@earnest phoenix the only reason i dont use sharex is that apparently it cant do what lightshot does (or at least i didnt figure out how)
opal plank
which is?
earnest phoenix
edge is pretty good, the chromium version that is @pure lion
quartz kindle
which is, print and show a small editor before copying to clipboard
pure lion
Yeah ngl
pale vessel
exactly
spice pier
there is an editor before copying
opal plank
@quartz kindle
earnest phoenix
before selecting the region
spice pier
quartz kindle
yeah but how to display that automatically
i tried everything and it always makes me save the pic to disk first
and then open the editor from there
earnest phoenix
it shows that automatically?
you need to not select the region you want to screenshot
and instead edit first
then select
opal plank
right click sharex, after capture tasks @quartz kindle
quartz kindle
let me try
opal plank
@quartz kindle
quartz kindle
@opal plank oh i was looking everywhere in the main window
never bothered right clicking the icon
spice pier
its in the main menu too
spice pier
tulip ledge
Hey Tim I'm gonna ask my question now as you probably have the answer
opal plank
if you want a feature, its likely already there somewhere hidden in the settings
can even do some fancy stuff with ffmpeg
quartz kindle
well, i still like lightshot better
tulip ledge
I have 3 SQL queries. The one is ordered by agility and what I'm doing in all of them is rows[0] but the issue is that even tho I order the first by agility the second and third one aren't ordered by agility. Is there like a way to order the other tables depending on the ID from the user in the other tables ordered by agility?
pure lion
Why don't people just use ffmpeg for image manipulation?
In bots
Can't you upscale or something x)
warm cloud
quartz kindle
@tulip ledge need more info
tulip ledge
So
pure lion
forEach?
tulip ledge
I have 3 querries:
client.con.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE id IN (${usercheck}) ORDER BY agility DESC`) // So that the people who are faster go first
client.con.query(`SELECT * FROM inventory WHERE id IN (${usercheck})`)
client.con.query(`SELECT * FROM skills WHERE id IN (${usercheck})`)
The first query orders by agility but the other 2 queries order by data created meaning if I would be slower then a user that was added to the database after me he would have my inventory and skills. Is there any way to also order them by agility?
pure lion
Not sure how it works but
rows.forEach(row => rows.map(row => row.agility + row.<other stuff>))
Lol I don't know sql
tulip ledge
nope
quartz kindle
@tulip ledge does your inventory and skills tables not have a user id in them?
tulip ledge
they do
quartz kindle
just map ids to ids
tulip ledge
Wait how tho?
quartz kindle
sorting should be irrevelvant
opal plank
hmmm does vsc have a detach window?
quartz kindle
the first query should return an array of objects
tulip ledge
yes
quartz kindle
save all three queries in a variable, then loop over one of them, and build a combined object
tulip ledge
Wow
YOu're gonna need to guide me through the proccess
I don't know how to add all 3 queries to a variable
Neither do I know how to build a combined object
pure lion
Make an array and push the objects inside?
sorry I'm trying my best, I'll get it right one day
tulip ledge
That still won't solve it
pure lion
What are the names of the params in the object?
pure lion
Cant you sort by alphabetical order?
quartz kindle
users;
inventory;
skills;
combined = [];
for(let user of users) {
let inv = inventory.find(t => t.id === user.id);
let skill = skills.find(t => t.id === user.id);
c = Object.assign(user,inv,skill);
combined.push(c);
}
that will create a combined object, so it only works if there is no conflict in your column names
pure lion
*sitting in intrigue*
quartz kindle
for example if users have column a, and inventory has column b, the combined will have {a:something,b:something}
pure lion
🍿
tulip ledge
Oh ok
quartz kindle
if you need to separate them better, for example {inventory:{a:something},skills:{b:something}}, you need to adjust it a bit
Object.assign(user,{inventory:inv},{skills:skill})
pure lion
I will absorb the knowledge of tim
quartz kindle
alternatively, you could also do a JOIN query in your database directly
which is probably more performant
it reduces 3 queries to 1
pure lion
Over time I shall become Tim as he ascends to become one with stack overflow
x) jk it's not gonna be me
quartz kindle
you overestimate me lmao
solemn latch
lmao
tulip ledge
Tim quick question how long have u been doing JS?
topaz fjord
Tim lives in develop
development
no joke he has more messages here than any other channel
tulip ledge
Oh
quartz kindle
idk
tulip ledge
Tim, can you like do the JOIN query with order by?
quartz kindle
about 3 years i think
quartz kindle
idk
tulip ledge
But Tim the JOIN query would also order all the other things?
tulip ledge
Well I did take a break for a year
quartz kindle
yes, you can JOIN and sort
opal plank
obsessive is an understatement
tulip ledge
Oh cool
topaz fjord
all you need is mdn 
opal plank
ive been coding in js for roughly 3 months and IM obsessive
Tim takes this to a whole new level
tulip ledge
Wait so I could do like
SELECT * FROM users INNER JOIN skills, inventory users.discordid=inventory.discordid=skills.discordid SORT BY agility DESC
Like that?
quartz kindle
sqlite or mysql?
tulip ledge
mysql
topaz fjord
SQL injection is real
opal plank
Queries are fun
topaz fjord
json
opal plank
never again, -5/10, traumatized, suing for theraphy payment
quartz kindle
should be something like SELECT * FROM users INNER JOIN skills ON skills.id = users.id INNER JOIN inventory ON inventory.id = users.id ORDER BY users.agility
topaz fjord
suing for emotional abuse
tulip ledge
Oh ok
opal plank
indeed, while i did learn how to do it, its really complicated and doesnt have too much freedom
the one gain is that the queries are faster than running them locally on your code
though the learning curve is insane
tulip ledge
Yeah I don't think that'll work
I tried it and it logs like 6 times the same row
Idk why
And it also will only work with 1 user and I need to do it on an array
quartz kindle
im testing it in sqlfiddle and it seems to work
misty sigil
no
tulip ledge
its like the regex
quartz kindle
kinda
tulip ledge
Alright
quartz kindle
yeah it works
this is the full query i tested
SELECT * FROM Table1 INNER JOIN Table2 ON Table1.id = Table2.id INNER JOIN Table3 ON Table1.id = Table3.id WHERE Table1.id IN ("10","20") ORDER BY Table1.id DESC
tulip ledge
😮
quartz kindle
gives me combined rows with all columns
tulip ledge
Ok I managed to fix it
It sais typof rows is an object
But it acts as an array
Wich is weird
But it's working
So thank you so much ❤️
Jup it's fully working!
Thank you!
quartz kindle
typeof array is always object
because arrays are technically objects with indexes as keys
in order to differentiate arrays from objects, Array.isArray(obj) exists
solemn latch
can i make a load command? to load new commands without restarting the bot?
load the same way as on startup.
tulip ledge
I pinged u
quartz kindle
yes you can
if each command is in their own file, you need to invalidate the require cache
digital ibex
quick question
i hope
i've got this switch statement that does stuff, and i've also got sub commands in the switch
and i've got, in the switch statement a default sayign that the subocmmand doesn't exist when u say a tag..
so like, this is what i mean
magic jackal
@solemn latch Its done by removing the file from the require cache like this
delete require.cache[require.resolve(path.join(filePath, file))]
because of the bob on the end, it breaks and says the sub command doesn't exist, any ideas?
magic jackal
its how you're handing the args in your tag command or your message handler @digital ibex
digital ibex
wot
magic jackal
Your message handler is probably trying to run the subcommand
digital ibex
its because of the 'default' in the switch statement
and im trying to make it, if its 'defualt' and is a valid sub command
copper cradle
did you add your "break" statements?
copper cradle
hmm
magic jackal
with a switch you cant do multiple if inside of it or case if you will
thats probably the issue, the default can only check one thing
digital ibex
ik, im trying to make it check for default and extra
magic jackal
You'd need a seperate check for a subcommand
and a seperate check for the other thing
can you show code
copper cradle
show your code
digital ibex
kk
misty sigil
So I'm using snekfetch for some calls, It is installed but on my VPS it doesn't make the call, It physically doesn't get a response
pure lion
switch (args[0]) {
case 'command':
switch (args[1]) {
case 'soup':
//code
break;
}
}
x)
digital ibex
switch (true) {
case args[0].toLowerCase() === 'create':
// code
case args[0].toLowerCase() === 'list':
// code
break;
case args[0].toLowerCase() === 'remove':
// code
break;
default:
message.channel.createMessage(`✘ That subcommand does not exist!`);
}
:o
magic jackal
@digital ibex wat is the true
digital ibex
wdym?
magic jackal
its failing because true is not valid
stark abyss
there is an easier way to do it
digital ibex
no
copper cradle
that's not how case works uhhhh
digital ibex
no its not
magic jackal
thats not how a switch works
copper cradle
yeah
stark abyss
switch (args[0].toLowerCase()) {
case "your case here":
}
digital ibex
i use this all the time, works perfectly fine for me. and i only add the true so i can add other things when comparing
digital ibex
no, because i need to do more stuff, hence the true
magic jackal
I'm telling you that true is the reason its not working
stark abyss
what's the error you getting?
copper cradle
that's just a stupid way of doing "if"
stark abyss
just use module exports/command handler
digital ibex
well, its more faster than a if statement 
and if i did use an if statement, it'll be significantly slower, right?
stark abyss
yes
magic jackal
switch needs an object key to search so it can loop through it to ask if it meets the case
if you put true on the switch its just going to switch over to the default because true is not an object
stark abyss
but if you use command handler/module exports it will be faster
digital ibex
no thats not what im saying
magic jackal
this is a proper switch
stark abyss
magic jackal
switch(msg.content) {
case `++debug` :
msg.channel.send(`message`)
break;
case `++invite` :
msg.reply(`message`)
break;
}```doesn't say the "that subcommand doesn't ecist"
because of the sub command onto it
it says it
magic jackal
That response is not a part of your switch
digital ibex
ik...
magic jackal
you're not listening
copper cradle
^
magic jackal
read this
digital ibex
im asking how can i make it not listen to that
copper cradle
you're oficially lost lmao
stark abyss
how to read folder in folder with fs?
quartz kindle
you still didnt figure it out?
digital ibex
1 sec
quartz kindle
the problem is not how to use fs, the problem is simple loop logic
quartz kindle
im gonna give you an example
stark abyss
yes please
magic jackal
a quick google https://medium.com/stackfame/get-list-of-all-files-in-a-directory-in-node-js-befd31677ec5
quartz kindle
using readdirSync because its easier to understand
magic jackal
@stark abyss I got u
quartz kindle
fs.readdirSync(folder).forEach(item => {
fs.readdirSync(folder/item).forEach(file => {
require(folder/item/file)
})
})
digital ibex
i dont understand how thats gonna stop it erroing, im genuinely confused, i've been using switch(true) everytime i use a switch statement and all i need is just to make it not execute the default if the sub command has been provided
quartz kindle
switch is designed to process a single value
for example switch(something) case 1, case 2, case 3, etc
digital ibex
quartz kindle
all possible values of something
if you're not using switch for that, it loses its advantage
so you'd be better off using if else
digital ibex
yeah, but idk how to make it say something if theres a sub command
the thing is
i've got quite a lot of cases, more than that... so the code will run slower is my issue
topaz fjord
hahaha screw you kotlin react
quartz kindle
thats microoptimization, the performance difference is negligible
earnest phoenix
kotlin 
quartz kindle
also, switch loses its performance advantage like that
misty sigil
Hey, I'm using snekfetch and await get to call an API from my vps, It works on my PC but not on my vps
digital ibex
i've got like 14 cases tho, surely its gonna be a lot slower?
quartz kindle
nope
digital ibex
oh?
digital ibex
wait what
quartz kindle
the only reason switch is faster than if-else, is that switch is able to index all of its entries
so for example if value is 10, and you switch(10)
switch will immediately find the correct case, where case is 10
digital ibex
yeah
quartz kindle
without needing to go through all of them
but the moment you use switch(true), you lose that
digital ibex
and it takes a nanosecond?
quartz kindle
there is no indexing
digital ibex
o
quartz kindle
you're matching arbitraty conditions, which makes switch have to go through them one by one, like if-else does
digital ibex
how else could I do it like that?
using a regular switch, is it more than 1 nanosecond?
quartz kindle
it doesnt matter
rule of thumb is, are your conditions arbitrary? use if-else
are your conditions always based on the same thing? use switch
digital ibex
oh
i've been using switch this whole time if i've got an if else 
well.. thanks for clarifying tim :)
stark abyss
const { prefix } = require('../config.json');
Error: Cannot find module '../config.json'
config json is in different file from the folder but shouldn't it work?
candid hill
I'm having trouble uploading images to embeds. Here's what I have so far:
console.log(fs.existsSync('./Images/Thumbnails/completion.png'));
embed.attachFiles(['./Images/Thumbnails/completion.png'])
.setThumbnail('attachment://completion.png')
When I run the code, the embed shows up without a thumbnail (or attachment). The console log is outputing true, so I don't think it's a problem with my file path. I've also tried switching out .setThumbnail() for .setImage() to match with the guide, but still not dice.
candid hill
where are you calling help.js from?
stark abyss
what
digital ibex
not ../config
pure lion
z!command
quartz kindle
../ would be the commands folder
quartz kindle
each ../ means go one folder back
candid hill
you're using command handling with different files for commands, right?
stark abyss
yes
digital ibex
yeah p025, thats why u add the ../ again
candid hill
then you need the path from your command handler to config instead of the path from help to config
digital ibex
so
stark abyss
oh
digital ibex
../../config
stark abyss
okay
quartz kindle
each ../ means go back one folder
you are in classic
you use ../
now you are in commands
you use ../ again
now you are in the main folder
misty sigil
ok i got it working
earnest phoenix
lol
stark abyss
i don't see what's wrong in
const { prefix } = require('../commands/classic/config.json');
yikes sorry to irritate you
candid hill
you can't go back by name, gotta use ../
stark abyss
const { prefix } = require('../commands../classic../config.json');
quartz kindle
now you are in /commands/commands/classic
you use config.json
now you have /commands/commands/classic/config.json
doesnt look right
quartz kindle
the help.js file is in the classic folder
so if you use ../ from the classic folder
you are in the commands folder
if you use ../commands
you are in /commands/commands
it literally means "go back to the previous folder, then open the commands folder from there"
stark abyss
okay
quartz kindle
the / is just a separator, means nothing by itself
stark abyss
oh
quartz kindle
and the instructions are in order from left to right
stark abyss
obtuse jolt
Does certification have limited slots here? I forget
quartz kindle
so ../commands/classic means ".." + "commands" + "classic" which means "go back to the previous folder" + "then open the commands folder from there" + "then open the classic folder from there"
quartz kindle
@obtuse jolt its not limited slots, its just that the program is kinda abandoned rn
obtuse jolt
oh
quartz kindle
nobody is reviewing applications for it
obtuse jolt
So there’s like a billion then
quartz kindle
probably lmao
obtuse jolt
I did big brain thing and added voting rewards for the first time I’ve never done this before
sudden geyser
congrats and ew
obtuse jolt
Really?
quartz kindle
yup
obtuse jolt
Damn
obtuse jolt
what do they do?
quartz kindle
weird stuff
desert geyser
Hello smarter people 🙂
How do i send a message in a specific channel in a specific guild in python using the discord.ext.commands.Bot paradigm ?
I just know how have it respond to specific prodding's like !help, but every morning I want it to post Good Morning in a channel
quartz kindle
doesnt apply to my case
quartz kindle
i have donation features tho
obtuse jolt
Well how I’ve done it is you can donate and get unlimited priority scans for the amount of time you are donating or you can vote every 12 hours to get 1
quartz kindle
i could have implemented something like that but now its too late
my bot stores user-generated charts and graphics
there is one user that has like 600 charts by himself
obtuse jolt
does that not use like a lot of storage and ram
quartz kindle
my bot is very optimized
obtuse jolt
I need to remake like 80% of my bot
It was so rushed when I first made it
And the more I put time on it the better it’s looking
75
quartz kindle
xD
obtuse jolt
I wanna show you it
Just gotta give myself some tokens
There we go
Go into #265156322012561408
gray zealot
any ideas why this doesnt work? ```js
if (message.content.startsWith ${prefix}8ball){
const eb = require("./8ball.json")
message.channel.send(${eb.answers[Math.floor(Math.random() * eb.answers.length)]});
}
i think
stark abyss
ok
gray zealot
ty
lyric mountain
Just asking, but what IDE do you use?
stark abyss
earnest phoenix
.help
magic jackal
Anyone know how to self mute the bot user this isnt working
message.guild.members.cache.get("717080513898217482").voice.setSelfMute(true)```Why selfmute tho?
magic jackal
idk thats why I'm asking
lyric mountain
Just dont send audio data
magic jackal
I want to to mute itself when its not playing audio
drifting egret
Gae
magic jackal
I already know that, that is not my question
lyric mountain
Yes, I know
drifting egret
No mo
earnest phoenix
how i can do this? https://i.imgur.com/BLmGzrM.png
strange trout
Do what
earnest phoenix
like a error event
lyric mountain
Try-catch
earnest phoenix
all the code?
lyric mountain
No, only stuff you know it's prone to error sometimes
earnest phoenix
oh
ok
thanks
or even better, instead of band aiding with try catch, fix the error 
strange trout
Genius
earnest phoenix
try catch is heavy on memory compared to rest of operations
lyric mountain
There is a way to catch ALL errors if you're using java
or even better, instead of band aiding with try catch, fix the error :BigBrain:
@earnest phoenix you can't fix all the errors tho, for example, missing permission stuff
lyric mountain
Well, it'll still show an error to the user
earnest phoenix
this is api abuse?
channels.forEach(ch => {
try {
ch.updateOverwrite(args[0], {
SEND_MESSAGES: args[1]
});
} catch (e) {
console.log(e);
};
});
no
strange trout
Really no reason for the user to see the API error though
earnest phoenix
ok, thanks
lyric mountain
Yeah
strange trout
You should account for it yourself and handle as needed
earnest phoenix
@earnest phoenix and if channels size is > 100?
strange trout
Dunno
earnest phoenix
srry xd
if what you're doing has malicious intent, then yes it's api abuse, otherwise it isn't
ok
is for blockchannels command
strange trout
It can be API abuse regardless
earnest phoenix
you can't circumvent updating overwrites for example, a mute role or something
so you're allowed to do that
ok, thanks
stark abyss
Error: ENOTDIR: not a directory, scandir './commands/classic/avatar.js'
I don't understand what I am missing
earnest phoenix
have you tried reading the error
strange trout
That's not a valid directory
stark abyss
what would be one
earnest phoenix
sudden geyser
not a directory
strange trout
Couldn't tell you
stark abyss
strange trout
Is your code open source?
stark abyss
yes
strange trout
Would be nice to see your file structure
cunning gorge
Hey, I am trying to download discord.py to my visual studio code folder.
Note:
- I have a mac computer
- My python version is 3.8
I tried running
python3 -m pip install -U discord.py
But it responded with:
ERROR: Could not install packages due to an EnvironmentError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.8/lib/python3.8/site-packages/chardet-3.0.4.dist-info'
Consider using the `--user` option or check the permissions.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Ping me if you have an answer 🙂
strange trout
Where are you trying to access avatar.js from
steel heath
@cunning gorge try with the --user flag like it says: python3 -m pip install -U discord.py --user
steel heath
Idk, maybe try dowloading on another directory? Don't have any idea, that's just what the error suggests
grizzled raven
lol didnt know try catch had memory problems, i always disliked it only because of they way it is
cunning gorge
oh ok
Ok well it worked!
However:
WARNING: The script chardetect is installed in '/Users/
Library/Python/3.8/bin' which is not on PATH.
Gave me this warning, is this an issue for the future?
steel heath
I think you'll have to reinstall Python to fix that issue, or add it manually (which I don't recommend)
cunning gorge
ah ok
steel heath
And make sure to check "Add Python to PATH" or something like that on installation
stark abyss
const { prefix } = require(i want to get config.json here please help me);
i am calling it in help.js
opal plank
just...require it there?
stark abyss
i don't understand the path clearly
opal plank
'./' parent dir
stark abyss
./classic/commands/config.json?
opal plank
no
stark abyss
opal plank
config.json isnt a folder
stark abyss
i only have two folder