How would I go about adding a group of commands that do almost the same thing to a cog? | Pycord | Page 1

ripe grove Sep 22, 2023, 8:28 PM

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for example creating a bunch of action gif commands. this works with bot.add_command but it won't register to the cog, is there any other way to simplify adding a while bunch of simular commands withought using regular decorator functions?

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I don't have a lot of time rn but I will post some examples of what i am talking about with my code

fossil yoke Sep 23, 2023, 12:06 AM

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Because of the way extensions (cogs) are loaded from files, I believe you would have to actually create the my_cog.py file progamatically and then load it into your bot. Maybe someone else can correct me if I'm wrong here

ripe grove Sep 23, 2023, 6:34 AM

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I do have a separate cog file but it still won't put the commands under it

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Oh, are you talking about writing code to write the code for the commands?

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That might work but sounds a bit messy

ripe grove Sep 23, 2023, 7:12 PM

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ok so the code i currently have is:

import asyncio
from typing import Union
import discord
import random
from discord.ext import commands, bridge
import config
import utils


class Actions(config.RevnobotCog):
    def __init__(self, client: bridge.Bot):
        self.description = "do actions"
        self.icon = "\U0001FA84"
        self.hidden = False
        self.client = client
        self.actions_dir = "./media/images/actions/"
        self.actions_data = {
            "hug": ["hugged", 'Hug a user', ['cuddle']],
            "kill": ["killed", "oof!", []],
            "kiss": ["kissed", "😳", []],
            "lick": ["licked", "ahh, gross", []],
            "pat": ["patted", "pat pat", []],
            "punch": ["punched", "ou-oof!", []],
            "slap": ["slapped", "ouch!", []]
        }
        for key, value in self.actions_data.items():
            cmd = commands.Command(name=key, func=self.base_command, description=value[1],
                                   aliases=value[2])
            self.client.add_command(cmd)
            self.client.application_command(name=key, cls=discord.SlashCommand, description=value[1])(self.base_command)

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    @commands.bot_has_permissions(send_messages=True, attach_files=True)
    @commands.cooldown(**config.default_cooldown_options)
    async def base_command(self, ctx: Union[discord.ApplicationContext, commands.Context], member: discord.Member):
        action_name = ctx.command.qualified_name
        action_name_ext = self.actions_data[ctx.command.qualified_name][0]
        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
        number_of_10 = await loop.run_in_executor(None, lambda: random.randint(1, 10))
        filename = f'{action_name}gif{number_of_10}.gif'
        file = discord.File(f'{self.actions_dir}{action_name}/{filename}')
        embed = utils.default_embed(ctx, f'{action_name_ext} {member}', f'**{ctx.author.mention}** {action_name_ext} '
                                                                        f'**{member.mention}**')
        embed.set_image(url=f'attachment://{filename}')
        await utils.send_type(ctx)(file=file, embed=embed)


def setup(client):
    client.add_cog(Actions(client))

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my help command uses the mapping provided by the help class

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the actions cog is empty and all commands added are associated withought a cog

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how would I got about adding all of these similar commands to the cog?

tepid basin Sep 23, 2023, 7:27 PM

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bot.load_extension('cogs.generalutility')

to load a cog called generalutility.py from the folder cogs(use this in your main/bot file)

in your cog file put this outside any classes:

    bot.add_cog(ClassName(bot))```

and then in then in the init of the class:
```class ClassName(commands.Cog):
    def __init__(self, bot):
        self.bot = bot```

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not sure if this is what you are looking for but 🤷‍♂️

ripe grove Sep 23, 2023, 7:28 PM

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look at my code

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I already have all of that

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so idk

tepid basin Sep 23, 2023, 7:29 PM

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fair point

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probably shouldnt offer help when sleep deprived O.o

ripe grove Sep 23, 2023, 7:35 PM

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hope you get some sleep then

tepid basin Sep 23, 2023, 7:40 PM

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not before i get my shit done, gotta find the balance between reliability and stuff being aesthetically pleasing

ripe grove Sep 23, 2023, 7:57 PM

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when you can of corse

ripe grove Sep 25, 2023, 11:40 AM

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anyway, I went with @fossil yoke 's Idea of automatically generating the file. but I might open an issue about a proper way to do this

midnight palm Sep 26, 2023, 8:16 PM

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ripe grove ```python @commands.bot_has_permissions(send_messages=True, attach_files=Tru...

I guess the function should not be decorated (base_command) as it makes it being registered as another command and not as a base function to all commands.

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Also, as Colin said, make sure you load cogs in your setup_hook or in a command.

ripe grove Sep 26, 2023, 8:17 PM

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setup hook?

midnight palm Sep 26, 2023, 8:17 PM

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setup_hook is like on_ready

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Use any of em

ripe grove Sep 26, 2023, 8:18 PM

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and do what excactly?

midnight palm Sep 26, 2023, 8:20 PM

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# using on_ready

import os

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    for f in os.listdir("the/path/to/your/cogs"): # this line returns a list of all files in the directory
        if f.endswith(".py:): # checks if file is a python file
            await client.load_extension('cogs.' + f[:-3]) # loads it as extensions

ripe grove Sep 26, 2023, 8:20 PM

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oh, load the cogs in the on_ready event instead of in main

midnight palm Sep 26, 2023, 8:21 PM

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Well, yes ig

ripe grove Sep 26, 2023, 8:22 PM

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is there any advantage to waiting until the bot is ready?

midnight palm Sep 26, 2023, 8:22 PM

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ripe grove is there any advantage to waiting until the bot is ready?

Well, you ensure the bot is woken when loading cogs

ripe grove Sep 26, 2023, 8:24 PM

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I probably should of posted this erlier but this is how my cogs are loaded:

# load in every cog in ./cogs directory
if __name__ == "__main__":
    autogen_actions.build_actions() # this is my current solution
    cogs_folder = list(os.listdir('./cogs'))
    for filename in cogs_folder:
        if filename.endswith('.py'):
            # disable the debug cog if the bot is not executed with the "debug mode" parameter set to true in the
            # config json file
            if filename == "debug.py" and not config.debug_mode:
                continue
            # 2 methods are used to handle cog errors because the pycord devs keep changing how they work
            try:
                cog_status = client.load_extension(f'cogs.{filename[:-3]}')
            except discord.ExtensionFailed as cog_err:
                cog_error = cog_err
            else:
                if isinstance(cog_status, dict):
                    cog_error = cog_status.get(f'cogs.{filename[:-3]}')
                else:
                    cog_error = None

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            if isinstance(cog_error, Exception):
                if isinstance(cog_error, discord.ExtensionFailed):
                    if isinstance(cog_error.original, SyntaxError):
                        print(f"\aSyntax Error! Please check line {cog_error.original.lineno} from column "
                              f"{cog_error.original.offset} in "
                              f"{cog_error.original.filename}", file=sys.stderr)
                        with open(cog_error.original.filename) as error_file:
                            error_line = error_file.readlines()[cog_error.original.lineno-1]
                            print(f'{error_line}{" "*(cog_error.original.offset-1)}'
                                  f'{"^"*(cog_error.original.end_offset-1-cog_error.original.offset-1)}',
                                  file=sys.stderr)
                        exit(1)
                    else:
                        traceback_string = "\n".join(traceback.format_tb(cog_error.__traceback__))
                        if isinstance(cog_error, discord.ExtensionFailed):
                            traceback_string = "\n".join(traceback.format_tb(cog_error.original.__traceback__))
                        print(f'Oops, a cog raised an error:\n{type(cog_error.original).__name__}: '
                              f'{cog_error.original}\nTraceback:\n'
                              f'{traceback_string}', file=sys.stderr)
                else:
                    traceback_string = "\n".join(traceback.format_tb(cog_error.__traceback__))
                    if isinstance(cog_error, discord.ExtensionFailed):
                        traceback_string = "\n".join(traceback.format_tb(cog_error.original.__traceback__))
                    print(f'Oops, a cog raised an error:\n{type(cog_error).__name__}: {cog_error}\nTraceback:\n'
                          f'{traceback_string}', file=sys.stderr)

upper dome Sep 26, 2023, 9:22 PM

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ripe grove oh, load the cogs in the on_ready event instead of in main

eh no

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load the cogs outside of any of the events

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client = discord.Bot()

client.load_extension()

client.run()

midnight palm Sep 27, 2023, 8:33 PM

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upper dome ```py client = discord.Bot() client.load_extension() client.run() ```

load_load...

upper dome Sep 27, 2023, 8:34 PM

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midnight palm `load_load`...

I had to write it fast

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I fixed it

midnight palm Sep 27, 2023, 8:34 PM

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upper dome I had to write it fast

Dw, it was just a typo lol

upper dome Sep 27, 2023, 8:34 PM

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ye

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that is how I load my cogs ```py
client.load_extension("Cogs", recursive=True)

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A simple oneliner x3

midnight palm Sep 27, 2023, 8:37 PM

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I also do it like that, it is the simplest way ik

glacial laurel Sep 30, 2023, 2:17 PM

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solved?

midnight palm Oct 1, 2023, 4:55 PM

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I think so...

upper dome Oct 1, 2023, 6:44 PM

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.close

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upper dome Oct 1, 2023, 6:45 PM

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@ripe grove

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ripe grove Oct 9, 2023, 11:49 AM

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Its a sketchy workaround. I've done further testing and still don't know why add_command wont register under the cog properly. I will have to open an issue if the library is still acepting issues?

manic valley Oct 9, 2023, 3:05 PM

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ripe grove Its a sketchy workaround. I've done further testing and still don't know why add...

Yes we still are!

#How would I go about adding a group of commands that do almost the same thing to a cog?