BotBrew

Introduction

BotBrew is a TypeScript-based npm package designed to facilitate the development of Discord bots, with a special emphasis on slash command functionality. This lightweight library is perfect for developers looking to streamline their bot development process with an easy-to-implement solution.

Features

• Slash Command Support: Easily create and manage Discord slash commands.
• TypeScript Integration: Take advantage of TypeScript for more reliable and maintainable code.
• Modular Command Structure: Organize your commands in separate folders for better scalability.
• Event Handling for Discord Events: Efficiently handle various Discord events.
• Simplified Bot Development: Focus on your bot's functionality without worrying about boilerplate code.

Installation

Install BotBrew in your project with the following command:

npm install botbrew

Setting Up Your Bot

To set up your bot, add the following code in your main file:

require("dotenv").config();
import { Bot } from "botbrew";
import { GatewayIntentBits } from "discord.js";

const bot = new Bot(process.env.DISCORD_TOKEN!, [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds, GatewayIntentBits.GuildMessages], __dirname);

Creating Slash Commands

1. Create a folder named SlashCommands in the same scope as your main file.
2. Inside SlashCommands, create a subfolder for each command, e.g., ping.
3. In each command folder, create an index.ts file. For example, for a "ping" command:

import { SlashCommand } from "botbrew";
import { ChatInputCommandInteraction } from "discord.js";

module.exports = new SlashCommand()
    .setName("ping")
    .setDescription("Replies with pong!")
    .onExecute(async (interaction: ChatInputCommandInteraction) => {
        await interaction.reply("Pong!");
    });

BotBrew automatically scans the SlashCommands folder and adds these commands to your bot.

Creating Subcommands

1. Create a SlashCommands folder in the same scope as your main file.
2. Inside SlashCommands, create a subfolder for each command, e.g., echo.
3. To add subcommands, create further subfolders within the command folder.

Example: Echo Command

Folder structure for echo command with once and twice subcommands:

SlashCommands
└── echo
    ├── index.ts
    ├── once
    │   └── index.ts
    └── twice
        └── index.ts

once/index.ts

import {SubCommand} from "botbrew";

module.exports = new SubCommand()
    .setDescription("Echoes your message!")
    .addStringOption(option => option
        .setName("message")
        .setDescription("The message to echo")
        .setRequired(true)
    )
    .onExecute(async (interaction) => {
        await interaction.reply((interaction.options.getString("message")!));
    });

twice/index.ts

import {SubCommand} from "botbrew";

module.exports = new SubCommand()
    .setDescription("Echoes your message twice!")
    .addStringOption(option => option
        .setName("message")
        .setDescription("The message to echo")
        .setRequired(true)
    )
    .onExecute(async (interaction) => {
        await interaction.reply((interaction.options.getString("message")!) + " " + (interaction.options.getString("message")!));
    });

index.ts

import {SlashCommand} from "botbrew";

module.exports = new SlashCommand()
    .setDescription("Echoes your message!");

Note: If no command name is provided, the name of the command folder is used as the command name. In this case, the command name is echo. and the subcommands are once and twice.

License

BotBrew is ISC licensed.

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Built with ❤️ by Oliver Seifert