Structure

src: Contains all the code for the bot itself. Code directly in this folder is for the starting index file as well as commonly accessed utility files.
- core: This is currently where the command handler is. Try to keep it as isolated as possible, it might split off to become its own module.
- commands: Where all the dynamically loaded commands are stored. You can use a subfolder to specify the command category. Specify a modules folder to create files that are ignored by the command loader.
- modules: This is where mostly single-purpose blocks of code go. (This is not the same as a modules folder under commands.)
- defs: Contains static definitions.
dist: This is where the runnable code in src compiles to. (The directory structure mirrors src.)
data: Holds all the dynamic/private data used by the bot. This folder is not meant to hold definitions.
docs: Information for developers who want to contribute.

Version Numbers

When a new version is ready to be declared...

...update the changelog.
...update the version numbers in package.json and package-lock.json.

Naming Versions

Because versions are assigned to batches of changes rather than single changes (or even single commits), versioning is used a bit differently in order to avoid wasting version numbers.

<prototype>.<major>.<minor>-<patch>

<prototype> is a defined as the overarching version group of TravBot. TravBot-v2 went by 2.x.x and all versions of TravBot-v3 will go by 3.x.x.
<major> includes any big overhauls or revisions of the entire codebase.
<minor> includes any feature additions in a specific area of the codebase.
<patch> will be pretty much for any very small changes like a quick bug fix or typos. Note: Normally, these would probably get grouped up, but if there hasn't been a proper version in a while, this will get pushed as a patch.

Note: This system doesn't retroactively apply to TravBot-v2, which is why this version naming system won't make sense for v2's changelog.

Message Subcommand Type

https://discord.com/channels/<id>/<id>/<id> comes from the Copy Message Link button.
<id>-<id> comes from holding Shift on the desktop application and clicking on the Copy ID button.

args: A list of arguments in the command. It's relative to the subcommand, so if you do $test this 5, 5 becomes $.args[0] if this is a subcommand. Args are already converted, so a number subcommand would return a number rather than a string.
client: message.client
message: message
channel: message.channel
guild: message.guild
author: message.author
member: message.member

Command Metadata

description: The command description that'll appear in the help menu.
endpoint: Whether or not any arguments are allowed after the command.
usage: Defines a custom usage when showing the command in the help menu.
permission: (Inherits) -1 (default) indicates to inherit, 0 is the lowest rank, 1 is second lowest rank, and so on.
nsfw: (Inherits) Whether or not the command is restricted to NSFW channels and DM channels.
channelType: (Inherits) Whether the command is restricted to guild channels, DM channels, or has no restriction. Uses the CHANNEL_TYPE enum provided by the command handler.

Command Var String

%author% - A user mention of the person who called the command.
%prefix% - The prefix of the current guild.

Utility Functions

src/core (libd) - Utility functions specific for working with Discord

paginate()

const pages = ['one', 'two', 'three'];
const msg = await channel.send(pages[0]);

paginate(msg, author.id, pages.length, (page) => {
	msg.edit(pages[page]);
});

prompt()

const msg = await channel.send('Are you sure you want to delete this?');

prompt(msg, author.id, () => {
	//...
});

callMemberByUsername()

callMemberByUsername(message, args.join(" "), (member) => {
	channel.send(`Your nickname is ${member.nickname}.`);
});

src/lib - General utility functions

parseArgs(): Turns call test "args with spaces" "even more spaces" into ["call", "test", "args with spaces", "even more spaces"], inspired by the command line.
parseVars(): Replaces all % args in a string with stuff you specify. For example, you can replace all nop with asm, and register %nop% will turn into register asm. Useful for storing strings with variables in one place them accessing them in another place.
isType(): Used for type-checking. Useful for testing any types.
select(): Checks if a variable matches a certain type and uses the fallback value if not. (Warning: Type checking is based on the fallback's type. Be sure that the "type" parameter is accurate to this!)
Random: An object of functions containing stuff related to randomness. Random.num is a random decimal, Random.int is a random integer, Random.chance takes a number ranging from 0 to 1 as a percentage. Random.sign takes a number and has a 50-50 chance to be negative or positive. Random.deviation takes a number and a magnitude and produces a random number within those confines. (5, 2) would produce any number between 3 and 7.
pluralise(): A substitute for not having to do amount === 1 ? "singular" : "plural". For example, pluralise(x, "credit", "s") will return "1 credit" and/or "5 credits" respectively.
pluraliseSigned(): This builds on pluralise() and adds a sign at the beginning for marking changes/differences. pluraliseSigned(0, "credit", "s") will return "+0 credits".
replaceAll(): A non-regex alternative to replacing everything in a string. replaceAll("test", "t", "z") = "zesz".
toTitleCase(): Capitalizes the first letter of each word. toTitleCase("this is some text") = "This Is Some Text".
random(): Returns a random element from an array. random([1,2,3]) could be any one of those elements.
split(): Splits an array into different arrays by a specified length. split([1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10], 3) = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6],[7,8,9],[10]].

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