Discord.js-Tutorial
Here is a Discord.js Bot Tutorial.
Getting Started
For Getting Started you should atleast have a basic knowledge of JavaScript. Basic Knowledge means you should know the basic functions and Syntax's.
Prerequisites and Installing Softwares
First you need to download the latest verison of Node.js after installing, if you want to check if node.js is installed in your computer or not. go to the search bar and type CMD open it and type node --version in the terminal it should show you the latest verison which you installed.
Second you need a code editor i recommend you Visual Studio Code, Then after installation open Visual Studio Code and go to Extensions and download the extension of JavaScript.
Create Discord Application
Go to Discord Developer Portal And click "New Application" And then name your application then click "Create" .Now , Head over to Bot. Click Add Bot, then you customize the name and avatar(If youd like). Now lets get coding.
Coding
Make a folder where you want to store all your bot files. Open CMD with that Folder location and type npm init This will create a package.json file in your directory.Then open Visual Studio Code with that Directory.then make a file with your main file name, in my case its alpha.js then type this code
// IMPORT MAIN FILES AND PACKAGES WHICH IS REQUIRED.
const Discord = require('discord.js');
const config = require('./configs/config.json'); // AS YOU SEE YOU HAVE TO MAKE A FOLDER NAMED `configs` AND IN THAT FOLDER MAKE `config.json` FILE. CODE WILL BE GIVEN ABOVE.
const fs = require('fs');
const db = require('quick.db');
const path = require("path");
const client = new Discord.Client();
client.commands = new Discord.Collection();
client.aliases = new Discord.Collection();
const { Player } = require('discord-player');
const player = new Player(client);
client.player = player;
client.emotes = require('./configs/emotes.json')
client.filters = require('./configs/filters.json');
["aliases", "commands"].forEach(cmd => client[cmd] = new Discord.Collection());
["console", "command", "event"].forEach(events => require(`./handlers/${events}`)(client));
client.categories = fs.readdirSync('./commands');
// EVENTS
client.on('ready', async() => {
console.log('Alpha Started!');
});
client.login(config.token)Config File
{
"prefix": "your prefix here",
"dev": "736977089307345004", // DEVELOEPRS ID HERE
"token": "bot token here"
}Command Handler
command.js // READ FILES INSIDE COMMANDS FOLDER
const fs = require('fs');
module.exports = (client) => {
const load = dirs => {
const commands = fs.readdirSync(`./commands/${dirs}/`).filter(cmd => cmd.endsWith('.js'));
for (let cmd of commands) {
let pull = require(`../commands/${dirs}/${cmd}`);
client.commands.set(pull.config.name, pull);
if (pull.config.aliases) pull.config.aliases.forEach(cmd => client.aliases.set(cmd, pull.config.name));
};
};
["Folder Names Inside Commands folder"].forEach(cmd => load(cmd));
};Event Handler
event.js // READ EVENT FILES
const fs = require('fs');
module.exports = (client) => {
const load = dirs => {
const events = fs.readdirSync(`./events/${dirs}`).filter(events => events.endsWith('.js'));
for (let file of events) {
const events = require(`../events/${dirs}/${file}`);
let eventName = file.split('.')[0];
client.on(eventName, events.bind(null,client));
};
};
['client', 'guild'].forEach(events => load(events));
};Bot Status and Activity
let totalUsers = client.guilds.cache.reduce((users , value) => users + value.memberCount, 0);
let totalGuilds = client.guilds.cache.size
let totalChannels = client.channels.cache.size
client.user.setPresence({ activity: { name: `${totalUsers} Users | ${totalGuilds} Servers | ${totalChannels} Channels`, type: "PLAYING" }, status: "online" });Command Structure
const Discord = require('discord.js');
const config = require('../../configs/config.json');
module.exports = {
config: {
name: '',
description: '',
aliases: [""],
usage: '',
accessableby: "",
},
run: async (client, message, args) => {
// PROCESSING CODE HERE
}
}ChatBot Feature For a Specific Channel
var chatbot = new alexa("chat bot api"); //YOUR CHATBOT API HERE
client.on("message", async message => {
let sChannel = db.fetch(`chatbot_${message.guild.id}`);
if (sChannel === null) {
return;
}
if (message.author.bot && message.author.discriminator !== '0000') return;
if(message.channel.id === sChannel){
let content = message.content;
if(!content) return;
chatbot.getReply(content).then(r => client.channels.cache.get(sChannel).send(r));
}
});