Steem Apps Discord Bot - Utopian-io Submission
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This is a submission for a Steem Apps Discord bot, that returns rankings according to several different sort parameters. This is the initial submission, for the setup without all the refinements I've added for @therealwolf while working on this. I wrote this Discord bot in Typescript with Node, using as little as I could package-wise. This only uses request-promise-native, for API request support, and discord.js, as well as the typings for them. The task request is here, a bit late I know, been super busy with work and other things, didn't get around to writing this post.
This merged PR and the commits that precede it are the substance of this submission post.
Discord Bot Features
I've gone through several different iterations, but the main function of this Discord bot is to function within servers to return the ranking of Steem Apps, based on several different sorts. The currently accepted sort parameters include:
- Time: Daily, Weekly, Monthly
- Daily Active Users
- Transactions
- Volume (SBD or STEEM)
- Rewards (SBD or STEEM)
- Rank (according to Steem Apps)
Each of these can be the sort, using the time to determine the range that they are sorted within. Ascending or descending sort available.
The technology behind it is pretty easy; it simply uses discord.js to log into servers, getting messages starting with '$' or '!', and responding after making a request to the Steem Apps API Server, using request-promise-native. It's set up on npm for ease of use, simply run npm start (after dropping a bot token into the empty config file), and you're ready to go!
Future Plans
Are already mostly implemented, updated to try embeds, then webhooks, then embeds again. I'm waiting on therealwolf to accept the PR, then I will send in another submission with the additional work I've done on the bot.
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Thank you for your contribution @petertag !
type == 4,type > 1- magic numbers, could be replaced with meaningful names.mochaorchai, and you could also set up a CI on https://travis-ci.commsg.contentbe null? should there be a null check? Also, you may use a regexp here e.g. `/^[!$].*/ to make your code look nicer.console.logif (args && Array.isArray(args)) {is theArray.isArray(args)sufficient enough?color: 12607945etc could be customized by moving it to a external json config.qs[qs.length - 2],qsis at least 2 elements?Your contribution has been evaluated according to Utopian policies and guidelines, as well as a predefined set of questions pertaining to the category.
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Thanks for the quick response justyy! I figured there would be something like that, just wanted to get this post up before the final-ish PR was accepted. I'll include some more screenshots for usage on the next one, as I don't think the bot is active yet and this PR didn't contain most of the currently working parameters.
I'll add in const declarations in the config, I'll probably keep it in the same file as the bot token, will throw the color in there as well.
Honestly wasn't sure if/how to test a Discord bot, used travis-ci before though, I'll check out
mochaorchaiWill add a null check in, missed that, assumed the msg wouldn't show up without content when first setting it up, but realize now that embeds can work without.
True, most of the logs were error checking, the login one I thought was important but you can see the bot is online in Discord anyways.
I believe it is, went over a few stackoverflow answers to ensure errors weren't thrown but it also fully checks.
It is, due to the parseArgs pushing in default arguments for sort type, time, and sort order if they are not passed in, but I should probably make that more clear somewhere.
Cheers!
Thank you for your review, @justyy! Keep up the good work!
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