Class: Discordrb::Channel

Inherits:
Object
  • Object
show all
Includes:
IDObject
Defined in:
lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb

Overview

A Discord channel, including data like the topic

Constant Summary collapse

TYPES =

Map of channel types

{
  text: 0,
  dm: 1,
  voice: 2,
  group: 3,
  category: 4,
  news: 5,
  store: 6
}.freeze

Instance Attribute Summary collapse

Attributes included from IDObject

#id

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods included from IDObject

#==, #creation_time, synthesise

Instance Attribute Details

#bitrate ⇒ Integer

Returns the bitrate (in bps) of the channel.

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    the bitrate (in bps) of the channel



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 41

def bitrate
  @bitrate
end

#name ⇒ String

Returns this channel's name.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    this channel's name.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 22

def name
  @name
end

#nsfw ⇒ true, false Also known as: nsfw?

Returns if this channel is marked as nsfw.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    if this channel is marked as nsfw



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 51

def nsfw
  @nsfw
end

#owner_id ⇒ Integer? (readonly)

Returns the ID of the owner of the group channel or nil if this is not a group channel.

Returns:

  • (Integer, nil) —

    the ID of the owner of the group channel or nil if this is not a group channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 32

def owner_id
  @owner_id
end

#parent_id ⇒ Integer? (readonly)

Returns the ID of the parent channel, if this channel is inside a category.

Returns:

  • (Integer, nil) —

    the ID of the parent channel, if this channel is inside a category



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 25

def parent_id
  @parent_id
end

#position ⇒ Integer

Returns the channel's position on the channel list.

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    the channel's position on the channel list



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 48

def position
  @position
end

#rate_limit_per_user ⇒ Integer Also known as: slowmode_rate

Returns the amount of time (in seconds) users need to wait to send in between messages.

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    the amount of time (in seconds) users need to wait to send in between messages.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 55

def rate_limit_per_user
  @rate_limit_per_user
end

#recipients ⇒ Array<Recipient>? (readonly)

Returns the array of recipients of the private messages, or nil if this is not a Private channel.

Returns:

  • (Array<Recipient>, nil) —

    the array of recipients of the private messages, or nil if this is not a Private channel



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 35

def recipients
  @recipients
end

#topic ⇒ String

Returns the channel's topic.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    the channel's topic



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 38

def topic
  @topic
end

#type ⇒ Integer (readonly)

Returns the type of this channel.

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    the type of this channel

See Also:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 29

def type
  @type
end

#user_limit ⇒ Integer Also known as: limit

Returns the amount of users that can be in the channel. 0 means it is unlimited.

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    the amount of users that can be in the channel. 0 means it is unlimited.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 44

def user_limit
  @user_limit
end

Instance Method Details

#add_group_users(user_ids) ⇒ Channel Also known as: add_group_user

Adds a user to a group channel.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 698

def add_group_users(user_ids)
  raise 'Attempted to add a user to a non-group channel!' unless group?

  user_ids = [user_ids] unless user_ids.is_a? Array
  user_ids.each do |user_id|
    API::Channel.add_group_user(@bot.token, @id, user_id.resolve_id)
  end
  self
end

#await(key, attributes = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Deprecated.

Will be changed to blocking behavior in v4.0. Use #await! instead.

Add an Await for a message in this channel. This is identical in functionality to adding a Events::MessageEvent await with the in attribute as this channel.

See Also:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 649

def await(key, attributes = {}, &block)
  @bot.add_await(key, Discordrb::Events::MessageEvent, { in: @id }.merge(attributes), &block)
end

#await!(attributes = {}, &block) ⇒ Object

Add a blocking Await for a message in this channel. This is identical in functionality to adding a Events::MessageEvent await with the in attribute as this channel.

See Also:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 656

def await!(attributes = {}, &block)
  @bot.add_await!(Discordrb::Events::MessageEvent, { in: @id }.merge(attributes), &block)
end

#category ⇒ Channel? Also known as: parent

Returns the category channel, if this channel is in a category.

Returns:

  • (Channel, nil) —

    the category channel, if this channel is in a category



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 160

def category
  @bot.channel(@parent_id) if @parent_id
end

#category=(channel) ⇒ Object Also known as: parent=

Sets this channels parent category

Parameters:

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if the target channel isn't a category



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 169

def category=(channel)
  channel = @bot.channel(channel)
  raise ArgumentError, 'Cannot set parent category to a channel that isn\'t a category' unless channel.category?

  update_channel_data(parent_id: channel.id)
end

#category? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel is a category channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is a category channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 145

def category?
  @type == 4
end

#children ⇒ Array<Channel> Also known as: channels

Returns the children of this channel, if it is a category. Otherwise returns an empty array.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 308

def children
  return [] unless category?

  server.channels.select { |c| c.parent_id == id }
end

#create_group(user_ids) ⇒ Channel

Creates a Group channel

Parameters:

  • user_ids (Array<Integer>) —

    Array of user IDs to add to the new group channel (Excluding the recipient of the PM channel).

Returns:

  • (Channel) —

    the created channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 687

def create_group(user_ids)
  raise 'Attempted to create group channel on a non-pm channel!' unless pm?

  response = API::Channel.create_group(@bot.token, @id, user_ids.shift)
  channel = Channel.new(JSON.parse(response), @bot)
  channel.add_group_users(user_ids)
end

#create_webhook(name, avatar = nil, reason = nil) ⇒ Webhook

Creates a webhook in this channel

Parameters:

  • name (String) —

    the default name of this webhook.

  • avatar (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    the default avatar URL to give this webhook.

  • reason (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    the reason for the webhook creation.

Returns:

  • (Webhook) —

    the created webhook.

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if the channel isn't a text channel in a server.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 740

def create_webhook(name, avatar = nil, reason = nil)
  raise ArgumentError, 'Tried to create a webhook in a non-server channel' unless server
  raise ArgumentError, 'Tried to create a webhook in a non-text channel' unless text?

  response = API::Channel.create_webhook(@bot.token, @id, name, avatar, reason)
  Webhook.new(JSON.parse(response), @bot)
end

#default_channel? ⇒ true, false Also known as: default?

Returns whether or not this channel is the default channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is the default channel



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 339

def default_channel?
  server.default_channel == self
end

#define_overwrite(overwrite) ⇒ Object #define_overwrite(thing, allow, deny) ⇒ Object

Defines a permission overwrite for this channel that sets the specified thing to the specified allow and deny permission sets, or change an existing one.

Overloads:

  • #define_overwrite(overwrite) ⇒ Object

    Parameters:

    • thing (Overwrite) —

      an Overwrite object to apply to this channel

    • reason (String) —

      The reason the for defining the overwrite.

  • #define_overwrite(thing, allow, deny) ⇒ Object

    Examples:

    Define a permission overwrite for a user that can then mention everyone and use TTS, but not create any invites

    allow = Discordrb::Permissions.new
allow.can_mention_everyone = true
allow.can_send_tts_messages = true

deny = Discordrb::Permissions.new
deny.can_create_instant_invite = true

channel.define_overwrite(user, allow, deny)

    Parameters:

    • thing (User, Role) —

      What to define an overwrite for.

    • allow (#bits, Permissions, Integer) —

      The permission sets that should receive an allow override (i.e. a green checkmark on Discord)

    • deny (#bits, Permissions, Integer) —

      The permission sets that should receive a deny override (i.e. a red cross on Discord)

    • reason (String) —

      The reason the for defining the overwrite.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 499

def define_overwrite(thing, allow = 0, deny = 0, reason: nil)
  unless thing.is_a? Overwrite
    allow_bits = allow.respond_to?(:bits) ? allow.bits : allow
    deny_bits = deny.respond_to?(:bits) ? deny.bits : deny

    thing = Overwrite.new thing, allow: allow_bits, deny: deny_bits
  end

  API::Channel.update_permission(@bot.token, @id, thing.id, thing.allow.bits, thing.deny.bits, thing.type, reason)
end

#delete(reason = nil) ⇒ Object

Permanently deletes this channel

Parameters:

  • reason (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    The reason the for the channel deletion.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 436

def delete(reason = nil)
  API::Channel.delete(@bot.token, @id, reason)
end

#delete_message(message) ⇒ Object

Deletes a message on this channel. Mostly useful in case a message needs to be deleted when only the ID is known

Parameters:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 430

def delete_message(message)
  API::Channel.delete_message(@bot.token, @id, message.resolve_id)
end

#delete_messages(messages, strict = false, reason = nil) ⇒ Integer

Deletes a collection of messages

Parameters:

  • messages (Array<Message, String, Integer>) —

    the messages (or message IDs) to delete. Total must be an amount between 2 and 100 (Discord limitation)

  • strict (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    Whether an error should be raised when a message is reached that is too old to be bulk deleted. If this is false only a warning message will be output to the console.

  • reason (String, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The reason for deleting the messages

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    The amount of messages that were successfully deleted

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if the amount of messages is not a value between 2 and 100



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 631

def delete_messages(messages, strict = false, reason = nil)
  raise ArgumentError, 'Can only delete between 2 and 100 messages!' unless messages.count.between?(2, 100)

  messages.map!(&:resolve_id)
  bulk_delete(messages, strict, reason)
end

#delete_overwrite(target, reason = nil) ⇒ Object

Deletes a permission overwrite for this channel

Parameters:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 513

def delete_overwrite(target, reason = nil)
  raise 'Tried deleting a overwrite for an invalid target' unless target.is_a?(Member) || target.is_a?(User) || target.is_a?(Role) || target.is_a?(Profile) || target.is_a?(Recipient) || target.respond_to?(:resolve_id)

  API::Channel.delete_permission(@bot.token, @id, target.resolve_id, reason)
end

#group? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel is a group channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is a group channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 140

def group?
  @type == 3
end

#history(amount, before_id = nil, after_id = nil, around_id = nil) ⇒ Array<Message>

Retrieves some of this channel's message history.

Examples:

Count the number of messages in the last 50 messages that contain the letter 'e'.

message_count = channel.history(50).count {|message| message.content.include? "e"}

Get the last 10 messages before the provided message.

last_ten_messages = channel.history(10, message.id)

Parameters:

  • amount (Integer) —

    How many messages to retrieve. This must be less than or equal to 100, if it is higher than 100 it will be treated as 100 on Discord's side.

  • before_id (Integer) (defaults to: nil) —

    The ID of the most recent message the retrieval should start at, or nil if it should start at the current message.

  • after_id (Integer) (defaults to: nil) —

    The ID of the oldest message the retrieval should start at, or nil if it should start as soon as possible with the specified amount.

  • around_id (Integer) (defaults to: nil) —

    The ID of the message retrieval should start from, reading in both directions

Returns:

  • (Array<Message>) —

    the retrieved messages.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 559

def history(amount, before_id = nil, after_id = nil, around_id = nil)
  logs = API::Channel.messages(@bot.token, @id, amount, before_id, after_id, around_id)
  JSON.parse(logs).map { |message| Message.new(message, @bot) }
end

#inspect ⇒ Object

The default inspect method is overwritten to give more useful output.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 767

def inspect
  "<Channel name=#{@name} id=#{@id} topic=\"#{@topic}\" type=#{@type} position=#{@position} server=#{@server || @server_id}>"
end

#invites ⇒ Array<Invite>

Requests a list of Invites to the channel.

Returns:

  • (Array<Invite>) —

    invites to the channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 759

def invites
  raise 'Tried to request invites from a non-server channel' unless server

  invites = JSON.parse(API::Channel.invites(@bot.token, @id))
  invites.map { |invite_data| Invite.new(invite_data, @bot) }
end

#leave_group ⇒ Object Also known as: leave

Leaves the group.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 726

def leave_group
  raise 'Attempted to leave a non-group channel!' unless group?

  API::Channel.leave_group(@bot.token, @id)
end

#link ⇒ String Also known as: jump_link

Returns a URL that a user can use to navigate to this channel in the client.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    a URL that a user can use to navigate to this channel in the client



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 813

def link
  "https://discord.com/channels/#{@server_id || '@me'}/#{@channel.id}"
end

#load_message(message_id) ⇒ Message? Also known as: message

Returns a single message from this channel's history by ID.

Parameters:

  • message_id (Integer) —

    The ID of the message to retrieve.

Returns:

  • (Message, nil) —

    the retrieved message, or nil if it couldn't be found.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 575

def load_message(message_id)
  raise ArgumentError, 'message_id cannot be nil' if message_id.nil?

  response = API::Channel.message(@bot.token, @id, message_id)
  Message.new(JSON.parse(response), @bot)
rescue Discordrb::Errors::UnknownMessage
  nil
end

#make_invite(max_age = 0, max_uses = 0, temporary = false, unique = false, reason = nil) ⇒ Invite Also known as: invite

Creates a new invite to this channel.

Parameters:

  • max_age (Integer) (defaults to: 0) —

    How many seconds this invite should last.

  • max_uses (Integer) (defaults to: 0) —

    How many times this invite should be able to be used.

  • temporary (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    Whether membership should be temporary (kicked after going offline).

  • unique (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    If true, Discord will always send a unique invite instead of possibly re-using a similar one

  • reason (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    The reason the for the creation of this invite.

Returns:

  • (Invite) —

    the created invite.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 667

def make_invite(max_age = 0, max_uses = 0, temporary = false, unique = false, reason = nil)
  response = API::Channel.create_invite(@bot.token, @id, max_age, max_uses, temporary, unique, reason)
  Invite.new(JSON.parse(response), @bot)
end

#member_overwrites ⇒ Overwrite

Returns any member-type permission overwrites on this channel.

Returns:

  • (Overwrite) —

    any member-type permission overwrites on this channel



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 329

def member_overwrites
  permission_overwrites :member
end

#mention ⇒ String

Returns a string that will mention the channel as a clickable link on Discord.

Returns:

  • (String) —

    a string that will mention the channel as a clickable link on Discord.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 64

def mention
  "<##{@id}>"
end

#news? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel is a news channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is a news channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 150

def news?
  @type == 5
end

#permission_overwrites ⇒ Hash<Integer => Overwrite> #permission_overwrites(type) ⇒ Array<Overwrite> Also known as: overwrites

This channel's permission overwrites

Overloads:

  • #permission_overwrites ⇒ Hash<Integer => Overwrite>

    The overwrites represented as a hash of role/user ID to an Overwrite object

    Returns:

  • #permission_overwrites(type) ⇒ Array<Overwrite>

    Return an array of a certain type of overwrite

    Parameters:

    • type (Symbol) —

      the kind of overwrite to return

    Returns:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 262

def permission_overwrites(type = nil)
  return @permission_overwrites unless type

  @permission_overwrites.values.select { |e| e.type == type }
end

#permission_overwrites=(overwrites) ⇒ Object

Bulk sets this channels permission overwrites

Parameters:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 272

def permission_overwrites=(overwrites)
  update_channel_data(permission_overwrites: overwrites)
end

#pins ⇒ Array<Message>

Requests all pinned messages in a channel.

Returns:

  • (Array<Message>) —

    the received messages.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 588

def pins
  msgs = API::Channel.pinned_messages(@bot.token, @id)
  JSON.parse(msgs).map { |msg| Message.new(msg, @bot) }
end

#pm? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel is a PM channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is a PM channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 130

def pm?
  @type == 1
end

#private? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel is a PM or group channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is a PM or group channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 59

def private?
  pm? || group?
end

#prune(amount, strict = false, reason = nil) {|message| ... } ⇒ Integer

Delete the last N messages on this channel.

Examples:

Pruning messages from a specific user ID

channel.prune(100) { |m| m.author.id == 83283213010599936 }

Parameters:

  • amount (Integer) —

    The amount of message history to consider for pruning. Must be a value between 2 and 100 (Discord limitation)

  • strict (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    Whether an error should be raised when a message is reached that is too old to be bulk deleted. If this is false only a warning message will be output to the console.

  • reason (String, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The reason for pruning

Yields:

  • (message) —

    Yields each message in this channels history for filtering the messages to delete

Returns:

  • (Integer) —

    The amount of messages that were successfully deleted

Raises:

  • (ArgumentError) —

    if the amount of messages is not a value between 2 and 100



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 603

def prune(amount, strict = false, reason = nil, &block)
  raise ArgumentError, 'Can only delete between 1 and 100 messages!' unless amount.between?(1, 100)

  messages =
    if block
      history(amount).select(&block).map(&:id)
    else
      history_ids(amount)
    end

  case messages.size
  when 0
    0
  when 1
    API::Channel.delete_message(@bot.token, @id, messages.first, reason)
    1
  else
    bulk_delete(messages, strict, reason)
  end
end

#recipient ⇒ Recipient?

Returns the recipient of the private messages, or nil if this is not a PM channel.

Returns:

  • (Recipient, nil) —

    the recipient of the private messages, or nil if this is not a PM channel



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 69

def recipient
  @recipients.first if pm?
end

#remove_group_users(user_ids) ⇒ Channel Also known as: remove_group_user

Removes a user from a group channel.

Parameters:

Returns:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 713

def remove_group_users(user_ids)
  raise 'Attempted to remove a user from a non-group channel!' unless group?

  user_ids = [user_ids] unless user_ids.is_a? Array
  user_ids.each do |user_id|
    API::Channel.remove_group_user(@bot.token, @id, user_id.resolve_id)
  end
  self
end

#role_overwrites ⇒ Overwrite

Returns any role-type permission overwrites on this channel.

Returns:

  • (Overwrite) —

    any role-type permission overwrites on this channel



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 334

def role_overwrites
  permission_overwrites :role
end

#send_embed(message = '', embed = nil, attachments = nil, tts = false, allowed_mentions = nil, message_reference = nil, components = nil) {|embed| ... } ⇒ Message

Convenience method to send a message with an embed.

Examples:

Send a message with an embed

channel.send_embed do |embed|
  embed.title = 'The Ruby logo'
  embed.image = Discordrb::Webhooks::EmbedImage.new(url: 'https://www.ruby-lang.org/images/header-ruby-logo.png')
end

Parameters:

  • message (String) (defaults to: '') —

    The message that should be sent along with the embed. If this is the empty string, only the embed will be shown.

  • embed (Discordrb::Webhooks::Embed, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The embed to start the building process with, or nil if one should be created anew.

  • attachments (Array<File>) (defaults to: nil) —

    Files that can be referenced in embeds via attachment://file.png

  • tts (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    Whether or not this message should be sent using Discord text-to-speech.

  • allowed_mentions (Hash, Discordrb::AllowedMentions, false, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    Mentions that are allowed to ping on this message. false disables all pings

  • message_reference (Message, String, Integer, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The message, or message ID, to reply to if any.

  • components (View, Array<Hash>) (defaults to: nil) —

    Interaction components to associate with this message.

Yields:

  • (embed) —

    Yields the embed to allow for easy building inside a block.

Yield Parameters:

Returns:

  • (Message) —

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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 394

def send_embed(message = '', embed = nil, attachments = nil, tts = false, allowed_mentions = nil, message_reference = nil, components = nil)
  embed ||= Discordrb::Webhooks::Embed.new
  view = Discordrb::Webhooks::View.new

  yield(embed, view) if block_given?

  send_message(message, tts, embed, attachments, allowed_mentions, message_reference, components || view.to_a)
end

#send_file(file, caption: nil, tts: false, filename: nil, spoiler: nil) ⇒ Object

Sends a file to this channel. If it is an image, it will be embedded.

Examples:

Send a file from disk

channel.send_file(File.open('rubytaco.png', 'r'))

Parameters:

  • file (File) —

    The file to send. There's no clear size limit for this, you'll have to attempt it for yourself (most non-image files are fine, large images may fail to embed)

  • caption (string) (defaults to: nil) —

    The caption for the file.

  • tts (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    Whether or not this file's caption should be sent using Discord text-to-speech.

  • filename (String) (defaults to: nil) —

    Overrides the filename of the uploaded file

  • spoiler (true, false) (defaults to: nil) —

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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 424

def send_file(file, caption: nil, tts: false, filename: nil, spoiler: nil)
  @bot.send_file(@id, file, caption: caption, tts: tts, filename: filename, spoiler: spoiler)
end

#send_message(content, tts = false, embed = nil, attachments = nil, allowed_mentions = nil, message_reference = nil, components = nil) ⇒ Message Also known as: send

Sends a message to this channel.

Parameters:

  • content (String) —

    The content to send. Should not be longer than 2000 characters or it will result in an error.

  • tts (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    Whether or not this message should be sent using Discord text-to-speech.

  • embed (Hash, Discordrb::Webhooks::Embed, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The rich embed to append to this message.

  • attachments (Array<File>) (defaults to: nil) —

    Files that can be referenced in embeds via attachment://file.png

  • allowed_mentions (Hash, Discordrb::AllowedMentions, false, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    Mentions that are allowed to ping on this message. false disables all pings

  • message_reference (Message, String, Integer, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The message, or message ID, to reply to if any.

  • components (View, Array<Hash>) (defaults to: nil) —

    Interaction components to associate with this message.

Returns:

  • (Message) —

    the message that was sent.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 359

def send_message(content, tts = false, embed = nil, attachments = nil, allowed_mentions = nil, message_reference = nil, components = nil)
  @bot.send_message(@id, content, tts, embed, attachments, allowed_mentions, message_reference, components)
end

#send_multiple(content) ⇒ Object

Sends multiple messages to a channel

Parameters:

  • content (Array<String>) —

    The messages to send.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 405

def send_multiple(content)
  content.each { |e| send_message(e) }
end

#send_temporary_message(content, timeout, tts = false, embed = nil, attachments = nil, allowed_mentions = nil, message_reference = nil, components = nil) ⇒ Object

Sends a temporary message to this channel.

Parameters:

  • content (String) —

    The content to send. Should not be longer than 2000 characters or it will result in an error.

  • timeout (Float) —

    The amount of time in seconds after which the message sent will be deleted.

  • tts (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    Whether or not this message should be sent using Discord text-to-speech.

  • embed (Hash, Discordrb::Webhooks::Embed, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The rich embed to append to this message.

  • attachments (Array<File>) (defaults to: nil) —

    Files that can be referenced in embeds via attachment://file.png

  • allowed_mentions (Hash, Discordrb::AllowedMentions, false, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    Mentions that are allowed to ping on this message. false disables all pings

  • message_reference (Message, String, Integer, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The message, or message ID, to reply to if any.

  • components (View, Array<Hash>) (defaults to: nil) —

    Interaction components to associate with this message.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 374

def send_temporary_message(content, timeout, tts = false, embed = nil, attachments = nil, allowed_mentions = nil, message_reference = nil, components = nil)
  @bot.send_temporary_message(@id, content, timeout, tts, embed, attachments, allowed_mentions, message_reference, components)
end

#server ⇒ Server?

Returns the server this channel is on. If this channel is a PM channel, it will be nil.

Returns:

  • (Server, nil) —

    the server this channel is on. If this channel is a PM channel, it will be nil.

Raises:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 114

def server
  return @server if @server
  return nil if private?

  @server = @bot.server(@server_id)
  raise Discordrb::Errors::NoPermission, 'The bot does not have access to this server' unless @server

  @server
end

#slowmode? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel has slowmode enabled.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel has slowmode enabled



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 346

def slowmode?
  @rate_limit_per_user != 0
end

#sort_after(other = nil, lock_permissions = false) ⇒ Object

Sorts this channel's position to follow another channel.

Parameters:

  • other (Channel, String, Integer, nil) (defaults to: nil) —

    The channel, or its ID, below which this channel should be sorted. If the given channel is a category, this channel will be sorted at the top of that category. If it is nil, the channel will be sorted at the top of the channel list.

  • lock_permissions (true, false) (defaults to: false) —

    Whether the channel's permissions should be synced to the category's

Raises:

  • (TypeError) 


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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 183

def sort_after(other = nil, lock_permissions = false)
  raise TypeError, 'other must be one of Channel, NilClass, String, or Integer' unless other.is_a?(Channel) || other.nil? || other.respond_to?(:resolve_id)

  other = @bot.channel(other.resolve_id) if other

  # Container for the API request payload
  move_argument = []

  if other
    raise ArgumentError, 'Can only sort a channel after a channel of the same type!' unless other.category? || (@type == other.type)

    raise ArgumentError, 'Can only sort a channel after a channel in the same server!' unless other.server == server

    # Store `others` parent (or if `other` is a category itself)
    parent = if category? && other.category?
               # If we're sorting two categories, there is no new parent
               nil
             elsif other.category?
               # `other` is the category this channel will be moved into
               other
             else
               # `other`'s parent is the category this channel will be
               # moved into (if it exists)
               other.parent
             end
  end

  # Collect and sort the IDs within the context (category or not) that we
  # need to form our payload with
  ids = if parent
          parent.children
        else
          server.channels.reject(&:parent_id).select { |c| c.type == @type }
        end.sort_by(&:position).map(&:id)

  # Move our channel ID after the target ID by deleting it,
  # getting the index of `other`, and inserting it after.
  ids.delete(@id) if ids.include?(@id)
  index = other ? (ids.index { |c| c == other.id } || -1) + 1 : 0
  ids.insert(index, @id)

  # Generate `move_argument`, making the positions in order from how
  # we have sorted them in the above logic
  ids.each_with_index do |id, pos|
    # These keys are present in each element
    hash = { id: id, position: pos }

    # Conditionally add `lock_permissions` and `parent_id` if we're
    # iterating past ourselves
    if id == @id
      hash[:lock_permissions] = true if lock_permissions
      hash[:parent_id] = parent.nil? ? nil : parent.id
    end

    # Add it to the stack
    move_argument << hash
  end

  API::Server.update_channel_positions(@bot.token, @server_id, move_argument)
end

#split_send(content) ⇒ Object

Splits a message into chunks whose length is at most the Discord character limit, then sends them individually. Useful for sending long messages, but be wary of rate limits!



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 411

def split_send(content)
  send_multiple(Discordrb.split_message(content))
  nil
end

#start_typing ⇒ Object

Starts typing, which displays the typing indicator on the client for five seconds. If you want to keep typing you'll have to resend this every five seconds. (An abstraction for this will eventually be coming)

Examples:

Send a typing indicator for the bot in a given channel.

channel.start_typing()


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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 679

def start_typing
  API::Channel.start_typing(@bot.token, @id)
end

#store? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel is a store channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is a store channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 155

def store?
  @type == 6
end

#sync_overwrites ⇒ Object Also known as: sync

Syncs this channels overwrites with its parent category

Raises:

  • (RuntimeError) —

    if this channel is not in a category



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 289

def sync_overwrites
  raise 'Cannot sync overwrites on a channel with no parent category' unless parent

  self.permission_overwrites = parent.permission_overwrites
end

#synchronized? ⇒ true, ... Also known as: synced?

Returns whether this channels permissions match the permission overwrites of the category that it's in, or nil if it is not in a category.

Returns:

  • (true, false, nil) —

    whether this channels permissions match the permission overwrites of the category that it's in, or nil if it is not in a category



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 298

def synchronized?
  return unless parent

  permission_overwrites == parent.permission_overwrites
end

#text? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel is a text channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is a text channel



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 125

def text?
  @type.zero?
end

#text_channels ⇒ Array<Channel>

Returns the text channels in this category, if it is a category channel. Otherwise returns an empty array.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 318

def text_channels
  children.select(&:text?)
end

#users ⇒ Array<Member>

The list of users currently in this channel. For a voice channel, it will return all the members currently in that channel. For a text channel, it will return all online members that have permission to read it.

Returns:

  • (Array<Member>) —

    the users in this channel



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 538

def users
  if text?
    server.online_members(include_idle: true).select { |u| u.can_read_messages? self }
  elsif voice?
    server.voice_states.map { |id, voice_state| server.member(id) if !voice_state.voice_channel.nil? && voice_state.voice_channel.id == @id }.compact
  end
end

#voice? ⇒ true, false

Returns whether or not this channel is a voice channel.

Returns:

  • (true, false) —

    whether or not this channel is a voice channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 135

def voice?
  @type == 2
end

#voice_channels ⇒ Array<Channel>

Returns the voice channels in this category, if it is a category channel. Otherwise returns an empty array.

Returns:



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 324

def voice_channels
  children.select(&:voice?)
end

#webhooks ⇒ Array<Webhook>

Requests a list of Webhooks on the channel.

Returns:

  • (Array<Webhook>) —

    webhooks on the channel.



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# File 'lib/discordrb/data/channel.rb', line 750

def webhooks
  raise 'Tried to request webhooks from a non-server channel' unless server

  webhooks = JSON.parse(API::Channel.webhooks(@bot.token, @id))
  webhooks.map { |webhook_data| Webhook.new(webhook_data, @bot) }
end