jjoeldaniel / triggers

A Discord bot to reply to specific phrases (e.g. "im crying")

Triggers

A JDA bot to reply to user-defined phrases (e.g. "im crying")

Table of Contents

• Commands
• Bot Setup
  • Setup
  • Running
• Contributing
• FAQ
• References

Commands

Command	Description
/trigger new	Adds new trigger
/trigger reset	Resets all stored triggers
/trigger list	Lists all stored triggers
/trigger delete	Deletes specified trigger
/trigger toggle	Toggles trigger feature

Bot Setup

1. Go to the Discord Developer Dashboard
2. Register your bot
3. Enable Server Members Intent and Message Content Intent

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Create a .env file in the main directory (copy the template provided in .env.example):
3. Ensure you are using JDK 19

Running

1. Build the project

   ./gradlew clean
   ./gradlew build

2. Run the project

   java -jar triggers.jar

3. To invite your bot, use the following link:

   https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=$DISCORD_CLIENT_ID&permissions=66560&scope=bot%20applications.commands
   

   and replace $DISCORD_CLIENT_ID with the bot ID

Contributing

1. Create a new branch
2. Make your changes
3. Create a pull request

FAQ

1. "I can't invite my bot"

   • Make sure you have the correct permissions (66560)
   • Make sure you have the correct scope (bot%20applications.commands)
   • Make sure you have the correct client ID

2. "I can't run the bot"

   • Make sure you have the correct token
   • Make sure you have the correct role IDs
   • Make sure you have the correct JDK version

3. "How do I get my bot ID?"

   • Go to Discord Developer Dashboard → Your bot → General Information → Application ID

4. "How do I get my bot token?"

   • Go to Discord Developer Dashboard → Your bot → Bot → Token → Copy

5. "Why does the bot not respond to my messages?"

   • Make sure you have the correct role IDs

6. "How can I get my role ID?"

   • Go to your server → Server Settings → Roles
   • Right-click on the role you want to get the ID of and select "Copy ID"

7. "It says 'Class has been compiled by a more recent version of the Java Environment' when I try to run the bot"

   • Make sure you have the correct JDK version. Download JDK 19 here.

References

• JDA
• SLF4J
• dotenv Java
• fuzzywuzzy

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