diff --git a/examples/pingpong/README.md b/examples/pingpong/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5be5ca8 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/pingpong/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +=== +DiscordGo Ping Pong Example. + +This is an example bot that will respond to "ping" with "Pong!" and +"pong" with "Ping!" on any channel it has access to. + +This example requires the use of an **Authentication Token** for login instead +of an email and password. If you don't know your token you can use the +**mytoken** example to get it. diff --git a/examples/pingpong/pingpong.go b/examples/pingpong/pingpong.go new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cf2cd85 --- /dev/null +++ b/examples/pingpong/pingpong.go @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +// This program provides a simple Ping/Pong bot example +// using the DiscordGo API package. +package main + +import ( + "fmt" + "os" + + "github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo" +) + +// Will use this to store the Bot's account ID +var BotID string + +func main() { + + // Check for Token + if len(os.Args) != 2 { + fmt.Println("You must provide the authentication token for your bot account.") + fmt.Println(os.Args[0], " [token]") + return + } + + dg, err := discordgo.New(os.Args[1]) + if err != nil { + fmt.Println("error creating Discord session: ", err) + return + } + + // Get the Bot account information. + u, err := dg.User("@me") + if err != nil { + fmt.Println("error obtaining bot account details: ", err) + } + + // Store the account ID for later use. + BotID = u.ID + + // Register messageCreate as a callback for the messageCreate events. + dg.AddHandler(messageCreate) + + // Open the websocket and begin listening. + dg.Open() + + // Simple way to keep program running until any key press. + var input string + fmt.Scanln(&input) + return +} + +// This function will be called (due to AddHandler above) every time a new +// message is created on any channel that the autenticated user has access to. +func messageCreate(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) { + + // Ignore all messages created by the bot itself + if m.Author.ID == BotID { + return + } + + // If the message is "ping" + if m.Content == "ping" { + s.ChannelMessageSend(m.ChannelID, "Pong!") + } + + if m.Content == "pong" { + s.ChannelMessageSend(m.ChannelID, "Ping!") + } +}