Fequently asked questions

What is …?

What is Async::Task?

Async::Task is a object for asynchronous tasks.

socketry.github.io/async/ for more information.

What is Guild?

It means a server of Discord.

What is difference between User and Member?

User is a object for account, Member is a object for user in guild.

How can I …?

How can I do something with sent messages?

Use Async::Task#wait method.

# NG
message = channel.post("Hello world!")       # => Async::Task
message.pin                                  # => NoMethodError

# OK
message = channel.post("Hello world!").wait  # => Message
message.pin

How can I send DM to a user?

Use Discorb::Messageable#post method, Discorb::User includes Discorb::Messageable.

How can I edit status?

Use Discorb::Client#update_presence method.

%i[standby guild_join guild_leave].each do |event|
  client.on event do
    client.update_presence(
      Discorb::Activity.new(
        "#{client.guilds.length} Servers"
      ),
      status: :online
    )
  end
end

client.on :ready do
  client.update_presence(status: :dnd)
end

How can I send files?

Use Discorb::File class.

# Send a file
message.channel.post file: Discorb::File.new(File.open("./README.md"))

# Send some files with text
message.channel.post "File!", files: [Discorb::File.new(File.open("./README.md")), Discorb::File.new(File.open("./License.txt"))]

# Send a string as a file
message.channel.post file: Discorb::File.from_string("Hello world!", "hello.txt")

How can I add reactions?

Use Discorb::Message#add_reaction method.

message.add_reaction Discorb::UnicodeEmoji["🤔"]
message.add_reaction Discorb::UnicodeEmoji["thinking"]

Not fequently asked questions

How can I pronounce discorb?

Discorb is pronounced disco-R-B.

Why did you make discorb?

There are many reasons – One is I didn't like discordrb's bot.message – but the main reason is, “Just for Fun”.

How was discorb named?

discord and .rb.