Discord Bot Starter Template

Welcome to the Discord Bot Starter Template! This project serves as a foundation for building feature-rich and scalable Discord bots using the Discord.js library. It incorporates modular design, dynamic command loading, error handling, and best practices to streamline bot development.

🌟 Features

✨ Modular Command System

Organized by categories, making it easy to add or edit commands.

• Slash Commands /help, /ping, /info, etc.
• Prefix Commands !help, !ping, and more.
• Moderation Tools Ban, Mute, Timeout, Warn.
• Fun Commands Generate jokes and interactive fun features.

⚙️ Event Handling

Built-in support for all major Discord events, including custom events.

• Dynamic Command and Event Loading Auto-load commands and events for scalability.

📜 Configuration Management

Easily manage settings like bot tokens and prefixes using .env or JSON config files.

📡 API Integrations

Includes examples for GitHub, RSS feeds, and more.

🛠️ Utility Functions

Pre-built utilities for logging, embed creation, and more to streamline development.

• Utilities Includes logging, error handling, embed builders, and more.

💾 Database Support

Ready-to-use structure for integrating MongoDB or other databases.

🔒 Secure and Scalable

Follows best practices for secure token handling and scalable architecture.

• Error Handling Centralized and robust error management.

🚀 Getting Started

📂 Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js v16.6.0 or higher.
• npm v7 or higher
• Discord Developer Portal account to create a bot and get your bot token.

🛠️ Installation

Follow these steps to set up the bot on your local machine:

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/nexoscreation/discord-bot-template.git
cd discord-bot-template

2. Install dependencies:

npm install

3. Configure environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add:

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=
DISCORD_BOT_PREFIX=!
DISCORD_BOT_CLIENT_ID=
DISCORD_BOT_CLIENT_SECRET=
DISCORD_GUILD_ID=

📜 Usage

Start the bot: (Production)

You can run the bot using the following command:

npm run bot:start

Start the bot: (Devlopment)

Support hot reload:

npm run dev

Useful Commands ⚙️

Deploy new commands

To deploy all slash commands to your Discord guild, run:

npm run bot:deploy

Delete all application (/) commands

To delete all the existing slash commands in your Discord guild, run:

npm run bot:delete

This command loads all command files from the commands directory, and then deploys them to your specified guild.

📂 Directory Structure

.
├── basics/                     # Prefix-based commands
├── commands/                   # Slash commands
│   ├── fun/                    # Fun-related commands
│   ├── info/                   # Informational commands
│   ├── moderation/             # Moderation commands
├── events/                     # Bot event handlers
├── utils/                      # Utility functions
├── .env                        # Environment variables
├── index.js                    # Main entry point
├── delete-commands.js          # Script for deleting all slash commands
├── deploy-commands.js          # Script for deploying slash commands
├── package.json                # Dependencies and metadata
└── README.md                   # Project documentation

📜 Available Commands

The bot will go online and listen for both prefix commands (!) and slash commands (/).

🛡️ Moderation Commands

• /ban user: Bans a user from the server.
• /mute user: Temporarily mutes a user.
• /timeout user: Applies a timeout to a user.
• /warn user: Issues a warning to a user.

📚 Utilities

• Embed Builder: Create custom embeds using utils/embedBuilder.js.
• Logger: Log bot activities and errors with different severity levels.
• Error Handler: Centralized error handling for consistency.

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! Here’s how you can help:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name).
3. Make your changes and test thoroughly.
4. Submit a pull request with a detailed description.

💬 Support

Need help? Have suggestions? Feel free to open an issue or reach out:

• Discord Server: Join Us
• GitHub Issues: Create an Issue

🌟 Support the Project

If you find this project helpful, consider giving it a ⭐️ on GitHub to show your support!

🎉 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the open-source community for their contributions and inspiration!

• Discord.js for the Discord API wrapper.
• All contributors and users of this template.

Thank you for using the Discord Bot Starter Template! Happy coding! 🎉