To start up, run the bot once, and it will generate a config directory. Stop the bot, and set the up all of the following values:

• in systems.json
  • jdaBotToken to your bot's token
  • (some adminUsers which, e.g., can manipulate the database)
• in {guildId}.json
  • moderation.logChannelId to a channelId
  • moderation.staffRoleId to a roleId
  • moderation.adminRoleId to a roleId
  • jam.adminRoleId to a roleId

Note that this is just what is required for the bot to start. Certain features may require other values to be set.

The bot's configuration consists of a collection of simple JSON files:

• systems.json contains global settings for the bot's core systems.
• For every guild, a {guildId}.json file exists, which contains any guild-specific configuration settings.

At startup, the bot will initially start by loading just the global settings, and then when the Discord ready event is received, the bot will add configuration for each guild it's in, loading it from the matching JSON file, or creating a new file if needed.

We're using DIH4JDA as our Command/Interaction framework, which makes it quite easy to add new commands.

PingCommand.java

/**
 * <h3>This class represents the /ping command.</h3>
 */
public class PingCommand extends SlashCommand {
	/**
	 * The constructor of this class, which sets the corresponding {@link net.dv8tion.jda.api.interactions.commands.build.SlashCommandData}.
	 */
	public PingCommand() {
		setSlashCommandData(Commands.slash("ping", "Shows the bot's gateway ping.")
				.setGuildOnly(true)
		);
	}

	@Override
	public void execute(@NotNull SlashCommandInteractionEvent event) {
		event.replyEmbeds(new EmbedBuilder()
				.setAuthor(event.getJDA().getGatewayPing() + "ms", null, event.getJDA().getSelfUser().getAvatarUrl())
				.setColor(Responses.Type.DEFAULT.getColor())
				.build()
		).queue();
	}
}

For more information on how this works, visit the DIH4JDA Wiki!

Inspiration we took from other communities:

• We designed our Help Channel System similar to the one on the Python Discord.
• /move-conversation is heavily inspired by the Rust Programming Language Community Server