ChanServ
This article covers the bot for the Rory Fanclub Discord Server. For the IRC service the name is based on, see ChanServ on Wikipedia
ChanServ is a Discord bot for the Rory Fanclub Discord server. Its code is open source on GitHub, and is programmed primarily by Chew.
Information
ChanServ is the main moderation and only admin bot on the server. Its commands, much like the server, are inspired by IRC. It utilizes Slash Commands, a recent addition to the Discord API, which means you run commands by typing / and all of the commands will show up. The slash command behavior is not unlike IRC; however, there are suggestions, which aren't present in most IRC clients.
Commands
ChanServ's commands are primarily based on IRC, in terms of arguments, command name, and permissions.
| Command | Minimum Role | Permissions |
|---|---|---|
/umode |
Any | Returns a list of your "user modes." |
/rank |
Any | Much like /umode, but only shows your highest rank.
|
/randomcolor |
Any | Allows a user to change their role color. It has a cooldown of 1 hour. |
/listcommunities |
Any | List communities for users to join. Also available in the #communities channel in the Information category. |
/join #channel |
Any | Joins a community channel. |
/leave |
Any | Leaves a community channel. This must be run inside the community channel you wish to leave. |
/voice @user |
Half-op | Marks a user as voiced (+v). |
/reason [case] [reason] |
Half-op | Changes the reason for a specific Audit Log entry. |
/kick [user] (reason) |
Half-op | Kicks a user from the server with an optional specified reason. |
/topic [new topic] |
Half-op | Changes a channel's topic. |
There are additional commands to promote someone to a given rank, such as /halfop, /op, /admin, and /owner. All of these require the rank directly above or higher to operate (/halfop requires Op or above, for instance. There is no /oper as a result.
History
ChanServ initially started as a bot written in Ruby using the discordrb API library and was initially private.[1] It was left private because the code contained the bot token.[2]
It was made public and was re-written in Java on September 29th, 2020.[3]
References
- ↑ "base files" by Chew on GitHub
- ↑ [1] Message in #news regarding the repository's visibility.
- ↑ "Rewrite files" by Chew on GitHub