WagMedia Bot

WagMedia Communications Bot is Discord bot specifically designed to streamline content management initiatives within the Polkadot ecosystem. Developed for the WagMedia community, this bot efficiently monitors configured Discord channels, recording valid posts and reactions to populate a database. This database forms the foundation for WagMedia Com Web, the central platform for content dissemination.

Features of WagMedia Bot

1. Advanced Discord Monitoring: Built using discord.js, WagMedia Bot tracks messages and reactions in specified channels. This ensures seamless monitoring of community interactions, enabling efficient content curation.
2. Database Integration with Prisma: At the core of WagMedia Bot’s functionality lies its robust database, powered by Prisma. This integration ensures reliable storage and retrieval of data, supporting the bot’s high-performance operations.
3. Application Commands with Discord-FP: The bot leverages Discord-FP for intuitive and efficient application commands, ensuring a user-friendly experience for server administrators and users.
4. Typescript Foundation: WagMedia Bot is built with TypeScript, ensuring a strong, scalable, and maintainable codebase. Using tools like esbuild and tsx, the development process is both streamlined and efficient.

Setup the WagMedia Bot

Here’s a quick summary of how to get started with the Wagmedia Bot. For detailed instructions and additional information, refer to the official README file in the GitHub repository provided by the authors.

General Setup Instructions

Enable Developer Mode in Discord

To begin, users must enable Developer Mode in Discord under User Settings » Advanced. This provides access to crucial server IDs required for bot configuration.

Server Creation and Configuration

If a server is not already in place, create one and save its guildId as the DISCORD_GUILD_ID. Proper role permissions should also be configured, ensuring the bot can log messages and interact within monitored channels.

Bot Creation

Navigate to the Discord Developer Portal and set up a new application. From there:

• Add a bot to the application and copy the token for the DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN environment variable.
• Configure the bot’s permissions to match 414464683072 for optimal functionality.

Local Development

Cloning the Repository

To start local development, clone the WagMedia Bot GitHub repository:

git clone [email protected]:Wag-Media/wagmedia-com-bot.git

Initial Setup

After cloning the repository:

1. Install dependencies with npm install.
2. Copy .env.sample to .env and populate it with necessary variables such as database connection strings and Discord settings.
3. Configure additional settings in config.ts, including logging and database seeding options.

Database Configuration

WagMedia Bot uses a PostgreSQL database managed with Prisma. To update the database schema after modifications, use:

npx prisma migrate dev

Running the Bot

To run the bot in development mode:

npm run dev

For production-like environments, use:

npm run start

Seeding the Database

Database seeding is crucial for adding or updating monitored elements, such as emojis representing payments. Use:

npx prisma db seed

Production Deployment

The bot’s first production instance is deployed on Heroku, though it can run on any server. Heroku handles automatic builds and deployments from the repository’s master branch. Ensure all environment variables are configured correctly in Heroku for seamless operation. Developers should conduct testing on a staging branch before deploying updates to production.