Java Discord Bot Template

This is the base code that I use that appears in all the bots that I've created. This includes Animal Crossing Bot and Wordie.

This bot template includes slash commands support, database setup and text/slash command tracking functions as well.

Dependencies

This project comes with a few dependencies that will aid in the development of the Discord bot.

• JDA (Discord API wrapper)
• JDA-Chewtils (Extensions to JDA that adds support for command cooldowns, slash commands, etc.)
• logback-classic + others (logging)
• HikariCP + mysql-connector-java (database stuff)

Before Running...

• Remove the .example part in the bot.properties.example file. Fill in the required fields:
  • bot_token - Token used for the bot to login. You can get this in your developer dashboard.
  • owner_id - Typically, this would be your Discord ID.
  • testing_guild_id - This is where your slash commands will be applied to when testing them.
  • exception_channel_id - This is a text channel ID where the bot will post here every time you log an error.
  • log_channel_id - This is a text channel ID where the bot will post here for other log types (like info or debug).
• Remove the .example part in the db.properties.example file. Fill in the required fields:
  • Change the DATABASE_NAME_HERE part to your database name in the URL.
  • Put your username and password.
  • If you don't need a database, you can delete the DatabaseManager.init() line in DiscordBot.java.