discord.js - Imagine an app•2y ago

how do you get access to your instantiated `discordjs.Client` from imported files?

I can't do export client and import my main file, because that would create a circular dependency. how is it usually done? should i just make client global / attach it to process?

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Syjalo•2y ago

Usually you always have an instance of the class in each file because you provide it or d.js structures. eg message.clinet, interaction.client, etc

skeddlesOP•2y ago

but it's not the same instance that i create / login with in my main file bot.js (my main file)

const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds] });

client.once('ready', async c => {
    console.log(`Logged in as ${c.user.tag}`);
    await loadCommands();
});

client.login(process.env.TOKEN);

const client = new Client({ intents: [GatewayIntentBits.Guilds] });

client.once('ready', async c => {
    console.log(`Logged in as ${c.user.tag}`);
    await loadCommands();
});

client.login(process.env.TOKEN);

MrMythical•2y ago

But it is Well the loadCommands is kind of weird, what does it do? It doesn't have any arguments

skeddlesOP•2y ago

just trying to load all my commands from separate files load-commands.js:

async function loadCommands(interaction) {
    let commandsList = [];
    let commandFileList = glob.sync('./commands/*.js');

    for (let commandPath of commandFileList) {
        let command = await import('./'+commandPath);
        commandsList.push(command.config);
        //COMMANDS[command.config.name] = command.execute;

        console.log('loaded command:', '/'+command.config.name);
    }
    console.log('all commands loaded')

    rest.put(DiscordRestRoutes.applicationGuildCommands(client.user.id,MonsterGameConfig.get('serverGuildId')), {body: commandsList} )
        .then(e => console.log('loaded ',commandsList.length,' commands'))
        .catch(err=> console.error('failed to load commands:',err))
};

async function loadCommands(interaction) {
    let commandsList = [];
    let commandFileList = glob.sync('./commands/*.js');

    for (let commandPath of commandFileList) {
        let command = await import('./'+commandPath);
        commandsList.push(command.config);
        //COMMANDS[command.config.name] = command.execute;

        console.log('loaded command:', '/'+command.config.name);
    }
    console.log('all commands loaded')

    rest.put(DiscordRestRoutes.applicationGuildCommands(client.user.id,MonsterGameConfig.get('serverGuildId')), {body: commandsList} )
        .then(e => console.log('loaded ',commandsList.length,' commands'))
        .catch(err=> console.error('failed to load commands:',err))
};

Syjalo•2y ago

Well, you're run your process in main file and you're creating an instance in that file. Therefore you can provide it everywhere you want.

skeddlesOP•2y ago

i dont understand

Syjalo•2y ago

You can provide your client to your loadCommands function parameter

skeddlesOP•2y ago

i guess that would work. seems clunky though think i found a better solution, i moved everything from my main file into client.js that exports the client, now my main file is only import commands from './commands.js';, and the commands file can import the client

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how do you get access to your instantiated `discordjs.Client` from imported files?