send a message to random channel on join

if my bot has permissions, how can i make it so that it sends a message to a random channel when joining a server?

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d.js docs•16mo ago

(event) Client#guildCreate Emitted whenever the client joins a guild.

Youssef•16mo ago

Listen to the guildCreate event, get the channels collection, use random function and send a message to it. You can also add a filter to only do this with textchannels

d.js docs•16mo ago

Collection#random() Obtains unique random value(s) from this method

Collection#map() Maps each item to another value into an array. Identical in behavior to Array.map().

Youssef•16mo ago

Skip the map one

keekztahOP•16mo ago

thank you how can i get the channel?

Cae•16mo ago

You define it then send to it?

Youssef•16mo ago

const { channels } = <Guild>;
let textChannels = channels.filter((c) => c.type === 0);
let randomChannel = textChannels.random();

...code

const { channels } = <Guild>;
let textChannels = channels.filter((c) => c.type === 0);
let randomChannel = textChannels.random();

...code

keekztahOP•16mo ago

thank you there was no error but nothing happened

Youssef•16mo ago

Well that's how you get the channel no just add a check that it exist, and send to it a message

keekztahOP•16mo ago

module.exports = {
    name: 'guildCreate',
    async execute(guild, client) {
        const channels = guild;
        let textChannels = channels.filter((c) => c.type === 0);
        let randomChannel = textChannels.random();


        randomChannel.send({ content: `This is a test`})
    }
}

module.exports = {
    name: 'guildCreate',
    async execute(guild, client) {
        const channels = guild;
        let textChannels = channels.filter((c) => c.type === 0);
        let randomChannel = textChannels.random();


        randomChannel.send({ content: `This is a test`})
    }
}

Youssef•16mo ago

module.exports = {
    name: 'guildCreate',
    async execute(guild, client) {
        const { channels } = guild;
        let textChannels = channels.cache.filter((c) => c.type === 0);
        let randomChannel = textChannels.random();

        if(randomChannel) randomChannel.send({ content: `This is a test`})
    }
}

module.exports = {
    name: 'guildCreate',
    async execute(guild, client) {
        const { channels } = guild;
        let textChannels = channels.cache.filter((c) => c.type === 0);
        let randomChannel = textChannels.random();

        if(randomChannel) randomChannel.send({ content: `This is a test`})
    }
}

try this it should work

Youssef•16mo ago

also you can use this instead of 0 in the type

treble/luna•16mo ago

the bot needs to have access to that channel and iirc cache contains all channels even if the bot does not have access

Youssef•16mo ago

^ yes also check for permissions when filtering

d.js docs•16mo ago

TextChannel#permissionsFor() Gets the overall set of permissions for a member or role in this channel, taking into account channel overwrites.

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send a message to random channel on join