disagreement/README.md
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# Disagreement
A Python library for interacting with the Discord API, with a focus on bot development.
## Features
- Asynchronous design using `aiohttp`
- Gateway and HTTP API clients
- Slash command framework
- Message component helpers
- Built-in caching layer
- Experimental voice support
- Helpful error handling utilities
## Installation
```bash
python -m pip install -U pip
pip install disagreement
# or install from source for development
pip install -e .
```
Requires Python 3.11 or newer.
## Basic Usage
```python
import asyncio
import os
import disagreement
# Ensure DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN is set in your environment
client = disagreement.Client(token=os.environ.get("DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN"))
@client.on_event('MESSAGE_CREATE')
async def on_message(message: disagreement.Message):
print(f"Received: {message.content} from {message.author.username}")
if message.content.lower() == '!ping':
await message.reply('Pong!')
async def main():
if not client.token:
print("Error: DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN environment variable not set.")
return
try:
async with client:
await asyncio.Future() # run until cancelled
except KeyboardInterrupt:
print("Bot shutting down...")
# Add any other specific exception handling from your library, e.g., disagreement.AuthenticationError
if __name__ == '__main__':
asyncio.run(main())
```
### Global Error Handling
To ensure unexpected errors don't crash your bot, you can enable the library's
global error handler:
```python
import disagreement
disagreement.setup_global_error_handler()
```
Call this early in your program to log unhandled exceptions instead of letting
them terminate the process.
### Configuring Logging
Use :func:`disagreement.logging_config.setup_logging` to configure logging for
your bot. The helper accepts a logging level and an optional file path.
```python
import logging
from disagreement.logging_config import setup_logging
setup_logging(logging.INFO)
# Or log to a file
setup_logging(logging.DEBUG, file="bot.log")
```
### Defining Subcommands with `AppCommandGroup`
```python
from disagreement.ext.app_commands import AppCommandGroup
settings = AppCommandGroup("settings", "Manage settings")
@settings.command(name="show")
async def show(ctx):
"""Displays a setting."""
...
@settings.group("admin", description="Admin settings")
def admin_group():
pass
@admin_group.command(name="set")
async def set_setting(ctx, key: str, value: str):
...
## Fetching Guilds
Use `Client.fetch_guild` to retrieve a guild from the Discord API if it
isn't already cached. This is useful when working with guild IDs from
outside the gateway events.
```python
guild = await client.fetch_guild("123456789012345678")
roles = await client.fetch_roles(guild.id)
```
## Sharding
To run your bot across multiple gateway shards, pass `shard_count` when creating
the client:
```python
client = disagreement.Client(token=BOT_TOKEN, shard_count=2)
```
See `examples/sharded_bot.py` for a full example.
## Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.
See the [docs](docs/) directory for detailed guides on components, slash commands, caching, and voice features.