Webdev Support Bot

Bot providing multiple commands to query common sites used during development or helping people on Discord.

Supports

!github via GitHub API,

!composer via packagist API,

!npm via unofficial npmjs.com API,

!mdn via parsing Mozilla Developer Network,

!caniuse via unofficial caniuse API and @mdn/browser-combat-data,

!bundlephobia via unofficial bundlephobia API,

!jquery as explanation on why not to use jquery,

!php via parsing official PHP Docs.

Usage / TLDR

# tag it in discord to receive general help
@bot --help
# provides an example each
!mdn --help
!caniuse --help
!composer --help
!npm --help
!github --help
!bundlephobia --help

# queries MDN with <term>
!mdn <term>

# queries caniuse with <term>
!caniuse <term>

# queries packagist with <package>
!composer <package>

# queries npm with <package>
!npm <package>

# queries github with <term>
!github <term>

# queries bundlephobia with <term>
!bundlephobia <term>

• single-result queries will directly show the result
• reacting with a number will filter the result
• reacting with the red or black x will remove the request

Description

By default, shows the first ten results of any given query, unless only one result was found.

Reacting with a number corresponding to the list entry will filter the list and edit the original message, providing more specific information.

Add to your server by…

…accessing this link.

Demo

Development

git clone https://github.com/ljosberinn/webdev-support-bot/
cd webdev-support-bot
cp .env.example .env # and enter a token
yarn install # or npm install
code .
yarn dev # or npm dev
# or be fancy with a one-liner
git clone https://github.com/ljosberinn/webdev-support-bot/ && cd webdev-support-bot && cp .env.example .env && yarn install && code . && yarn dev

Environment variables

In development, you generally want to take the .env.example and rename it to .env. You also shouldn’t commit your .env file. If you make any changes to the environment variables, you should update .env.example. accordingly.

Running tests:

$ npm test

Found a bug/want to contribute?

Please head over to GitHub.