Import all commands from folder with ES modules

So my previous bot I build I used CommonJS and did the commands like this:

const commandsList = [];
const slashCommandFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../discord/commands'));

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    const commandSlash = require(path.resolve(__dirname, `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`));
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

const commandsList = [];
const slashCommandFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../discord/commands'));

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    const commandSlash = require(path.resolve(__dirname, `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`));
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

But now I really prefer to work with ES modules also because they are by default async. But now I have been thinking about a way to import all commands from the folder. But it doesn't work that easy with import. Anyone know a good way to do this. Because the export where build like

{
  data: blabla,
  action: (arg) => { stuff }
}

{
  data: blabla,
  action: (arg) => { stuff }
}

10 Replies

d.js docs•2y ago

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Ypsilon•2y ago

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    import command from  `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

for (const fileSlash of slashCommandFiles) {
    import command from  `../discord/commands/${fileSlash}`
    commandsList.push(commandSlash.commands)
}

import like this just wont work or am I just doing something wrong. But can't an import just be used at the beginning ?

Dagan•2y ago

Isnt it import commandSlash from path?

Ypsilon•2y ago

yes but

Dagan•2y ago

Replacing path with your path ofc

Ypsilon•2y ago

Dagan•2y ago

Ohh I see Maybe you could make your own import function In a different file

Ypsilon•2y ago

If only you could just import a folder... 😦 but I just read in the nodejs docs its not possible Sadge

import { readdirSync } from 'fs'

const commands = readdirSync('../discord/commands')
console.log(commands);

import { readdirSync } from 'fs'

const commands = readdirSync('../discord/commands')
console.log(commands);

doesnt even work in ES6 😦

Syjalo•2y ago

Ypsilon•2y ago

My apologies I saw it wrong i get what you are saying now thank you. Sorry Thank you @qjuh How I have it now and working

import path from 'path';
import { readdirSync } from 'fs';

const cmdList = [];
const cmdFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve('./discord/commands'));

for (const file of cmdFiles) {
    const cmd = (await import(`../discord/commands/${file}`)).default
    cmdList.push(cmd)
}

console.log(cmdList);

import path from 'path';
import { readdirSync } from 'fs';

const cmdList = [];
const cmdFiles = readdirSync(path.resolve('./discord/commands'));

for (const file of cmdFiles) {
    const cmd = (await import(`../discord/commands/${file}`)).default
    cmdList.push(cmd)
}

console.log(cmdList);

Again my apologies.

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Import all commands from folder with ES modules