discord.js - Imagine an app•15mo 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•15mo 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

skeddles•15mo 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•15mo ago

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

skeddles•15mo 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•15mo 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.

skeddles•15mo ago

i dont understand

Syjalo•15mo ago

You can provide your client to your loadCommands function parameter

skeddles•15mo 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?