DiscordJS Reaction Menu

A simple, modern and easy to use reaction menu for discord.js.

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Usage
• ReactionMenu
• IMenuPage
• IControlsEmojis
• Examples

Installation

Install using npm:

npm install @xenon-devs/discordjs-reaction-menu

Or using yarn:

yarn add @xenon-devs/discordjs-reaction-menu

Usage

This package exports a single class, ReactionMenu. Typescript typings are also included.

Usage:

const { ReactionMenu } = require('@xenon-devs/discordjs-reaction-menu');

const menu = new ReactionMenu({ // Initialize
  pages,
  channel,
  timeout
})

menu.start([user1Id, user2Id]); // Start

See more examples.

ReactionMenu

This is the base class. See usage.

Constructor: ReactionMenu(pages, channel, timeout = 60, customControlsEmojis = ReactionMenu.ControlsEmojiDefaults)

Arguments:

1. pages: An array of IMenuPages.
2. channel: A TextChannel or DMChannel to send the menu in.
3. timeout: The time (in seconds) after which the menu stops working. (Default: 60)
4. customControlsEmojis: Optional custom controls emojis ie the next and back buttons. (Default: see ControlsEmojiDefaults in the ReactionMenu properties below)

Properties:

• controlsEmojis: IControlsEmojis.
• menuMessage: The message which is sent with the menu embed.
• reactionCollector: The ReactionCollector associated with the menu.
• listenTo: An array of User.id. Only these users can change the menu pages. Set in the start method below.
• currentPaage: The 0-indexed number of the current page, that is, it's index in the pages property.
• timeout: The timeout in seconds after which the menu stops working.
• static ControlsEmojiDefaults: The defaults for the controlsEmojis property above. It's value is:

  {
    first: '⏮️',
    next: '➡️',
    back: '⬅️',
    last: '⏭️'
  }

Methods:

• start(listenTo, startPage): Sends the menu embed and starts the menu.

  • listenTo: An array of User.id. Only these users can change the menu pages.
  • startPage: The 0-indexed page at which the menu starts. (Default: 0)

• displayPage(pageNumber): Display a page manually in code (apart from the reactions).

  • pageNumber: 0-indexed number of the page to be displayed.

• stop(): Stops the menu manually, before the timeout.

IMenuPage

An object of the format:

{
  pageEmbed: embed, // The embed for this page.
  customReaction?: string // Optional custom emoji to jump to this page.
}

Properties:

• pageEmbed: MessageEmbed for this page.
• customReaction: Optional emoji string in the menu to jump to this page.

IControlsEmojis

An object of the format:

{
  first: string, // Emoji to jump to the first page
  next: string, // Emoji to go to the next page
  back: string, // Emoji to go to the previous page
  last: string // Emoji to jump to the last page
}

Default: See ControlsEmojiDefaults property in ReactionMenu.

Examples

1. Simplest Reaction Menu.

const { ReactionMenu } = require('@xenon-devs/discordjs-reaction-menu');
const { MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');

const menu = new ReactionMenu(
  [
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 1').setDescription('Click on emojis below to navigate.')
    },
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 2')
    }
    },
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 3')
    }
  ],
  msg.channel // Get from an on('message') event listener.
)

menu.start([msg.author.id]) // Get from an on('message') event listener.

2. Custom Controls Emojis.

const { ReactionMenu } = require('@xenon-devs/discordjs-reaction-menu');
const { MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');

const menu = new ReactionMenu(
  [
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 1').setDescription('Click on emojis below to navigate.')
    },
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 2')
    }
    },
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 3')
    }
  ],
  msg.channel, // Get from an on('message') event listener.
  60, // 60 seconds
  {
    next: '▶️',
    first: '🏠',
    back: '◀️',
    last: '📄'
  }
)

menu.start([msg.author.id]) // Get from an on('message') event listener.

3. Custom Page Jump Emojis.

const { ReactionMenu } = require('@xenon-devs/discordjs-reaction-menu');
const { MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');

const menu = new ReactionMenu(
  [
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 1').setDescription('Click on emojis below to navigate.'),
      customReaction: '🏠' // Click on this emoji to jump to this page
    },
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 2 | Cats'),
      customReaction: '🐱' // Click on this emoji to jump to this page
    }
    },
    {
      pageEmbed: new MessageEmbed().setTitle('Page 3 | Dogs'),
      customReaction: '🐶' // Click on this emoji to jump to this page
    }
  ],
  msg.channel // Get from an on('message') event listener.
)

menu.start([msg.author.id]) // Get from an on('message') event listener.