Create Discord Bot Project

A simple CLI tool to bootstrap a new Discord bot project with a defined structure. This tool lets you select between JavaScript and TypeScript and also between npm and yarn as the package manager.

Features

• Quickly create a new Discord bot project structure.
• Choose between JavaScript and TypeScript templates.
• Choose between npm and yarn as the package manager.
• Automatically installs necessary dependencies.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have Node.js and npm installed.

Usage

To use this CLI tool, you can either:

1. Clone this repository and run the CLI directly.

   git clone https://github.com/whaagmans/create-discord-bot.git
   cd create-discord-bot
   npx .

2. Or you can run it directly via npx without cloning:

   npx create-discord-bot

Follow the prompts:

1. Enter the project name (or use the current directory).
2. Choose the language for the bot (JavaScript or TypeScript).
3. Select a package manager (npm or yarn).

The CLI will generate the necessary project structure for you!

Project Structure

Depending on your selections, the CLI will generate a structure similar to:

src/
├── commands/
|   |── hello.ts
├── listeners/
│   ├── ready.ts
│   └── interactionCreate.ts
├── model/
|   |── createModal/
│   |   └── exampleModal.ts
|   └── modalResponse/
|       └── exampleResponse.ts
├── types/
|   └── Command.ts
├── Command.ts
└── Bot.ts

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please feel free to submit a pull request with any improvements or additional features.

Issues

If you encounter any issues or have suggestions for the tool, please submit an issue on GitHub.

License

This project is open-source and is licensed under the MIT License.