Function main

docpages/example_code/private_messaging.cpp:3–62

#include <dpp/dpp.h>

int main() {
	/* Create the bot */
	dpp::cluster bot("token");

	bot.on_log(dpp::utility::cout_logger());

	/* The event is fired when someone issues your commands */
	bot.on_slashcommand([&bot](const dpp::slashcommand_t & event) {
		/* Check which command they ran */
		if (event.command.get_command_name() == "pm") {
			dpp::snowflake user;

			/* If there was no specified user, we set the "user" variable to the command author (issuing user). */
			if (event.get_parameter("user").index() == 0) {
				user = event.command.get_issuing_user().id;
			} else { /* Otherwise, we set it to the specified user! */
				user = std::get<dpp::snowflake>(event.get_parameter("user"));
			}

			/* Send a message to the user set above. */
			bot.direct_message_create(user, dpp::message("Here's a private message!"), [event, user](const dpp::confirmation_callback_t& callback){
				/* If the callback errors, we want to send a message telling the author that something went wrong. */
				if (callback.is_error()) {
					/* Here, we want the error message to be different if the user we're trying to send a message to is the command author. */
					if (user == event.command.get_issuing_user().id) {
						event.reply(dpp::message("I couldn't send you a message.").set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
					} else {
						event.reply(dpp::message("I couldn't send a message to that user. Please check that is a valid user!").set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
					}

					return;
				}

				/* We do the same here, so the message is different if it's to the command author or if it's to a specified user. */
				if (user == event.command.get_issuing_user().id) {
					event.reply(dpp::message("I've sent you a private message.").set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
				} else {
					event.reply(dpp::message("I've sent a message to that user.").set_flags(dpp::m_ephemeral));
				}
			});
		}
	});

	bot.on_ready([&bot](const dpp::ready_t& event) {
		if (dpp::run_once<struct register_bot_commands>()) {
			/* Register the command */
			dpp::slashcommand command("pm", "Send a private message.", bot.me.id);

			/* Add the option for a user mention that isn't required */
			command.add_option(dpp::command_option(dpp::co_mentionable, "user", "The user to message", false));

			/* Register the command */
			bot.global_command_create(command);
		}
	});

	bot.start(dpp::st_wait);