BoardGame Bot

This is a Discord bot to handle the managing of "Boardgame Library" sharing via a Google Sheet

It uses two main packages to do this:

1. discordx
2. google-spreadsheet

Setup

1. Clone the repo
2. Create you own .env file by doing: cp .env.sample .env
3. If you're using nvm do an nvm install && nvm use then run a npm install
4. Run npm run dev and it should start up

FAQ

How do I get values for my .env file?

DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN

1. Visit the Discord developer portal
2. Create a New Application
3. Add a Bot to the app
4. Copy the Token from the bot

GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY && GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL

1. Begin by following this guide to create a google cloud project through to step 5.e
2. With the JSON key, the GOOGLE_PRIVATE_KEY should be set to the value of the "private_key"
3. The GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_EMAIL should be set to the value of the "client_email"

GOOGLE_SHEET_ID

1. Visit Google Sheets
2. Create a Blank Sheet
3. Set the header row to: Game, Player, Count, Owner, Location, BGG Link
4. Copy the piece of the url that is inbetween /spreadsheets/d/ and /edit (i.e. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/<GOOGLE_SHEET_ID>/edit).

GUILD_IDS

1. Go to the Discord Server you want to use
2. Open the server settings
3. Navigate to the Widget section
4. Copy the Server ID

If you have multiple servers you want to use, then simply add them all separated by commas (i.e. GUILD_IDS="1234,5678,91011").