Inspiration
As a Computer Science major, our classes have quickly transition to Discord. Now, Discord wasn't made for these professional settings, especially if you add in dynamics of a group project. Try zooming out even farther and Discord definitely wasn't made for start-ups or business, but why not?
Adding bots like this Approval Automation Bot gives these small groups (startups, team projects, etc.) a way to transparently see the workflow in a setting.
What it does
Users can request approval and send the approval request text in a channel and via DM. Reviewers can get added and DM'd, until finally the request is approved and the original author is notified! This bot is also hosted 24/7 for free!
How we built it
I used Discord.py, Repl.it, Flask, and Uptime Robot.
Challenges we ran into
This was my first week using Discord.py and I didn't know what exactly it took or what everything meant. It was a great learning experience to have as I've had the chance to learn new features that I could improve in other bots.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
This bot is freely hosted 24/7 which leads to wider availability!
What we learned
I've learned how to make a Discord bot that...
- DMs the appropriate user text based on a message
- Deletes unnecessary message to remove clutter
- Post a message in the channel to reformat another user's message
- Read message history to find information in past messages
- And more!
What's next for Approval Automation Bot
One thing that was a challenge for me was keeping track of the messages. I'd love to create a back-end for this bot that can create a Task object that keeps track of requester, reviewers, their approval, content, and anything else, such as files!
Built With
- bot
- discord
- python
- repl.it
- uptimerobot
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