JM-JDA

by JM Development at Vitacraft

This guide will walk you through the basics of creating a Discord bot using JM JDA Expansion, a tool developed by JM, to simplify bot coding with JDA (Java Discord API).

Setting Up Your Project

First, you need to create a new Java project in your favorite IDE (Integrated Development Environment) or text editor. Make sure you have JDA and JM JDA Expansion added as dependencies in your project.

You can add the JM JDA Expansion dependency to your pom.xml if you're using Maven:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.vitacraft</groupId>
    <artifactId>jmjda</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0</version> <!-- Replace with the latest version -->
</dependency>

Using JMJDA

Here's how you can create an empty bot using JM JDA Expansion:

public static void main(String[] args) {
    JMBot bot = JMJDA.build("bot token here");
}

Yes, it is really that simple! With JM-JDA creating your empty bot is not longer than one line!

Creating a Primitive Command

Now, let's create a simple "ping" command. We'll guide you through the process step by step.

Step 1: Create a Command Class

First, create a new Java class for your command. Let's name it PingCommand:

public class PingCommand implements PrimitiveCommand {

    @Override
    public String getName() {
        return "ping";
    }

    @Override
    public String getDescription() {
        return "A simple Ping Pong command";
    }

    @Override
    public Permission[] getNeededPermissions() {
        return new Permission[0];
    }

    @Override
    public Channel[] getPermittedChannels() {
        return new Channel[0];
    }

    @Override
    public void execute(MessageReceivedEvent event, String[] args) {
        event.getMessage().reply("pong").queue();
    }

    @Override
    public void missingPermissions(MessageReceivedEvent event, String[] args) {
        event.getMessage().reply("You may not use this.").queue();
    }
}

Step 2: Register the Command

Next, you need to register the command in your main bot class like so:

bot.getPrimitiveCommandsManager().registerCommand(new PingCommand());