fix: paginator can now not use an embed

modmail/utils/pagination.py

@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 JUMP_LAST_LABEL = " \u276f\u276f "  # >>
 STOP_PAGINATE_EMOJI = "\u274c"  # [:x:] This is an emoji, which is treated differently from the above
 
+NO_EMBED_FOOTER_BUMP = 15
+
+_AUTOGENERATE = object()
+
+
 logger: ModmailLogger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -57,13 +62,14 @@ def __init__(
         contents: Union[List[str], str],
         /,
         source_message: Optional[discord.Message] = None,
-        embed: Embed = None,
+        embed: Optional[Embed] = _AUTOGENERATE,
         timeout: float = 180,
         *,
         footer_text: str = None,
         prefix: str = "```",
         suffix: str = "```",
         max_size: int = 2000,
+        title: str = None,
         linesep: str = "\n",
         only_users: Optional[List[Union[discord.Object, discord.abc.User]]] = None,
         only_roles: Optional[List[Union[discord.Object, discord.Role]]] = None,
@@ -75,14 +81,31 @@ def __init__(
         If source message is provided and only_users is NOT provided, the paginator will respond
             to the author of the source message. To override this, pass an empty list to `only_users`.
 
+        By default, an embed is created. However, a custom embed can
+        be passed, or None can be passed to not use an embed.
         """
         self.index = 0
         self._pages: List[str] = []
         self.prefix = prefix
         self.suffix = suffix
         self.max_size = max_size
         self.linesep = linesep
-        self.embed = embed or Embed()
+        if embed is _AUTOGENERATE:
+            self.embed = Embed()
+        else:
+            self.embed = embed
+
+        # used if embed is None
+        self.content = ""
+        if self.embed is None:
+            self.title = title
+            # need to set the max_size down a few to be able to set a "footer"
+            # page indicator is "page xx of xx"
+            self.max_size -= NO_EMBED_FOOTER_BUMP + len(self.title or "")
+            if self.title is not None:
+                self.max_size -= len(title)
+            if footer_text is not None:
+                self.max_size -= len(footer_text) + 1
 
         # temporary to support strings as contents. This will be changed when we added wrapping.
         if isinstance(contents, str):
@@ -116,8 +139,8 @@ def __init__(
 
         # set footer to embed.footer if embed is set
         # this is because we will be modifying the footer of this embed
-        if embed is not None:
-            if not isinstance(embed.footer, EmbedProxy) and footer_text is None:
+        if self.embed is not None:
+            if not isinstance(self.embed.footer, EmbedProxy) and footer_text is None:
                 footer_text = embed.footer
         self.footer_text = footer_text
         self.clear()
@@ -140,7 +163,7 @@ async def paginate(
         source_message: discord.Message = None,
         /,
         timeout: float = 180,
-        embed: Embed = None,
+        embed: Embed = _AUTOGENERATE,
         *,
         footer_text: str = None,
         only: Optional[discord.abc.User] = None,
@@ -149,6 +172,7 @@ async def paginate(
         prefix: str = "",
         suffix: str = "",
         max_size: int = 4000,
+        title: str = None,
         linesep: str = "\n",
         only_users: Optional[List[Union[discord.Object, discord.abc.User]]] = None,
         only_roles: Optional[List[Union[discord.Object, discord.abc.Role]]] = None,
@@ -167,6 +191,7 @@ async def paginate(
             prefix=prefix,
             suffix=suffix,
             max_size=max_size,
+            title=title,
             linesep=linesep,
             only_users=only_users,
             only_roles=only_roles,
@@ -178,18 +203,24 @@ async def paginate(
             channel = source_message.channel
 
         paginator.update_states()
-        paginator.embed.description = paginator.pages[paginator.index]
         # if there's only one page, don't send the view
         if len(paginator.pages) < 2:
-            await channel.send(embeds=[paginator.embed])
+            if paginator.embed:
+                await channel.send(embeds=[paginator.embed])
+            else:
+                await channel.send(content=paginator.content)
+
             return
 
         if len(paginator.pages) < (show_jump_buttons_min_pages or 3):
             for item in paginator.children:
                 if getattr(item, "custom_id", None) in ["pag_jump_first", "pag_jump_last"]:
                     paginator.remove_item(item)
 
-        msg: discord.Message = await channel.send(embeds=[paginator.embed], view=paginator)
+        if paginator.embed is None:
+            msg: discord.Message = await channel.send(content=paginator.content, view=paginator)
+        else:
+            msg: discord.Message = await channel.send(embeds=[paginator.embed], view=paginator)
 
         await paginator.wait()
         await msg.edit(view=None)
@@ -212,15 +243,6 @@ async def interaction_check(self, interaction: Interaction) -> bool:
         )
         return False
 
-    def get_footer(self) -> str:
-        """Returns the footer text."""
-        self.embed.description = self._pages[self.index]
-        page_indicator = f"Page {self.index+1}/{len(self._pages)}"
-        footer_txt = (
-            f"{self.footer_text} ({page_indicator})" if self.footer_text is not None else page_indicator
-        )
-        return footer_txt
-
     def update_states(self) -> None:
         """
         Disable specific components depending on paginator page and length.
@@ -230,7 +252,20 @@ def update_states(self) -> None:
         if the paginator is on the last page, the jump last/move forward buttons will be disabled.
         """
         # update the footer
-        self.embed.set_footer(text=self.get_footer())
+        page_indicator = f"Page {self.index+1}/{len(self._pages)}"
+        if self.footer_text:
+            footer_text = f"{self.footer_text} ({page_indicator})"
+        else:
+            footer_text = page_indicator
+
+        if self.embed is None:
+            self.content = (self.title or "") + "\n"
+            self.content += self._pages[self.index]
+            self.content += "\n" + footer_text
+
+        else:
+            self.embed.description = self._pages[self.index]
+            self.embed.set_footer(text=footer_text)
 
         # determine if the jump buttons should be enabled
         more_than_two_pages = len(self._pages) > 2
@@ -264,7 +299,10 @@ async def send_page(self, interaction: Interaction) -> None:
         """Send new page to discord, after updating the view to have properly disabled buttons."""
         self.update_states()
 
-        await interaction.message.edit(embed=self.embed, view=self)
+        if self.embed:
+            await interaction.message.edit(embed=self.embed, view=self)
+        else:
+            await interaction.message.edit(content=self.content, view=self)
 
     @ui.button(label=JUMP_FIRST_LABEL, custom_id="pag_jump_first", style=ButtonStyle.primary)
     async def go_first(self, _: Button, interaction: Interaction) -> None:

tests/modmail/utils/test_pagination.py

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from typing import List, Union
-
 import pytest
 
 from modmail.utils.pagination import ButtonPaginator
@@ -11,30 +9,3 @@ async def test_paginator_init() -> None:
     content = ["content"]
     paginator = ButtonPaginator(content, prefix="", suffix="", linesep="")
     assert paginator.pages == content
-
-
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "content, footer_text",
-    [
-        (["5"], "Snap, crackle, pop"),
-        (["Earthly"], "world"),
-        ("There are no plugins installed.", None),
-    ],
-)
-async def test_paginator_footer(content: Union[str, List[str]], footer_text: str) -> None:
-    """Test the paginator footer matches what is passed."""
-    pag = ButtonPaginator(content, footer_text=footer_text)
-    print("index:", pag.index)
-    print("page len: ", len(pag.pages))
-    assert pag.footer_text == footer_text
-    if isinstance(content, str):
-        content = [content]
-
-    print(pag.get_footer())
-    if footer_text is not None:
-        assert pag.get_footer().endswith(f"{len(content)})")
-        assert pag.get_footer().startswith(footer_text)
-
-    else:
-        assert pag.get_footer().endswith(f"{len(content)}")