PR #1198: Remove alias cog

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 102 deletions

diff --git a/bot/exts/backend/alias.py b/bot/exts/backend/alias.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c6ba8d6f3..000000000
--- a/bot/exts/backend/alias.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-import inspect
-import logging
-
-from discord import Colour, Embed
-from discord.ext.commands import (
-    Cog, Command, Context,
-    clean_content, command, group,
-)
-
-from bot.bot import Bot
-from bot.converters import TagNameConverter
-from bot.pagination import LinePaginator
-
-log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class Alias (Cog):
-    """Aliases for commonly used commands."""
-
-    def __init__(self, bot: Bot):
-        self.bot = bot
-
-    async def invoke(self, ctx: Context, cmd_name: str, *args, **kwargs) -> None:
-        """Invokes a command with args and kwargs."""
-        log.debug(f"{cmd_name} was invoked through an alias")
-        cmd = self.bot.get_command(cmd_name)
-        if not cmd:
-            return log.info(f'Did not find command "{cmd_name}" to invoke.')
-        elif not await cmd.can_run(ctx):
-            return log.info(
-                f'{str(ctx.author)} tried to run the command "{cmd_name}" but lacks permission.'
-            )
-
-        await ctx.invoke(cmd, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    @command(name='aliases')
-    async def aliases_command(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Show configured aliases on the bot."""
-        embed = Embed(
-            title='Configured aliases',
-            colour=Colour.blue()
-        )
-        await LinePaginator.paginate(
-            (
-                f"• `{ctx.prefix}{value.name}` "
-                f"=> `{ctx.prefix}{name[:-len('_alias')].replace('_', ' ')}`"
-                for name, value in inspect.getmembers(self)
-                if isinstance(value, Command) and name.endswith('_alias')
-            ),
-            ctx, embed, empty=False, max_lines=20
-        )
-
-    @command(name="exception", hidden=True)
-    async def tags_get_traceback_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>tags get traceback."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "tags get", tag_name="traceback")
-
-    @group(name="get",
-           aliases=("show", "g"),
-           hidden=True,
-           invoke_without_command=True)
-    async def get_group_alias(self, ctx: Context) -> None:
-        """Group for reverse aliases for commands like `tags get`, allowing for `get tags` or `get docs`."""
-        pass
-
-    @get_group_alias.command(name="tags", aliases=("tag", "t"), hidden=True)
-    async def tags_get_alias(
-            self, ctx: Context, *, tag_name: TagNameConverter = None
-    ) -> None:
-        """
-        Alias for invoking <prefix>tags get [tag_name].
-
-        tag_name: str - tag to be viewed.
-        """
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "tags get", tag_name=tag_name)
-
-    @get_group_alias.command(name="docs", aliases=("doc", "d"), hidden=True)
-    async def docs_get_alias(
-            self, ctx: Context, symbol: clean_content = None
-    ) -> None:
-        """Alias for invoking <prefix>docs get [symbol]."""
-        await self.invoke(ctx, "docs get", symbol)
-
-
-def setup(bot: Bot) -> None:
-    """Load the Alias cog."""
-    bot.add_cog(Alias(bot))
diff --git a/bot/exts/info/source.py b/bot/exts/info/source.py
index 205e0ba81..f79be36b0 100644
--- a/bot/exts/info/source.py
+++ b/bot/exts/info/source.py
@@ -66,14 +66,8 @@ class BotSource(commands.Cog):
         Raise BadArgument if `source_item` is a dynamically-created object (e.g. via internal eval).
         """
         if isinstance(source_item, commands.Command):
-            if source_item.cog_name == "Alias":
-                cmd_name = source_item.callback.__name__.replace("_alias", "")
-                cmd = self.bot.get_command(cmd_name.replace("_", " "))
-                src = cmd.callback.__code__
-                filename = src.co_filename
-            else:
-                src = source_item.callback.__code__
-                filename = src.co_filename
+            src = source_item.callback.__code__
+            filename = src.co_filename
         elif isinstance(source_item, str):
             tags_cog = self.bot.get_cog("Tags")
             filename = tags_cog._cache[source_item]["location"]
@@ -113,13 +107,7 @@ class BotSource(commands.Cog):
             title = "Help Command"
             description = source_object.__doc__.splitlines()[1]
         elif isinstance(source_object, commands.Command):
-            if source_object.cog_name == "Alias":
-                cmd_name = source_object.callback.__name__.replace("_alias", "")
-                cmd = self.bot.get_command(cmd_name.replace("_", " "))
-                description = cmd.short_doc
-            else:
-                description = source_object.short_doc
-
+            description = source_object.short_doc
             title = f"Command: {source_object.qualified_name}"
         elif isinstance(source_object, str):
             title = f"Tag: {source_object}"