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-rw-r--r--bot/constants.py1
-rw-r--r--bot/exts/help_channels/_cog.py40
-rw-r--r--config-default.yml1
3 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/bot/constants.py b/bot/constants.py
index 95e22513f..6b86d33a3 100644
--- a/bot/constants.py
+++ b/bot/constants.py
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ class Channels(metaclass=YAMLGetter):
meta: int
python_general: int
+ how_to_get_help: int
cooldown: int
diff --git a/bot/exts/help_channels/_cog.py b/bot/exts/help_channels/_cog.py
index 0995c8a79..554c27c95 100644
--- a/bot/exts/help_channels/_cog.py
+++ b/bot/exts/help_channels/_cog.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from discord.ext import commands
from bot import constants
from bot.bot import Bot
+from bot.constants import Channels
from bot.exts.help_channels import _caches, _channel, _cooldown, _message, _name, _stats
from bot.utils import channel as channel_utils, lock, scheduling
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ NAMESPACE = "help"
HELP_CHANNEL_TOPIC = """
This is a Python help channel. You can claim your own help channel in the Python Help: Available category.
"""
+AVAILABLE_HELP_CHANNELS = "**Currently available help channel(s):** {available}"
class HelpChannels(commands.Cog):
@@ -72,6 +74,11 @@ class HelpChannels(commands.Cog):
self.last_notification: t.Optional[datetime] = None
+ # Acquiring and modifying the channel to dynamically update the available help channels message.
+ self.how_to_get_help: discord.TextChannel = None
+ self.available_help_channels: t.Set[discord.TextChannel] = set()
+ self.dynamic_message: discord.Message = None
+
# Asyncio stuff
self.queue_tasks: t.List[asyncio.Task] = []
self.init_task = self.bot.loop.create_task(self.init_cog())
@@ -114,6 +121,9 @@ class HelpChannels(commands.Cog):
await _caches.unanswered.set(message.channel.id, True)
+ # Removing the help channel from the dynamic message, and editing/sending that message.
+ self.available_help_channels.remove(message.channel)
+
# Not awaited because it may indefinitely hold the lock while waiting for a channel.
scheduling.create_task(self.move_to_available(), name=f"help_claim_{message.id}")
@@ -275,6 +285,10 @@ class HelpChannels(commands.Cog):
# This may confuse users. So would potentially long delays for the cog to become ready.
self.close_command.enabled = True
+ # Getting channels that need to be included in the dynamic message.
+ await self.update_available_help_channels()
+ log.trace("Dynamic available help message updated.")
+
await self.init_available()
_stats.report_counts()
@@ -332,6 +346,10 @@ class HelpChannels(commands.Cog):
category_id=constants.Categories.help_available,
)
+ # Adding the help channel to the dynamic message, and editing/sending that message.
+ self.available_help_channels.add(channel)
+ await self.update_available_help_channels()
+
_stats.report_counts()
async def move_to_dormant(self, channel: discord.TextChannel) -> None:
@@ -461,3 +479,25 @@ class HelpChannels(commands.Cog):
self.queue_tasks.remove(task)
return channel
+
+ async def update_available_help_channels(self) -> None:
+ """Updates the dynamic message within #how-to-get-help for available help channels."""
+ if not self.available_help_channels:
+ self.available_help_channels = set(
+ c for c in self.available_category.channels if not _channel.is_excluded_channel(c)
+ )
+
+ available_channels = AVAILABLE_HELP_CHANNELS.format(
+ available=', '.join(c.mention for c in self.available_help_channels) or None
+ )
+
+ if self.how_to_get_help is None:
+ self.how_to_get_help = await channel_utils.try_get_channel(Channels.how_to_get_help)
+
+ try:
+ if self.dynamic_message is None:
+ self.dynamic_message = await self.how_to_get_help.fetch_message(self.how_to_get_help.last_message_id)
+ await self.dynamic_message.edit(content=available_channels)
+ except discord.NotFound:
+ self.dynamic_message = await self.how_to_get_help.send(available_channels)
+ log.trace("A dynamic message was sent for later modification because one couldn't be found.")
diff --git a/config-default.yml b/config-default.yml
index d3b267159..fc1f3b3a8 100644
--- a/config-default.yml
+++ b/config-default.yml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ guild:
# Python Help: Available
cooldown: 720603994149486673
+ how_to_get_help: 704250143020417084
# Topical
discord_py: 343944376055103488