From efb57117032f07cc2a3f2c23c9db6534701728ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: MarkKoz Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:30:17 -0800 Subject: HelpChannels: explain the system in the cog docstring --- bot/cogs/help_channels.py | 31 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/bot/cogs/help_channels.py b/bot/cogs/help_channels.py index 394efd3b5..b85fac4f1 100644 --- a/bot/cogs/help_channels.py +++ b/bot/cogs/help_channels.py @@ -57,7 +57,36 @@ class ChannelTimeout(t.NamedTuple): class HelpChannels(Scheduler, commands.Cog): - """Manage the help channel system of the guild.""" + """ + Manage the help channel system of the guild. + + The system is based on a 3-category system: + + Available Category + + * Contains channels which are ready to be occupied by someone who needs help + * Will always contain 2 channels; refilled automatically from the pool of dormant channels + * Prioritise using the channels which have been dormant for the longest amount of time + * If there are no more dormant channels, the bot will automatically create a new one + * Configurable with `constants.HelpChannels.max_available` + * When a channel becomes available, the dormant embed will be edited to show `AVAILABLE_MSG` + + In Use Category + + * Contains all channels which are occupied by someone needing help + * Channel moves to dormant category after 45 minutes of being idle + * Configurable with `constants.HelpChannels.idle_minutes` + * Helpers+ command can prematurely mark a channel as dormant + * Configurable with `constants.HelpChannels.cmd_whitelist` + * When a channel becomes dormant, an embed with `DORMANT_MSG` will be sent + + Dormant Category + + * Contains channels which aren't in use + * Channels are used to refill the Available category + + Help channels are named after the chemical elements in `bot/resources/elements.json`. + """ def __init__(self, bot: Bot): super().__init__() -- cgit v1.2.3