Simple Bot Prefix Example

This will show you how prefixed bot commands can work in Discord with Autocode.

If you're coming from something like discord.js, you might be used to this:

client.on('message', message => {
  if (message.content === '!ping') {
    message.channel.send('Pong.');
  }
});

That exact same logic can now be found in functions/events/discord/message/create.js! Autocode uses files and events to trigger. So that file is listening for the messages.create event from Discord.

What this means is that every time a messageis created in your server, and if that message starts with !ping, it will respond with Pong!.

Setting a different prefix

When you first install this app, it'll ask for what prefix you want your commands to use. This can be anything, but the most common choice is !.

If at any time you want to change it, you can also do so by going to the environment variables section in the left sidebar and clicking the 2 secrets button:

That's about it! This is by far the simplest example of what you can do. Happy hacking!