RECIPES.md

Add reaction

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
  if message.content == 'hello':
    await message.add_reaction('\U0001F6F8')

Fake typing

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
  if message.content == 'hello':
    async with message.channel.typing():
    await asyncio.sleep(1)
    await message.channel.send('hi')

Mention author's name

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
  if message.content == 'hello':
    await message.channel.send(f'hi {message.author.name}')

Create global variable

client = discord.Client()
...
client.var1 = 21 # This can be changed
var2 = 37        # This cannot

Change presence

Watching

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Activity(
        type=discord.ActivityType.watching, name='movie'))

Listening

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Activity(
        type=discord.ActivityType.listening, name='song'))

Game

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Game(name="game"))

Stream

@client.event
async def on_ready():
    await client.change_presence(activity=discord.Streaming(name="stream", url='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmKin2xhKNk'))

Of course, the activity can be changed on the fly by adding the code after

@client.event
async def on_message(message):