Handlers. Redefined.

A complete, customizable, typesafe, & reactive framework for discord bots

Why?

• For you. A framework that's tailored to your exact needs.
• Lightweight. Does a lot while being small.
• Latest features. Support for discord.js v14 and all of its interactions.
• Hybrid, customizable and composable commands. Create them just how you like.
• Start quickly. Plug and play or customize to your liking.
• Embraces reactive programming. For consistent and reliable backend.
• Switch and customize how errors are handled, logging, and more.
• Use it with TypeScript or JavaScript. CommonJS and ESM supported.
• Active and growing community, always here to help. Join us
• Unleash its full potential with a powerful CLI and awesome plugins.

📜 Installation

npm install @sern/handler

yarn add @sern/handler

pnpm add @sern/handler

👶 Basic Usage

ping.ts

export default commandModule({
  type: CommandType.Slash,
  //Installed plugin to publish to discord api and allow access to owners only.
  plugins: [publish(), ownerOnly()],
  description: 'A ping pong command',
  execute(ctx) {
    ctx.reply('Hello owner of the bot');
  }
});

modal.ts

export default commandModule({
    type: CommandType.Modal,
    //Installed a plugin to make sure modal fields pass a validation.
    plugins : [
        assertFields({
            fields: { 
                name: /^([^0-9]*)$/ 
            },
            failure: (errors, modal) => modal.reply('your submission did not pass the validations')
        })
    ],
    execute : (modal) => {
        modal.reply('thanks for the submission!');
    }
})

index.ts

import { Client, GatewayIntentBits } from 'discord.js';
import { Sern, single, type Dependencies } from '@sern/handler';

//client has been declared previously

interface MyDependencies extends Dependencies {
    '@sern/client': Singleton<Client>;
}
export const useContainer = Sern.makeDependencies<MyDependencies>({
    build: root => root
        .add({ '@sern/client': single(() => client)  })
});

//View docs for all options
Sern.init({
	defaultPrefix: '!', // removing defaultPrefix will shut down text commands
	commands: 'src/commands',
	// events: 'src/events' (optional),
	containerConfig : {
	    get: useContainer
	}
});

client.login("YOUR_BOT_TOKEN_HERE");

🤖 Bots Using sern

• Community Bot, the community bot for our discord server.
• Vinci, the bot for Mara Turing.
• Bask, Listen your favorite artists on Discord.
• ava, A discord bot that plays KNGI and Gensokyo Radio.
• Murayama, :pepega:
• Protector (WIP), Just a simple bot to help enhance a private minecraft server.
• SmokinWeed 💨, A fun bot for a small - but growing - server.

💻 CLI

It is highly encouraged to use the command line interface for your project. Don't forget to view it.

🔗 Links

• Official Documentation and Guide
• Support Server

👋 Contribute

• Read our contribution guidelines carefully
• Pull up on issues and report bugs
• All kinds of contributions are welcomed.