SantaBot

A Discord bot to organize secret santa gift exchanges using the discord.py Python library + some other admin-type stuff for my server

• This bot code must be pulled (or forked) and run locally
• If you don't want the admin-type stuff, just go in and comment out the add_cog(SantaAdministrative(...)) line

Requirements

• python 3.6 or later (can be installed here)
• pip3

Steps to run:

1. Run pip3 install -r requirements.txt

2. Once all of the dependencies are installed, create a Discord bot token following the instructions here.

   • IMPORTANT: you will need to explicitly enable the Server Members Intent under the Bot tab in the Discord Application Developer Portal

3. Replace variables in CONFIG.py (I have provided CONFIG.py.example as an example)

   3a. Replace discord_token and client_id in CONFIG.py with your bot token - these two are REQUIRED for all functionality and for the bot to even start

   3b. Replace other variables as you want

   - `role_channel` is REQUIRED for using reaction roles - will print an error in the console if left as -1
   
   - `prefix` change it to whatever you want otherwise commands default to YOUR_PREFIX_HEREjoin, YOUR_PREFIX_HEREunpin_all, etc.
   
   - `bot_folder` this is where the .cfg for the Secret Santa participants, the debug log, and the SQLite database files are stored
   
   - `cfg_name`, `dbg_name`, `sqlite_name` don't *need* to do anything here unless you want to
   
   - `min_budget`, `max_budget` are used for the Secret Santa functionality and can be changed depending on what your Discord server agrees upon.
   

4. Run python3 santa-bot.py

Add a Systemd Service for SantaBot to Autostart on Reboot

To keep SantaBot running even after restart you can create a service.

1. Copy the run_santa.sh to /usr/local/bin/ directory

• sudo cp run_santa.sh /usr/local/bin/

2. Edit run_santa.sh in /usr/local/bin with your favorite editor to include the absolute path to the santa-bot.py script. For example /home/pi/Santabot/santa-bot.py. If you're not sure the absolute, in the Santabot directory type pwd

• pwd /home/pi/Santabot

• sudo nano /usr/local/bin/run_santa.sh

    - while true
    - do
    	-    python3 /home/pi/Santabot/santa-bot.py
    -    sleep 10
    - done
  

3. Create a service file or edit the included santabot.service using your favorite text editor and add the default user name to User= and the Group they belong to in Group=. To find out what default group a user belongs use id -gn usernamehere

• nano santabot.service

    - [Unit]
    - Description=Santa Discord Bot
  
    - [Service]
    - User= root
    - Group= root
    - Restart=on-abort
    - WorkingDirectory= "Full Path to Santa Bot Here"
    - ExecStart= /usr/local/bin/run_santa.sh
  
    - [Install]
    - WantedBy=multi-user.target
  

4. Copy the santabot.service to /lib/systemd/system/

• sudo cp santabot.service /lib/systemd/system/

5. Enable the service so it will autostart on reboot, then start with the commands:

• sudo systemctl enable santabot.service
• sudo systemctl start santabot.service

6. Then check the status

• sudo systemctl status santabot.service

7. When done using the bot for the season, to disable use both commands:

• sudo systemctl disable santabot.service
• sudo systemctl stop santabot.service

FAQ:

1. What if my wishlist URL or preference is multiple words?
   • The bot supports that, just surround it with quotation marks. (e.g. s!setprefs dog "stuffed rabbit" cat)
2. Does the wishlist have to be a URL? What if one of the Secret Santas prefers sending handmade gifts?
   • No that field is really about having a destination for users to send their gifts. Feel free to use addresses instead of URLs if you so desire. Keep in mind that addresses will need to follow question #1 of this FAQ (e.g. s!setwishlisturl amazonurl/123 "P Sherman 42 Wallaby Way" rightstufanime)

Secret Santa Commands:

• s!join = join the Secret Santa
• s!leave = leave the Secret Santa
• s![setwishlisturl|swlurl] [wishlist URL] = set your wishlist URL (replaces current). You may also add your mailing address. wishlist URL is required.
• s![getwishlisturl|gwlurl] = bot will PM you your current wishlist
• s![setprefs|sprefs] [specific preferences, the things you like] = set preferences (replaces current). Put N/A if none. preferences are required.
• s![getprefs|gprefs] = bot will PM you your current preferences
• s![listparticipants|lp] (admin only) = get the current participants
• s![totalparticipants|tp] = get the total number of participants
• s!partnerinfo = be DM'd your partner's information
• s!start (admin only) = assign Secret Santa partners
• s!restart (admin only) = attempt to restart Secret Santa after pause without changing partners
• s!pause (admin only) = pause Secret Santa (will require s!start and will reshuffle partners)
• s!end (admin only) = end Secret Santa

Administrative Commands:

• s!assign_role_channel CHANNEL (admin only) = change the channel the bot looks at for reaction roles
• s!archive_pins SRC_CHANNEL DEST_CHANNEL (admin only) = archive all pins from the source channel to the destination channel as messages (ex. s!archive_pins #general #archive)
• s!unpin_all [CHANNEL_ID] (admin only) = unpin all messages in the indicated channel (defaults to the channel the command is called in)

Utility Commands:

• s!emote [any number of emotes] = returns the URL of the emote image/gif for convenience
• s![countdown|cd] = set/check a countdown (global for the server, e.g. time until a Manga Club event) - help text is returns as needed

Miscellaneous Commands:

• s!ping = check if bot is alive
• s!echo = make the bot say stuff
• s!ding = dong