discord.py v2 - Threads, Slash Commands and Interactions (Buttons)

[fourjr]

This issue is more of an announcement and not a discussion and will thus be locked. You can subscribe for updates regarding slash commands, interactions and thread support.

These features will be supported in discord.py v2.0. A Modmail v4 version will likely be released, breaking all plugins (dpy 2 breaking changes)

Status

Our development branch is on discord.py@45d498c1b76deaf3b394d17ccf56112fa691d160 (v2.0.0a).
Any changes made below work from v4.0.0 onwards.

Interactions (Buttons, etc)

We look to implement some of these features to improve user experience (e.g. during pagination or configs)

• Add Jump to page to reaction menus #2913
• jump buttons on logpreview #3122

Threads

Currently, Modmail does not listen to any commands within threads. This will be resolved in discord.py v2, or Modmail v4 (TBC).

• Commands now work in threads (commit) #3139

We do not have any plans at the moment to move Modmail to a thread-system. This might change in the future.

discord api v8 is decommissioned what is happening to modmail?!?!?!?!

There will be a breaking update by April 2022 for Modmail v4. This will use discord.py v2 after its release.

Other v2 API Changes

• Use per-server avatars #3048 (commit)

Slash Commands

Slash commands are currently unsupported by Modmail. We might support it after discord.py supports it.

discord.py support: Rapptz/discord.py#6149
Discord API roadmap: discord/discord-api-docs#3581

At least pending before our adoption:

• Slash Command Permissions discord/discord-api-docs#2315 (comment)
• Ability to hide certain commands in DMs discord/discord-api-docs#3305

Good to have:

• Add COLOR argument type for Slash Commands discord/discord-api-docs#3293
• Slash Commands Emoji input type discord/discord-api-docs#3330
• Attachment arguments in slash commands discord/discord-api-docs#3315

Tracking

• Text component discord/discord-api-docs#3689

Do join our discord server for the latest information.

[fourjr]

Threads Update

Threads have been tied to this issue as well and this issue is the main source of discord.py v2 features.
Modmail will likely shift to v4 (breaking all plugins) when we migrate to discord.py v2. No ETA.

This update will support commands within threads and possibly implement some interactions (buttons, text fields) and maybe slash commands (TBC).

We have no plans to move Modmail to a thread-system.

[fourjr]

discord.py Update

Read for Context (danny gist)

I mentioned this several times in the server but thought it'd be good to have a response on Github.

We have not confirmed any plans regarding forks/tagging to archived master or anything to do with discord.py at the moment. There is no rush to adopt a fork as for now as the deadline seems to be April 2022 (unless a discord breaking change occurs).

Do join our discord server for the latest information. In addition, a poll is held on the discord server #announcements regarding Slash Commands, do take a look.

[fourjr]

Modmail Updates

Modmail is now updated to discord.py v2.0.0a-master on our development branch. We are still discussing which fork to eventually transition to.

Issues targeting v2 will likely be closed before the next version (likely v4) is released. No ETA.

[fourjr]

discord.py v2.0

We will stick to using discord.py as development has resumed.

A breaking modmail update will arrive after the stable release of discord.py v2

[fourjr]

7 Sept Update

We are on the final stages of Modmail v4. If you can, do help to rigorously test the development branch.

Contact us in our discord server for assistance in setting it up.

[fourjr]

Modmail v4

Modmail v4 is released with v2.