Move help threads to a forum system

Author: Gerrit0

.env.example

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ BOT_ADMINS=123,456
 AUTOROLE=MSG_ID:ROLE_ID:EMOJI:AUTOREMOVE
 # Another example: AUTOROLE=738932146978160661:728202487672078368:❌:false,738932146978160661:738936540465725520:✅:true
 
-DATABASE_URL="localhost:5432/tsc-bot"
+DATABASE_URL="postgres://tscbot:tscbot@localhost:5432/tscbot"
 
 # Role given to trusted members, not full moderators, but can use some commands which
 # are not given to all server members.
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ RULES_CHANNEL=
 
 ROLES_CHANNEL=
 
-HELP_CATEGORY=
 HOW_TO_GET_HELP_CHANNEL=
 HOW_TO_GIVE_HELP_CHANNEL=
-GENERAL_HELP_CHANNEL=
+
+HELP_FORUM_CHANNEL=
+HELP_REQUESTS_CHANNEL=
 
 # Time in milliseconds before !helper can be run
 TIME_BEFORE_HELPER_PING=

src/entities/HelpThread.ts

@@ -12,11 +12,17 @@ export class HelpThread extends BaseEntity {
 	@Column({ nullable: true })
 	helperTimestamp?: string;
 
-	// When the title was last set
+	/**
+	 * When the title was last set, exists only for backwards compat
+	 * @deprecated
+	 */
 	@Column({ nullable: true })
 	titleSetTimestamp?: string;
 
-	// The id of the original message; nullable for backwards compat
+	/**
+	 * The id of the original message, exists only for backwards compat
+	 * @deprecated
+	 */
 	@Column({ nullable: true })
 	origMessageId?: string;
 }

src/env.ts

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ export const autorole = process.env.AUTOROLE!.split(',').map(x => {
 
 export const dbUrl = process.env.DATABASE_URL!;
 
-export const helpCategory = process.env.HELP_CATEGORY!;
 export const howToGetHelpChannel = process.env.HOW_TO_GET_HELP_CHANNEL!;
 export const howToGiveHelpChannel = process.env.HOW_TO_GIVE_HELP_CHANNEL!;
-export const generalHelpChannel = process.env.GENERAL_HELP_CHANNEL!;
+export const helpForumChannel = process.env.HELP_FORUM_CHANNEL!;
+export const helpRequestsChannel = process.env.HELP_REQUESTS_CHANNEL!;
 
 export const trustedRoleId = process.env.TRUSTED_ROLE_ID!;
 

src/index.ts

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { playgroundModule } from './modules/playground';
 import { repModule } from './modules/rep';
 import { twoslashModule } from './modules/twoslash';
 import { snippetModule } from './modules/snippet';
-import { helpThreadModule } from './modules/helpthread';
+import { helpForumModule } from './modules/helpForum';
 
 const client = new Client({
 	partials: [
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ client.on('ready', async () => {
 	for (const mod of [
 		autoroleModule,
 		etcModule,
-		helpThreadModule,
+		helpForumModule,
 		playgroundModule,
 		repModule,
 		twoslashModule,

src/log.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import {
-	Channel,
+	BaseGuildTextChannel,
 	Client,
-	GuildChannel,
 	GuildMember,
 	TextChannel,
+	ThreadChannel,
 	User,
 } from 'discord.js';
 import { inspect } from 'util';
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ const inspectUser = (user: User) =>
 defineCustomUtilInspect(User, inspectUser);
 defineCustomUtilInspect(GuildMember, member => inspectUser(member.user));
 
-defineCustomUtilInspect(
-	GuildChannel,
-	channel => `#${channel.name}/${(channel as Channel).id}`,
-);
+const channels: Array<{ prototype: { name: string; id: string } }> = [
+	BaseGuildTextChannel,
+	ThreadChannel,
+];
+
+for (const ctor of channels) {
+	defineCustomUtilInspect(ctor, channel => `#${channel.name}/${channel.id}`);
+}