bot.py

import os

import nextcord
from nextcord.ext import commands

import config


def main():
    # Allows privledged intents for monitoring members joining, roles editing, and role assignments
    # These need to be enabled in the developer portal as well
    intents = nextcord.Intents.default()

    # Required in order to read messages (eg. prefix commands)
    intents.message_content = True

    # To enable the guilds priveleged intent:
    # intents.guilds = True

    # To enable the members priveleged intent:
    # intents.members = True

    # Set custom status to "Listening to ?help"
    activity = nextcord.Activity(
        type=nextcord.ActivityType.listening, name=f"{config.BOT_PREFIX}help"
    )

    bot = commands.Bot(
        commands.when_mentioned_or(config.BOT_PREFIX),
        intents=intents,
        activity=activity,
    )

    # Get the modules of all cogs whose directory structure is ./cogs/<module_name>
    for folder in os.listdir("cogs"):
        bot.load_extension(f"cogs.{folder}")

    @bot.listen()
    async def on_ready():
        """When Discord is connected"""
        assert bot.user is not None
        print(f"{bot.user.name} has connected to Discord!")

    # Run Discord bot
    bot.run(config.DISCORD_TOKEN)


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()