Description
Brings search functionalities to Discord thanks to the Google Search API.
General Utility
QueryBot
Description
Bot that brings search functionalities to Discord thanks to the Google Search API.
Key Features
- Global search.
- Site search through the use of keywords.
- Excludes NSFW results unless query is run of NSFW channels.
Technologies
- TypeScript is used to write robust code that is later transpiled into JavaScript.
- node.js runs the application.
- Mongoose acts as a middleware to handle data management with MongoDB.
- discord.js handles communication with the Discord API.
Installation
- Install node.js
- Run the following command:
npm i
Configuration
The project requires a settings.ts file to be created. A settings.example.ts file exists with all the fields required. In order to generate a Discord authToken, follow this tutorial up to step 3.
Run
- Set up up your settings.ts (more information in the configuration section)
- Run
npm start
on a terminal to start the server. - If not added already, add you bot to your server following the guide posted in the configuration section up to step 4.
Commands
Syntax | Explanation | Example |
---|---|---|
!qb about |
Displays information about the bot. | |
!qb help <br/>!qb ? |
Displays the bot's help. | |
!qb list <br/>!qb ls |
Displays all available keywords. | |
!qb set {keyword} {siteUrl} |
Sets a site keyword. | !qb set yt youtube.com |
!qb unset {keyword} |
Unsets a site keyword. | !qb unset yt |
!qb search {query} <br/>!qb s {query} |
Searches for the query on Google. | !qb search discord bots |
!{keyword} {query} |
Searches for the query on the site registered for the passed keyword. | !yt GMM |
Links
Examples
Global search
Keyword search
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