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slowmode

Channel slowmode management commands.

This module provides functionality to set, modify, and remove slowmode from Discord text channels, threads, and voice channels to control message rates.

Classes:

  • Slowmode –

    Discord cog for managing channel slowmode settings.

Functions:

  • setup –

    Set up the Slowmode cog.

Classes

Slowmode

Python
Slowmode(bot: Tux)

Bases: BaseCog

Discord cog for managing channel slowmode settings.

Initialize the slowmode cog.

Parameters:

  • bot (Tux) –

    The bot instance to attach this cog to.

Methods:

  • slowmode –

    Set or get the slowmode for a channel.

  • get_config –

    Get a configuration value from CONFIG with support for nested keys.

  • __repr__ –

    Return a string representation of the cog instance.

  • unload_if_missing_config –

    Check if required configuration is missing and log warning.

Attributes:

Attributes

db property
Python
db: DatabaseCoordinator

Get the database coordinator for accessing database controllers.

Returns:

  • DatabaseCoordinator –

    Coordinator providing access to all database controllers.

Examples:

Python Console Session
>>> await self.db.guild_config.get_guild_config(guild_id)
>>> await self.db.cases.create_case(...)
Notes

This property provides convenient access to database operations without needing to access self.bot.db directly.

Functions

slowmode async
Python
slowmode(
    ctx: Context[Tux], channel_or_delay: str | None = None, delay: str | None = None
) -> None

Set or get the slowmode for a channel.

Parameters:

  • ctx (Context[Tux]) –

    The context of the command.

  • channel_or_delay (Optional[str], default: None ) –

    Either a channel mention/ID or a delay value.

  • delay (Optional[str], default: None ) –

    A delay value if channel_or_delay was a channel.

Examples:

$slowmode - Get slowmode for current channel $slowmode 10 - Set 10 second slowmode in current channel $slowmode 5s - Set 5 second slowmode in current channel $slowmode 2m - Set 2 minute slowmode in current channel $slowmode 0 - Turn off slowmode in current channel $slowmode #general - Get slowmode for #general $slowmode #general 10 - Set 10 second slowmode in #general

_setup_command_usage
Python
_setup_command_usage() -> None

Generate usage strings for all commands in this cog that lack explicit usage.

The generated usage follows the pattern: <qualified_name> <param tokens>

Where: - Required parameters are denoted as <name: Type> - Optional parameters are denoted as [name: Type] - The prefix is intentionally omitted (provided by ctx.prefix)

Examples:

ban <member: Member> [reason: str] config set <key: str> <value: str>

Notes

Respects explicit usage strings if already set on a command. Errors during generation are logged but don't prevent cog loading.

_generate_usage
Python
_generate_usage(command: Command[Any, ..., Any]) -> str

Generate a usage string with support for flags and positional parameters.

This method inspects the command's callback signature to detect: - FlagConverter parameters (e.g., --flag value) - Positional parameters (e.g., <required> or [optional])

Parameters:

  • command (Command) –

    The command to generate usage for.

Returns:

  • str –

    Generated usage string, or qualified command name as fallback.

Notes

Delegates to shared usage generator for consistency across all cogs. Falls back gracefully to command name if generation fails.

_channel_supports_slowmode staticmethod
Python
_channel_supports_slowmode(channel: SlowmodeChannel) -> bool

Check if a channel supports slowmode.

Parameters:

  • channel (SlowmodeChannel) –

    The channel to check

Returns:

  • bool –

    True if the channel supports slowmode, False otherwise

_format_slowmode_message staticmethod
Python
_format_slowmode_message(delay: int, channel_mention: str) -> str

Format slowmode delay into a readable message.

Returns:

  • str –

    Formatted slowmode status message.

_get_slowmode async staticmethod
Python
_get_slowmode(ctx: Context[Tux], channel: SlowmodeChannel) -> None

Display the current slowmode setting for a channel.

Parameters:

  • ctx (Context[Tux]) –

    The command context

  • channel (SlowmodeChannel) –

    The channel to check

get_config
Python
get_config(key: str, default: Any = None) -> Any

Get a configuration value from CONFIG with support for nested keys.

Parameters:

  • key (str) –

    The configuration key to retrieve. Supports dot notation for nested values (e.g., "BOT_INFO.BOT_NAME").

  • default (Any, default: None ) –

    Default value to return if key is not found, by default None.

Returns:

  • Any –

    The configuration value or default if not found.

Examples:

Python Console Session
>>> self.get_config("BOT_INFO.BOT_NAME")
'Tux'
>>> self.get_config("MISSING_KEY", "fallback")
'fallback'
Notes

Errors during retrieval are logged but don't raise exceptions. Returns the default value on any error.

_set_slowmode async
Python
_set_slowmode(ctx: Context[Tux], channel: SlowmodeChannel, delay: str) -> None

Set the slowmode delay for a channel.

Parameters:

  • ctx (Context[Tux]) –

    The command context

  • channel (SlowmodeChannel) –

    The channel to modify

  • delay (str) –

    The delay string to parse

__repr__
Python
__repr__() -> str

Return a string representation of the cog instance.

Returns:

  • str –

    String representation in format <CogName bot=BotUser>.

_parse_delay staticmethod
Python
_parse_delay(delay: str) -> int | None

Parse a delay string into seconds.

Parameters:

  • delay (str) –

    The delay string to parse (e.g., "5", "5s", "2m")

Returns:

  • Optional[int] –

    The delay in seconds, or None if invalid format

unload_if_missing_config
Python
unload_if_missing_config(condition: bool, config_name: str) -> bool

Check if required configuration is missing and log warning.

This allows cogs to detect missing configuration at load time and return early from init to prevent partial initialization.

Parameters:

  • condition (bool) –

    True if config is missing (should unload), False otherwise.

  • config_name (str) –

    Name of the missing configuration for logging purposes.

Returns:

  • bool –

    True if config is missing (caller should return early), False if config is present.

Examples:

Python Console Session
>>> def __init__(self, bot: Tux):
...     super().__init__(bot)
...     if self.unload_if_missing_config(not CONFIG.GITHUB_TOKEN, "GITHUB_TOKEN"):
...         return  # Exit early, cog will be partially loaded but won't register commands
...     self.github_client = GitHubClient()
Notes

When this returns True, the cog's init should return early to avoid initializing services that depend on the missing config. The cog will be loaded but commands won't be registered properly, preventing runtime errors.

For complete cog unloading, the bot owner should remove the cog from the modules directory or use the reload system to unload it programmatically.

_unload_self async
Python
_unload_self(extension_name: str) -> None

Perform the actual cog unload operation.

Parameters:

  • extension_name (str) –

    Full extension name to unload.

Notes

This is called as a background task by unload_if_missing_config(). Errors during unload are logged but don't raise exceptions.

Functions

setup async

Python
setup(bot: Tux) -> None

Set up the Slowmode cog.

Parameters:

  • bot (Tux) –

    The bot instance to add the cog to.