What is RoboDog?

RoboDog is a Discord bot providing an additional interface for the internal DevDogs Platform, which powers RoboDog and the DevDogs Website, and automation of common administrative actions.

Goals

RoboDog is in very early stages of development, so below are some goals to achieve with this project before they manifest as GitHub Issues:

• Enforce server nickname conventions using existing member profile data
  • Recognize existing members on join, adjusting database records accordingly
• Provide a command to link users' many accounts internally
  • Request linking (and verify) through DMs on server join
• Automate frequent tasks like event/meeting setup
  • Auto-start stage channel, stage thread, and post of audience instructions
• Anonymous enforcement of server and club rules (warnings and other moderation features)
• Provide a command to request repo access, with respect to a member's focus group designation, year, and server roles
• Provide commands for superiors to retrieve member statistics
• Provide commands to force-add points and amend non-code or other untracked contributions
• Automate transition-of-power, onboarding, and termination of "employment" tasks

How It'll Work

(A Very Brief Look At) Architecture

This repository strictly hosts the code powering the Discord interface and any Discord-only functionalities. Member data, contribution processing, and other critical processes are managed by the DevDogs Platform, which powers our website too. Users will interact with this program, which receives, interprets, then acts upon commands. RoboDog-provided functionalities such as nickname enforcement are handled by this program, with other, DevDogs-critical functionalities like contribution management relegated to the DevDogs Platform program so changes are reflected across both end-user interfaces (the website and Discord).

Tech Stack

RoboDog will use Python for Discord-exclusive needs, relying on the JS-based DevDogs Platform through HTTP requests for the critical functions described above. The DevDogs Platform uses a PostgreSQL, Supabase database to store contribution, event, and member data.

Contributing

This repository, in the future, will be managed by a titled Discord developer unless the role is integrated with the Lead Web Developer under a title change (Lead Web Developer -> DevDogs Platform Developer). This repository, after setup, can be contributed to by general body members of DevDogs as another valid, points-rewarding "Side Quest."