ImthePeach
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6 years ago This is kind of already built into the bot in a way.
Selecting yes on NowPlayingMentions in the options file (https://github.com/Just-Some-Bots/MusicBot/blob/master/config/example_options.ini#L83-L84) will always say "Now playing no on DeleteMessages will keep the bot from deleting it's own messages, and if you select no on DeleteInvoking it will keep the song requester's message while selecting yes for this option will simply keep that channel slightly cleaner.
(https://github.com/Just-Some-Bots/MusicBot/blob/master/config/example_options.ini#L101-L106)
Example of how this looks:
SeasonalFerret
AutumnClove
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Feature request
Allow a setting in options.ini to output the console into a selected text channel. This would allow server owners (and others with permission) to view the bot's output, so that they can understand who played what song and any errors.
My server has a dedicated text channel used for bots. In it is a log of stuff that bots log, such as when a user joins the server, message deletion reasons, etc. Not being able to set MusicBot to output the log into a logging channel was actually quite surprising, as I was looking for the specific setting for a bit before giving up.
Since my bot is hosted in a VPS, I do not wish to constantly ssh into the server just to check the logs. Being able to see what's happening, if something goes wrong, and if someone's been naughty with the bot inside of discord would be super helpful, as it is with the other bots on my server.
Bot logging to these servers should be limited to INFO, but should be changable in config.ini. It would be nice to also be able to change the logging info in-chat, something like ?log WARNING or something - restricted to the bot owner, of course.
To help not spam Discord's API, I'd like to suggest a method to send the output in grouped packages instead of instantly. Bot logs something in console -> Bot waits 3 seconds to see if something else becomes logged. If nothing else gets logged after the 3 seconds, or 10 seconds passes, output all of the log into the selected output channel with the separate outputs separated by \n.
PS: Is there a logging setting to only output what users request what songs? If not, it may be interesting to have the bot only output what songs are requested by what users (and maybe other commands) in the logging channel, instead of all of console output. We could even make proper warnings / errors @ the bot owner in emergencies.