[Yagscript/yag-cc/dialogHelper] Template to make the complex process of creating embed and abiding by Discord rate limit much easier

embedHelper.cc.gotmpl

{{- define "embedBuilder" }}

    {{/* Important stuff */}}
    {{ $thisdot := . }}
    {{ $embedFlag := false }} {{ $reactionFlag := false }} {{ $msg := "" }}
    {{ if not .MessageID }} {{ .Set "MessageID" 0 }} {{ end }}
    {{ if not .ChannelID }} {{ .Set "ChannelID" .Parent.Channel.ID }} {{ end }}
    {{ if not .UserID }} {{ .Set "UserID" .Parent.User.ID }} {{ end }}

    {{/* Construct base/derived embed object */}}
    {{ $gI := printf "https://cdn.discordapp.com/icons/%d/%s.png" .Parent.Guild.ID .Parent.Guild.Icon }}
	{{- $e := (sdict "title" nil "description" nil "color" 0xFF0000 "footer" (sdict "icon_url" $gI "text" (printf "%s | Goscript by HeavyPaws\nRequested by: %s (%d)" .Parent.Guild.Name .Parent.User.Username .Parent.User.ID) ) "author" (sdict "name" .Parent.Guild.Name "icon_url" $gI ) "fields" nil ) }}
	{{- range $k1, $v1 := .Input -}} {{- range $k2, $v2 := $e }}
		{{- if (eq $k2 $k1) -}} {{- $e.Set $k2 $v1 }}
	{{- end }} {{- end }} {{- end }}

    {{/* Check for changes needed for embed. */}}
    {{ $msg = getMessage .ChannelID .MessageID }}
    {{- if $msg }} {{- $embeds := $msg.Embeds }} {{ if $embeds }}
        {{- $embed := index $msg.Embeds 0 }}
        {{- range $k1, $v1 := sdict $embed }} {{- range $k2, $v2 := sdict $e }}
            {{- if and (eq $k2 $k1) (ne $v2 $v1) }} {{- $embedFlag := true }} {{- end }}
        {{- end }} {{- end }}
    {{- end }} {{- end }}

    {{/* Handle add/update of embed */}}
	{{- if eq $embedFlag false }}
		{{- $id := sendMessageRetID .ChannelID (complexMessage "embed" (cembed $e)) }}
		{{- .Set "MessageID" $id }}
        {{ $msg = getMessage .ChannelID .MessageID }}
	{{- else if eq $embedFlag true }}
		{{- editMessage .ChannelID .MessageID (complexMessageEdit "embed" (cembed $e)) }}
    {{- end }}

    {{- if .Pagination }}
    	{{- .Set "Reactions" (cslice
            "◀️" "▶️" "🏠" "🚀" "♻️" "❌") }}
	{{- else if .YesNo }}
	    {{- .Set "Reactions" (cslice
            "✅" "❌") }}
	{{- else if .SimpleModal }}
	    {{- .Set "Reactions" (cslice
            "🆗") }}
    {{- end }}

    {{ if $msg.Reactions }}
        {{- range $i1, $v1 := cslice .Reactions }} {{- range $i2, $v2 := cslice $msg.Reactions }}
            {{- if or (not $v1) (not $v2) }}
                {{- $reactionFlag = true }}
            {{- else if and (not $v1) (not $v2) }}
                {{/* Dummy/Trap condition for both null */}}
            {{- else }}
                {{- if ne $v1 $v2 }} {{ $reactionFlag = true }} {{ end }}
            {{- end }}
        {{- end }} {{- end }}
    {{- else }}
        {{ if .Reactions }} {{ $reactionFlag = true }} {{ end }}
    {{- end }}

    {{/* Handle add/update of reactions */}}
    {{- if eq $reactionFlag true }}
	    {{- deleteAllMessageReactions (.Get "ChannelID") (.Get "MessageID") }}
    	{{- range $i, $re := .Reactions }}
            {{- addMessageReactions ($thisdot.Get "ChannelID") ($thisdot.Get "MessageID") 
                $re }}
        {{- end }}
    {{- end }}

	{{- .Set "Input" $e }}

{{- end }}