discordgo function wrappers

gistfile1.txt

// SendMessage is a convenience method to send messages with
func SendMessage(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate, message string) {
	_, err := s.ChannelMessageSend(m.ChannelID, message)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
}

// SendDM will attempt to send a direct message to the user
func SendDM(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate, message string) {
	userChannel, err := s.UserChannelCreate(m.Author.ID)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
	_, err = s.ChannelMessageSend(userChannel.ID, message)
	if err != nil {
		return
	}
}

// IsDM tells us if the message was a direct message or not
func IsDM(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) bool {
	channel, err := s.Channel(m.ChannelID)
	if err != nil {
		return false
	}
	if channel.Type != discordgo.ChannelTypeDM {
		return false
	}
	return true
}

// GuildIDFromMessage is a convenience method to find out which Guild the message was sent from
func GuildIDFromMessage(s *discordgo.Session, m *discordgo.MessageCreate) string {
	c, err := s.State.Channel(m.ChannelID)
	if err != nil {
		return ""
	}

	return c.GuildID
}

// ChannelNameFromID returns the channel name using its ID
func ChannelNameFromID(s *discordgo.Session, id string) (string, error) {
	c, err := s.State.Channel(id)
	if err != nil {
		return "", errors.New("this channel does not exist for this guild")
	}

	return c.Name, nil
}