Alright, so I wanted to get fancy with my Discord bot and have it send embedded messages. You know, those neat little boxes with colors and fields that look way better than plain text. I’m using Poise, which is a pretty cool framework for Discord bots in Rust, so here’s how I went about it.
Setting Up
First things first, I made sure I had the latest version of Poise in my . Gotta stay updated, right? Then, I jumped into my command file where I wanted this embed magic to happen.
Crafting the Embed
I started by thinking, “What do I want this embed to look like?” I wanted a title, a description, maybe a cool color on the side, and a couple of fields to display some info. So, I started typing away:
let embed = poise::serenity_prelude::CreateEmbed::default()
.title("My Awesome Embed")
.description("This is a super cool embed!")
.color(0x00ff00) // That's a nice green, I think
.field("Field 1", "Value 1", false)
.field("Field 2", "Value 2", true)
.to_owned();
See, it’s pretty straightforward. I’m just chaining these methods together. .title(), .description(), .color() – you get the idea. The .field() method takes three things: the field’s name, its value, and whether it should be “inline” (meaning it can sit next to other fields). I played around with true and false for that last one to see how it looked.
Sending the Embed
Now that I had my embed all dressed up, it was time to send it. Inside my command’s function, I added this:
*(b *(embed)).await?;
Basically, I’m telling Poise, “Hey, send a message, and include this embed I just made.” The .await? is just because this is all happening asynchronously.
I am telling the bot to use the function embed and use my embed let to send to the context.
Testing it Out
I saved my file, ran the bot, and typed my command into Discord. Boom! There it was, my beautiful embed, looking all professional and stuff. I felt like a coding wizard, I’m not gonna lie.
Tweaking and Experimenting
Of course, I didn’t stop there. I went back and messed with the colors, added more fields, tried out different inline settings. I even added a footer with a timestamp, just for kicks:
I just kept adding details until I create the perfect embed using poise.
So yeah, that’s my journey into the world of Discord embeds with Poise. It’s not rocket science, but it definitely makes your bot look a whole lot cooler. If you’re using Poise, give it a try! It’s pretty satisfying to see those embeds pop up in your chat.
