SubstanceSearch Discord Bot

A Discord bot built in Rust for substance search functionality.

Project Structure

The project is organized into the following modules:

• substancesearch-core: Core bot functionality and structures
• substancesearch-commands: Command implementations

Setup

1. Install Rust and Cargo (if not already installed)

2. Clone this repository

3. Create a Discord application and bot at Discord Developer Portal

4. Configure the bot using one of these methods:

   Method 1: Configuration File

   1. Copy config.example.toml to config.toml
   2. Edit config.toml with your bot token and optional guild ID

   [discord]
   token = "your-bot-token-here"
   # Optional: Guild ID for development
   # guild_id = "your-guild-id-here"

   Method 2: Environment Variables

   Set the following environment variables:

   export BOT_DISCORD_TOKEN="your-bot-token"
   # Optional: For guild-specific command registration during development
   export BOT_DISCORD_GUILD_ID="your-guild-id"

   You can also specify a custom config file path:

   export CONFIG_PATH="/path/to/your/config.toml"

Building

cargo build

Running

cargo run

Available Commands

• /help - Shows information about available commands

Development

The bot supports both global and guild-specific command registration. For development, it's recommended to use guild-specific commands as they update instantly. Set the guild ID in your configuration to enable guild-specific command registration.

License

MIT