How to make a countdown timer on discord.js?

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Alright, sorry for the delay, went to bed. Let's do this!

client.on('message', msg => {
  // todo: make this an actual command lol
  if (msg == '1') {
    let duration = 5; // todo: make this change based on user input
    let interval = setInterval(() => {
      msg.channel.send(duration --); // todo: make this look better lol
      if (duration == 0) {
        clearInterval(interval);
        // todo: add times up message
      }
    }, 1000) // 1000 = 1 second

    // NOTE: ANYTHING THAT GOES HERE WILL BE EXECUTED BEFORE THE SETINTERVAL! BE WARY!
  }
})

@Coder100 Thanks so much!

np :) @GoldenFox5313

did it work? @GoldenFox5313

@Coder100 I haven't tested it, but I will soon. Currently, where I am, it's about 2 AM. I'll let you know in the morning

Thanks, @Coder100. Anyways, good night!

MichaelDiaz6

@Coder100

solid code. adjusted for my needs ty

Whacko

var timer = 0
var timeToStop = 6
SetTimout(function() { if (timer == timeToStop) { breakTimout(); /* And whatever else you need him to say. */ } else { console.log(timer); /* So that way you know where the timer is */ timer += 1; }; }, 1000)

So, after 6 seconds the timer will stop.

Oh wait, I missed a very important part of the sentence

In discord type what you want the bot to say send scrnsht here

Count-down? Sounds like someone is getting their discord api privileges revoked...

@Coder100 why?

if many people use it, your bot is going to spam a lot, and spamming = ban @GoldenFox5313

also ratelimiting too @GoldenFox5313

@Coder100 I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you tell me what you mean by that?

@Coder100 Oh wait, I did not read the other replies. Actually, that could be a problem. Maybe the bot could DM the user?

probably not, it's still sending a message @GoldenFox5313

you know how you get a woah there way to spicy whenever you send messages to quickly? That happens to bots too @GoldenFox5313

@Coder100 Oh yeah, because, the way I understand it (I'm not sure though), bots on discord are basically like normal accounts, but with commands. So discord is basically treating them like "human" accounts.