Discord URL Shortener Bot

This repository contains the source code for a Discord bot that allows users to create shortened URLs directly in their Discord servers. The bot is an extension of the URL-Shortener built using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, providing a seamless integration with Discord servers. Theres also an integration with Google's Generative AI for text generation to answer all user questions.

Key Features

• URL Shortening: Generate short, unique identifiers for long URLs.
• Generative AI Integration: Google's Generative AI is used to generate text to allow engaging interactions with users beyond simple commands.
• Discord Integration: Allows users to interact with the bot in their Discord servers.
• Short URL Analytics: Provides analytics for short URLs, accessible within Discord.

Dependencies

• @google/generative-ai: Google's Generative API for natural language generation.
• discord.js: Official Discord API library for Node.js.
• dotenv
• express: Fast, unopinionated web framework for Node.js.
• mongoose: MongoDB driver for Node.js, used for database operations.
• ssid: Library for generating short, unique IDs.

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/vaibhav-goklani/Discord-Bot.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd Discord-Bot
   

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Configure environment variables. Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

   BOT_TOKEN = <your_discord_bot_token>
   
   CLIENT_ID = <your_discord_application_client_id>
   
   MONGODB_URI = <your_mongodb_connection_string>
   
   API_KEY = <your_google_generative_ai_api_key>
   

5. Start the server:

   npm start
   

Note:

• Ensure you have MongoDB installed and running. Replace your_mongodb_connection_string with your MongoDB connection URI.
• Create a Discord bot application in the Discord Developer Portal and obtain a bot token. Replace your_discord_bot_token with the token you obtained.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have ideas for new features, improvements, feel free to submit a pull request.

Author

Vaibhav Goklani