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extends TextChannel

Represents a Discord group channel. Essentially a private channel that may have more than one and up to ten recipients. This class should only be relevant to user-accounts; bots cannot normally join group channels.

Instances of this class should not be constructed by users.

Properties Inherited From TextChannel

Name Type Description
client Client A shortcut to the client object to which this container is visible.
createdAt number The Unix time in seconds at which this object was created by Discord. Additional decimal points may be present, though only the first 3 (milliseconds) should be considered accurate. Equivalent to Date.parseSnowflake(Snowflake.id).
id string The Snowflake ID that can be used to identify the object. This is guaranteed to be unique except in cases where an object shares the ID of its parent.
mentionString string A string that, when included in a message content, may resolve as a link to a channel in the official Discord client.
messages WeakCache An iterable weak cache of all messages that are visible to the client. Messages that are not referenced elsewhere are eventually garbage collected. To access a message that may exist but is not cached, use TextChannel:getMessage.
parent Container/Client The parent object of to which this container is a child. For example, the parent of a role is the guild in which the role exists.
timestamp string The date and time at which this object was created by Discord, represented as an ISO 8601 string plus microseconds when available. Equivalent to Date.fromSnowflake(Snowflake.id):toISO().
type number The channel type. See the channelType enumeration for a human-readable representation.

Properties

Name Type Description
icon string/nil The hash for the channel's custom icon, if one is set.
iconURL string/nil The URL that can be used to view the channel's icon, if one is set.
name string The name of the channel.
owner User/nil Equivalent to GroupChannel.recipients:get(GroupChannel.ownerId).
ownerId string The Snowflake ID of the user that owns (created) the channel.
recipients SecondaryCache A secondary cache of users that are present in the channel.

Methods Inherited From TextChannel

__eq()

Defines the behavior of the == operator. Allows containers to be directly compared according to their type and __hash return values.

Returns: boolean


__hash()

Returns Snowflake.id

Returns: string


__tostring()

Defines the behavior of the tostring function. All containers follow the format ClassName: hash.

Returns: string


broadcastTyping()

Indicates in the channel that the client's user "is typing".

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: boolean


getDate()

Returns a unique Date object that represents when the object was created by Discord. Equivalent to Date.fromSnowflake(Snowflake.id)

This method only operates on data in memory.

Returns: Date


getFirstMessage()

Returns the first message found in the channel, if any exist. This is not a cache shortcut; an HTTP request is made each time this method is called.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: Message


getLastMessage()

Returns the last message found in the channel, if any exist. This is not a cache shortcut; an HTTP request is made each time this method is called.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: Message


getMessage(id)

Parameter Type
id Message-ID-Resolvable

Gets a message object by ID. If the object is already cached, then the cached object will be returned; otherwise, an HTTP request is made.

This method may make an HTTP request.

Returns: Message


getMessages(limit)

Parameter Type Optional
limit number

Returns a newly constructed cache of between 1 and 100 (default = 50) message objects found in the channel. While the cache will never automatically gain or lose objects, the objects that it contains may be updated by gateway events.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: SecondaryCache


getMessagesAfter(id, limit)

Parameter Type Optional
id Message-ID-Resolvable
limit number

Returns a newly constructed cache of between 1 and 100 (default = 50) message objects found in the channel after a specific id. While the cache will never automatically gain or lose objects, the objects that it contains may be updated by gateway events.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: SecondaryCache


getMessagesAround(id, limit)

Parameter Type Optional
id Message-ID-Resolvable
limit number

Returns a newly constructed cache of between 1 and 100 (default = 50) message objects found in the channel around a specific point. While the cache will never automatically gain or lose objects, the objects that it contains may be updated by gateway events.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: SecondaryCache


getMessagesBefore(id, limit)

Parameter Type Optional
id Message-ID-Resolvable
limit number

Returns a newly constructed cache of between 1 and 100 (default = 50) message objects found in the channel before a specific id. While the cache will never automatically gain or lose objects, the objects that it contains may be updated by gateway events.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: SecondaryCache


getPinnedMessages()

Returns a newly constructed cache of up to 50 messages that are pinned in the channel. While the cache will never automatically gain or lose objects, the objects that it contains may be updated by gateway events.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: SecondaryCache


send(content)

Parameter Type
content string/table

Sends a message to the channel. If content is a string, then this is simply sent as the message content. If it is a table, more advanced formatting is allowed. See managing messages for more information.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: Message


sendf(content, ...)

Parameter Type
content string
... *

Sends a message to the channel with content formatted with ... via string.format

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: Message


Methods

addRecipient(id)

Parameter Type
id User-ID-Resolvable

Adds a user to the channel.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: boolean


leave()

Removes the client's user from the channel. If no users remain, the channel is destroyed.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: boolean


removeRecipient(id)

Parameter Type
id User-ID-Resolvable

Removes a user from the channel.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: boolean


setIcon(icon)

Parameter Type
icon Base64-Resolvable

Sets the channel's icon. To remove the icon, pass nil.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: boolean


setName(name)

Parameter Type
name string

Sets the channel's name. This must be between 1 and 100 characters in length.

This method always makes an HTTP request.

Returns: boolean


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