Discord.js - Cooldown for a command for each user not all users
I am developing a discord.js bot and I want to make a cooldown for a command.
I saw a lot of tutorials on how to do it on Google, but all those tutorials do it for all the commands (so when a user type !mycmd all the users have to wait X minutes/seconds until it can be typed again).
But I want to do it for each user (when a user type !mycmd , ONLY this user have to wait X minutes/seconds until THE USER can type it again).
Is it possible?
Thanks!
Solution 1:
Yes it is easy and possible.
Add this at the top of your JS file:
// First, this must be at the top level of your code, **NOT** in any event!
const talkedRecently = new Set();
Now in the command event add this:
if (talkedRecently.has(msg.author.id)) {
msg.channel.send("Wait 1 minute before getting typing this again. - " + msg.author);
} else {
// the user can type the command ... your command code goes here :)
// Adds the user to the set so that they can't talk for a minute
talkedRecently.add(msg.author.id);
setTimeout(() => {
// Removes the user from the set after a minute
talkedRecently.delete(msg.author.id);
}, 60000);
}
Solution 2:
You can use the package quick.db in case you want to keep track of cooldowns, even after a restart.
let cooldown = 43200000; // 12 hours in ms
let lastDaily = await db.fetch(`daily_${message.author.id}`);
if (lastDaily !== null && cooldown - (Date.now() - lastDaily) > 0) {
// If user still has a cooldown
let timeObj = ms(cooldown - (Date.now() - lastDaily)); // timeObj.hours = 12
} else {
// Otherwise they'll get their daily
}