Goal

This walkthrough will be written in TypeScript but will have JavaScript snippets throughout.

Make robust, modular, bots

• Modularity: sern is built with modularity in mind. You can swap pieces and parts easily.
• Familiar: Commands and structures are similar to classic v12 handlers and the official Discord.js command handler guide, while packing many features!
• Concise: Too much code is a liability. With sern, write less for more. 🤯

Why sern?

Using @sapphire/framework 🤢

commands/ping.ts

import { Command } from "@sapphire/framework";
import type { CommandInteraction } from "discord.js";

export class PingCommand extends Command {
  public constructor(context: Command.Context) {
    super(context, {
      description: "Pong!",
      chatInputCommand: {
        register: true,
      },
    });
  }
  public async chatInputRun(interaction: CommandInteraction) {
    await interaction.reply("Pong!");
  }
}

Using @sern/handler 💪

commands/ping.ts

import { commandModule, CommandType } from "@sern/handler";

export default commandModule({
  type: CommandType.Both,
  description: "Pong!",
  execute: async (ctx, args) => {
    await ctx.reply("Pong!");
  },
});

Keep in mind the sern example acts as both a slash command AND a text command. The Sapphire example is only a slash command, and it’s more code than sern.

Be smart. Choose sern.