var server = message.guild;
for (var i = 0; i < server.channels.array().length; i++) {
server.channels.array()[i].delete();
}
server.createChannel("Text Channels", "category");
server.createChannel('general', "text");
I am trying to make the text channel 'general` go into the category 'Text Channels'
All the solutions I have found rely on you knowing the categories id. I was wondering if there is a way I could get the category id, or else move general into "Text Channels" simply by its name.
NOTE:: Currently I am thinking of something along these lines to get the category id:
var categoryID = server.categories.find("name","Text Channels");
Then to use
server.channels.find("name","general").setParent(categoryID);
You can use GuildChannel.setParent()
. Please keep in mind that categories are considered as channels by Discord: CategoryChannel
extends GuildChannel
, so you can check the type with GuildChannel.type
To assign an existing channel:
let category = server.channels.find(c => c.name == "Text Channels" && c.type == "category"),
channel = server.channels.find(c => c.name == "general" && c.type == "text");
if (category && channel) channel.setParent(category.id);
else console.error(`One of the channels is missing:\nCategory: ${!!category}\nChannel: ${!!channel}`);
To create a new channel:
server.createChannel("general", "text")
.then(channel => {
let category = server.channels.find(c => c.name == "Text Channels" && c.type == "category");
if (!category) throw new Error("Category channel does not exist");
channel.setParent(category.id);
}).catch(console.error);
Edit: discord.js@v12
The only thing that changes is that you have to use the GuildChannelManager
for everything.
let category = server.channels.cache.find(c => c.name == "Text Channels" && c.type == "category"),
channel = server.channels.cache.find(c => c.name == "general" && c.type == "text");
if (category && channel) channel.setParent(category.id);
else console.error(`One of the channels is missing:\nCategory: ${!!category}\nChannel: ${!!channel}`);
server.channels.create("general")
.then(channel => {
let category = server.channels.cache.find(c => c.name == "Text Channels" && c.type == "category");
if (!category) throw new Error("Category channel does not exist");
channel.setParent(category.id);
}).catch(console.error);