User specific text shortcuts or command aliases
I’d like to see user specific text-expansion and/or command aliases added for users.
Proposed Implementation:
Add a section within the settings titled “Command And Text Aliases Shortcuts)”
Form will contain options for type of shortcut, what shortcut to expect, final replacement for shortcut.
Shortcut will be applied upon sending text.
Use Case:
Many of the bots available can require lengthy command argument structures, but not all have integrated aliases to create shortened commands.
Some bots exist to allow you to perform text shortcut expansions or command aliases, but this leads to the user entering the alias and the expanded command or text is then a response by the bot. This can pose a problem when attempting to run other commands as the new command will be executed as though by the shortcut bot instead of the original user.
Text expansion shortcuts such as the native iOS and MacOS feature work well on the device they are used on, but this can be frustrating in that the shortcuts have to be entered on each device the user is using, and they may not be relevant outside of Discord.
Benefit:
Shortcuts will follow users regardless of the device they are using.
These user shortcuts will be synchronized configurations and therefore can run locally on the device
- this reduces the overhead required of running the shortcut via a web-based bot
Shortcuts become much easier for users to manage themselves and can simplify bot design for developers.
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