🌎Global Variables

Global variables are variables that do not need to be declared to be invoked. For example: function, const, let, etc...

If you declare a variable with the same name or reset the value, the global variable will be overwritten with the defined value.

Global Variables - Boolean

Variable	Value	Usage
animated	true	Typically used to set the emoji to animated
disabled	true	Typically used to set the component to disabled
ephemeral	true	Typically used to set the message to ephemeral
fetchReply	true	Typically used to fetch the message from an interaction
inline	true	Typically used to set fields inline into an embed
required	true	Typically used to set the component/option is required

Code Example

// Before
await interaction.reply({
   content: "Hello World 😀",
   ephemeral: true
});

// After
await interaction.reply({
   content: "Hello World 😀",
   ephemeral
});

console.log(disabled); // true
const disabled = false;
console.log(disabled); // false

console.log(inline); // true
inline = false;
console.log(inline); // false

Variable - sleep

TypeScript

import { setTimeout as sleep } from "node:timers/promises";

(async () => {
  console.log("1");
  await sleep(5000); // Pause the code for 5 seconds
  console.log("2");
})();

JavaScript

const { setTimeout: sleep } = require("node:timers/promises");

(async () => {
  console.log("1");
  await sleep(5000); // Pause the code for 5 seconds
  console.log("2");
})();

djs-protofy

// import or require is not required here;

(async () => {
  console.log("1");
  await sleep(5000); // Pause the code for 5 seconds
  console.log("2");
})();