Slash Command Feedback Master List

[msciotti]

Thank you all for all the responses and feedback you've given us about Slash Commands during this beta period. GitHub is great for tracking issues, but can sometimes be hard at a glance to understand the status of them without digging through tons of comments and swapping between open/closed.

This issue will serve as a "master list" that shows:

• What we have committed to doing
• What is still in discussion/decision mode
• What we are not doing right now, and why

This issue will be locked for comments since it's just a centralized repo.

Bugs We're Squishing

• A choice type 3 (string) named like a channel is not a valid choice #2341
• Slash commands forget selected command if 2 commands have the same name #2346
• Slash commands - Inconvenient usage of user option #2353
• Interaction response shows choice value instead of name #2363
• Position property for option hierarchy #2385
• Custom emojis don't send in slash command options in iOS #2458
• Slash command Arguments not required on mobile #2411

Features We're Adding

• Slash Command Permissions and Overrides Slash Command Permissions #2315 (comment)
• Attachments on non-ephemeral interaction responses
• Lower/remove min length requirement of command names Command minimum length is too restrictive #2326 (comment)
• Disable commands per guild Allow disabling global commands per-guild #2336 (comment)
• Global commands in DMs Allow using slash commands in the bot's DMs #2365
• Read repairs on global commands Decrease the time taken for new or edited commands to propagate #2372 (comment)
• Server side argument validation Include option arg type in the interaction data #2383 (comment)
• Support for IDs in arguments Allow Arguments to Accept Snowflake IDs #2449
• Get message ID of interaction response Enable way to see Message ID of interaction source and response #2410
• Sending, pending, and error states User feedback in case of failure to respond #2375 (comment)
• Include option arg type in Interaction Include option arg type in the interaction data #2383 (comment)
• Swap ids to objects for argument data types Include objects in interaction data for user, role, and channel options #2325
• Embeds in Ephemeral Messages Embeds in ephemeral messages #2318 (comment)

Still in Discussion

What We're Not Doing Right Now, and Why

• Localized Command Responses Localization in Slash Command Responses #2313 (comment)
• Command Aliases Slash command aliases #2323 (comment)
• /@me Command Routes Allow '@me' for /applications/:id/commands endpoint #2332 (comment)
• GET global commands of other bots Allow GET /applications/:id/commands for other applications #2337 (comment)
• Multiline string arguments Multiline arg type #2381 (comment)
• Bot profile popups on iOS Can't open bot profile from interaction response on iOS #2416
• IPv6 support IPv6 for incoming webhooks #2431
• What is the desired behavior of default default field doesn't work in any configuration #2393
• Allow users to invoke slash commands when uploading an attachment Allow users to invoke slash commands when uploading an attachment #2322

[msciotti]

What's going on this week? (OK, it was last week)

We've been hard at work responding to developer feedback on slash commands. A number of slash command related fixes and small improvements have gone out in the last week, with more significant improvements planned. All of these changes have been completed and merged, but may not yet be deployed on all platforms yet.

• Feature: Bulk update commands via PUT
• Improvement: Ordering of options is now preserved Position property for option hierarchy #2385
• Improvement: User selection is no longer limited to current channel Slash commands - Inconvenient usage of user option #2353
• Improvement: Snowflake values are supported for user/role/channel options
• Fix: Empty slash commands args on mobile Slash command Arguments not required on mobile #2411
• Fix: Prevent sending a slash command as plain text if it is typed really fast
• Fix: Pressing enter mid-pill breaks chat under certain conditions
• Fix: Pressing tab to insert an option won't pill-ify text in some cases
• Fix: In some cases the correct application icon was not shown
• Fix typing subcommands when two commands share same root name (there's a github issue for this I just can't find it)
• Fix: Prevent executing giphy/tenor commands when they have no results
• Fix: Allow mentions and channels to be used as string choices
• Fix: Android autocomplete flashes when tapping an item to complete a parameter

[msciotti]

Hey hey hey! Sorry for the late update. Here is what we've accomplished last week and this week in the world of Slash Commands. Last week was mostly bug fixes because there's some big stuff coming soon 👀

• Feature: Support for global commands in DMs - docs & client changes coming soon
• Improvement: Android displays full command used
• Improvement: Arguments are validated on server side
• Fix: Choices named like channels/mentions are invalid (A choice type 3 (string) named like a channel is not a valid choice #2341)
• Fix: Properly handle falsey choice values for slash commands
• Fix: Desktop built-ins that send a chat message will work in replies (/shrug, /tableflip, etc.)
• Fix: Desktop slash commands option styles nits
• Fix: Android command validation errors show properly
• Fix: Android two bots with the same command always chooses the first
• Fix: Android crash when changing the autocomplete param value of a command with multiple required options
• Fix: Android mentionable highlight breaks pills
• Fix: Issues with Android command discovery pagination
• Fix: Restrict applications.commands.update to client credentials flow only
• Accessibility: Add labels for list items and popup on Android

[msciotti]

Hey hi hello. Back with your not-quite-weekly update about what's been going on!

New Features

• Support for slash commands in DMs!
• A new "Use Slash Commands" permission has been rolled out, allowing you to turn off non-built-in commands on a guild or channel
• Server-side validation is complete, deployed on desktop, and rolling out on mobile
• Check out the new UI changes coming 👀 Changes to interaction responses and flags #2615
• resolved has been shipped! Enjoy your new objects

Improvements

• We've raised some limitations on choices, options and removed minimum command name limit (documentation + toplevel command increase to come)
• option type is now included in interaction payload; will roll out with the server-side validation changes
• We no longer automatically insert @ or # after user, role, or channel arguments. No more @@ fat-fingering
• iOS displays full command used

Bug Fixes

• iOS channel selector can select voice channels (https://bugs.discord.com/T2547)
• iOS options inside subcommand group don't display (https://bugs.discord.com/T2344)
• iOS subcommand groups don't send interaction (No INTERACTION_CREATE received when Slash Commands used in iOS #2551)
• iOS wrong command selected (Wrong application's slash command is selected on iOS #2586)
• iOS fix an animation crash
• iOS integer option validation (https://bugs.discord.com/T2620)
• After typing / a second time, only built-ins are displayed (https://bugs.discord.com/T2661)
• Android subcommands sometimes not showing descriptions (No description is shown for some slash commands with subgroups and subcommands on Android #2553)
• Android subcommands don't expand in the discover list
• Desktop pressing tab while query list is still fetching activates keyboard nav