🏷️ Template v5.3

* Using `aiosqlite` instead of `sqlite3` for asynchronous database operations.

TODO.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # TODO List
 
-## Version 4.2
+## Version 5.5
 
 * [ ] Add a timeout command
 
-## Version 4.3
+## Version 5.6
 
 * [ ] Add a lock command that will let administrators temporary lock a channel, useful in case of a raid
 * [ ] Add an archive command that lets administrators archive a text channel in a text file

UPDATES.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Here is the list of all the updates that I made on this template.
 
+### Version 5.3 (17 October 2022)
+
+* Using `aiosqlite` instead of `sqlite3` for asynchronous database operations.
+
 ### Version 5.2.1 (04 October 2022)
 
 * Added error message when subcommands are not given

bot.py

@@ -3,20 +3,18 @@
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 5.2.1
+Version: 5.3
 """
 
 import asyncio
 import json
 import os
 import platform
 import random
-import sqlite3
 import sys
-from contextlib import closing
 
+import aiosqlite
 import discord
-from discord import Interaction
 from discord.ext import commands, tasks
 from discord.ext.commands import Bot, Context
 
@@ -75,15 +73,11 @@
     config["prefix"]), intents=intents, help_command=None)
 
 
-def init_db():
-    with closing(connect_db()) as db:
-        with open("database/schema.sql", "r") as f:
-            db.cursor().executescript(f.read())
-        db.commit()
-
-
-def connect_db():
-    return sqlite3.connect("database/database.db")
+async def init_db():
+    async with aiosqlite.connect("database/database.db") as db:
+        with open("database/schema.sql") as file:
+            await db.executescript(file.read())
+        await db.commit()
 
 
 """
@@ -94,7 +88,6 @@ def connect_db():
 - self.bot.config # In cogs
 """
 bot.config = config
-bot.db = connect_db()
 
 
 @bot.event
@@ -220,6 +213,6 @@ async def load_cogs() -> None:
                 print(f"Failed to load extension {extension}\n{exception}")
 
 
-init_db()
+asyncio.run(init_db())
 asyncio.run(load_cogs())
 bot.run(config["token"])

cogs/fun.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 5.2.1
+Version: 5.3
 """
 
 import random
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.ext.commands import Context
+
 from helpers import checks
 
 

cogs/general.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 5.2.1
+Version: 5.3
 """
 
 import platform
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@ def __init__(self, bot):
         name="help",
         description="List all commands the bot has loaded."
     )
+    @checks.not_blacklisted()
     async def help(self, context: Context) -> None:
         prefix = self.bot.config["prefix"]
-        embed = discord.Embed(title="Help", description="List of available commands:", color=0x9C84EF)
+        embed = discord.Embed(
+            title="Help", description="List of available commands:", color=0x9C84EF)
         for i in self.bot.cogs:
             cog = self.bot.get_cog(i.lower())
             commands = cog.get_commands()
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ async def help(self, context: Context) -> None:
                 description = command.description.partition('\n')[0]
                 data.append(f"{prefix}{command.name} - {description}")
             help_text = "\n".join(data)
-            embed.add_field(name=i.capitalize(), value=f'```{help_text}```', inline=False)
+            embed.add_field(name=i.capitalize(),
+                            value=f'```{help_text}```', inline=False)
         await context.send(embed=embed)
 
     @commands.hybrid_command(
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ async def help(self, context: Context) -> None:
     async def botinfo(self, context: Context) -> None:
         """
         Get some useful (or not) information about the bot.
-        
+
         :param context: The hybrid command context.
         """
         embed = discord.Embed(
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ async def botinfo(self, context: Context) -> None:
     async def serverinfo(self, context: Context) -> None:
         """
         Get some useful (or not) information about the server.
-        
+
         :param context: The hybrid command context.
         """
         roles = [role.name for role in context.guild.roles]
@@ -100,7 +103,7 @@ async def serverinfo(self, context: Context) -> None:
             description=f"{context.guild}",
             color=0x9C84EF
         )
-        if context.guild.icon is not None:            
+        if context.guild.icon is not None:
             embed.set_thumbnail(
                 url=context.guild.icon.url
             )
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ async def serverinfo(self, context: Context) -> None:
     async def ping(self, context: Context) -> None:
         """
         Check if the bot is alive.
-        
+
         :param context: The hybrid command context.
         """
         embed = discord.Embed(
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ async def ping(self, context: Context) -> None:
     async def invite(self, context: Context) -> None:
         """
         Get the invite link of the bot to be able to invite it.
-        
+
         :param context: The hybrid command context.
         """
         embed = discord.Embed(
@@ -173,7 +176,7 @@ async def invite(self, context: Context) -> None:
     async def server(self, context: Context) -> None:
         """
         Get the invite link of the discord server of the bot for some support.
-        
+
         :param context: The hybrid command context.
         """
         embed = discord.Embed(
@@ -195,7 +198,7 @@ async def server(self, context: Context) -> None:
     async def eight_ball(self, context: Context, *, question: str) -> None:
         """
         Ask any question to the bot.
-        
+
         :param context: The hybrid command context.
         :param question: The question that should be asked by the user.
         """
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ async def eight_ball(self, context: Context, *, question: str) -> None:
     async def bitcoin(self, context: Context) -> None:
         """
         Get the current price of bitcoin.
-        
+
         :param context: The hybrid command context.
         """
         # This will prevent your bot from stopping everything when doing a web request - see: https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq.html#how-do-i-make-a-web-request

cogs/moderation.py

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 5.2.1
+Version: 5.3
 """
 
 import discord
 from discord import app_commands
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.ext.commands import Context
+
 from helpers import checks, db_manager
 
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ async def warning_add(self, context: Context, user: discord.User, *, reason: str
         :param reason: The reason for the warn. Default is "Not specified".
         """
         member = context.guild.get_member(user.id) or await context.guild.fetch_member(user.id)
-        total = db_manager.add_warn(
+        total = await db_manager.add_warn(
             user.id, context.guild.id, context.author.id, reason)
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title="User Warned!",
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ async def warning_remove(self, context: Context, user: discord.User, warn_id: in
         :param warn_id: The ID of the warning that should be removed.
         """
         member = context.guild.get_member(user.id) or await context.guild.fetch_member(user.id)
-        total = db_manager.remove_warn(warn_id, user.id, context.guild.id)
+        total = await db_manager.remove_warn(warn_id, user.id, context.guild.id)
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title="User Warn Removed!",
             description=f"I've removed the warning **#{warn_id}** from **{member}**!\nTotal warns for this user: {total}",
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ async def warning_list(self, context: Context, user: discord.User):
         :param context: The hybrid command context.
         :param user: The user you want to get the warnings of.
         """
-        warnings_list = db_manager.get_warnings(user.id, context.guild.id)
+        warnings_list = await db_manager.get_warnings(user.id, context.guild.id)
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title=f"Warnings of {user}",
             color=0x9C84EF

cogs/owner.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 5.2.1
+Version: 5.3
 """
 
 import json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from discord import app_commands
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.ext.commands import Context
+
 from helpers import checks, db_manager
 
 
@@ -278,15 +279,15 @@ async def blacklist_add(self, context: Context, user: discord.User) -> None:
         :param user: The user that should be added to the blacklist.
         """
         user_id = user.id
-        if db_manager.is_blacklisted(user_id):
+        if await db_manager.is_blacklisted(user_id):
             embed = discord.Embed(
                 title="Error!",
                 description=f"**{user.name}** is not in the blacklist.",
                 color=0xE02B2B
             )
             await context.send(embed=embed)
             return
-        total = db_manager.add_user_to_blacklist(user_id)
+        total = await db_manager.add_user_to_blacklist(user_id)
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title="User Blacklisted",
             description=f"**{user.name}** has been successfully added to the blacklist",
@@ -312,15 +313,15 @@ async def blacklist_remove(self, context: Context, user: discord.User) -> None:
         :param user: The user that should be removed from the blacklist.
         """
         user_id = user.id
-        if not db_manager.is_blacklisted(user_id):
+        if not await db_manager.is_blacklisted(user_id):
             embed = discord.Embed(
                 title="Error!",
                 description=f"**{user.name}** is already in the blacklist.",
                 color=0xE02B2B
             )
             await context.send(embed=embed)
             return
-        total = db_manager.remove_user_from_blacklist(user_id)
+        total = await db_manager.remove_user_from_blacklist(user_id)
         embed = discord.Embed(
             title="User removed from blacklist",
             description=f"**{user.name}** has been successfully removed from the blacklist",

cogs/template.py

@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 5.2.1
+Version: 5.3
 """
 
 from discord.ext import commands
 from discord.ext.commands import Context
+
 from helpers import checks
 
 

exceptions/__init__.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 5.2.1
+Version: 5.3
 """
 
 from discord.ext import commands

helpers/checks.py

@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@
 Description:
 This is a template to create your own discord bot in python.
 
-Version: 5.2.1
+Version: 5.3
 """
 
 import json
 from typing import Callable, TypeVar
 
 from discord.ext import commands
-from exceptions import *
 
+from exceptions import *
 from helpers import db_manager
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def is_owner() -> Callable[[T], T]:
     """
     This is a custom check to see if the user executing the command is an owner of the bot.
     """
-
     async def predicate(context: commands.Context) -> bool:
         with open("config.json") as file:
             data = json.load(file)
@@ -36,9 +35,8 @@ def not_blacklisted() -> Callable[[T], T]:
     """
     This is a custom check to see if the user executing the command is blacklisted.
     """
-
     async def predicate(context: commands.Context) -> bool:
-        if db_manager.is_blacklisted(context.author.id):
+        if await db_manager.is_blacklisted(context.author.id):
             raise UserBlacklisted
         return True