fancy messages

bot.py

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 from pretty_help import DefaultMenu, PrettyHelp
 
+# Custom
+from fancy import *
+
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
 intents.members = True
 
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ async def distrohop(ctx, *, count=None):
         distrohops += int(count)
     with open("miku_distrohops.txt", "w") as f:
         f.write(str(distrohops))
-    await ctx.send("Miku distrohops: " + str(distrohops))
+    await ctx.send(embed=infmsg("Distrohops","Miku distrohops: `" + str(distrohops) + "`", "Good lord."))
 
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
@@ -43,8 +46,8 @@ async def on_ready():
         try:
             bot.load_extension(cogs_dir + "." + extension)
         except (Exception) as e:
-            await chan.send(f"Failed to load extension `{extension}`, reason was:")
-            await chan.send("```" + str(e) + "```")
+            await chan.send(embed=errmsg("Load error",f"Failed to load extension `{extension}`, traceback below."))
+            await chan.send(embed=errmsg("Traceback","```" + str(e) + "```"))
 
     await chan.send("Started/restarted at: `" + str(datetime.now()) + "`")
 

cogs/task.py

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
+# Pip
 from discord.ext import tasks, commands
+
+# Stdlib
 import feedparser,os
 
+# Custom
+from fancy import *
+
 CHAN = 842491569176051712
 ROLE = 825474723948265474
 WATCHED = "grub,arch-install-scripts,base,filesystem,lsb-release,neofetch,pfetch"
@@ -59,9 +65,9 @@ class Packages(commands.Cog):
                 print(str(p))
                 print("-"*10)
                 msg = "`" + p.name + "` is now `" + p.ver + "`"
-                await self.bot.get_channel(CHAN).send(msg)
-        #else:
-        #    await self.bot.get_channel(CHAN).send("No new packages")
+                await self.bot.get_channel(CHAN).send(embed=infmsg("New package",msg))
+        else:
+            await self.bot.get_channel(CHAN).send(embed=infmsg("Notice","No new packages","Lucky for us :)"))
 
     @check.before_loop
     async def before_check(self):

fancy.py

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import discord
+
+def fancymsg(title, text, color, footnote=None):
+
+    e = discord.Embed(colour=color)
+    e.add_field(name=title, value=text, inline=False)
+
+    if footnote is not None:
+        e.set_footer(text=footnote)
+
+    return e
+
+
+def errmsg(title, text, footnote=None):
+    return fancymsg(title, text, discord.Colour.red(), footnote)
+
+
+def warnmsg(title, text, footnote=None):
+    return fancymsg(title, text, discord.Colour.gold(), footnote)
+
+
+def infmsg(title, text, footnote=None):
+    return fancymsg(title, text, discord.Colour.blurple(), footnote)
+
+def imgbed(title, type, dat):
+    # see https://discordpy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/faq.html?highlight=embed#how-do-i-use-a-local-image-file-for-an-embed-image
+    e = discord.Embed(color=discord.Colour.blurple())
+    e.add_field(name="foo", value=title, inline=False)
+    if type == "rem":
+        e.set_image(url=dat)
+    else:
+        e.set_image(url="attachment://" + dat)
+    return e