internal/commands/help/help.go

@@ -20,141 +20,53 @@ const (
 	maxFieldChars = 1024
 )
 
+// docsURL is where each command is explained in full, with its options and
+// who may use it.
+const docsURL = "https://velox.fernandovideira.com/docs/commands"
+
+// col is one short column of the help: a list of commands, no descriptions.
+// Fields are inline, so Discord lays three of them side by side and the help
+// is wide and short instead of narrow and long.
+func col(name string, lines ...string) *discordgo.MessageEmbedField {
+	v := ""
+	for i, l := range lines {
+		if i > 0 {
+			v += "\n"
+		}
+		v += l
+	}
+	return &discordgo.MessageEmbedField{Name: name, Value: v, Inline: true}
+}
+
 func fields() []*discordgo.MessageEmbedField {
 	return []*discordgo.MessageEmbedField{
+		col("Fun",
+			"`/ping` `/joke` `/coinflip`", "`/dice` `/rps` `/rpsstats`", "`/rpsleaderboard`"),
+		col("Music (DJ role)",
+			"`/play` `/queue` `/volume`", "`/music skip` `pause` `resume`", "`/music stop` `repeat`", "`/music remove` `move`", "`/music toggle` (Manage Server)"),
+		col("Sessions and time",
+			"`/schedule create`", "`/schedule list`", "`/schedule reschedule`", "`/timezone set` `show`"),
+		col("Tickets",
+			"Open one from the panel.", "`/ticket add` `close`", "`/ticket claim` `remove` (staff)", "`/tickets setup` `settings`", "`/tickets category` `panel` `list`"),
+		col("Security",
+			"`/security status` `settings` `history`", "`/security toggle`", "`/security joingate` `words` `raid`", "`/security antinuke` `heat` `alert-dms`", "`/security trust` `release` `end-raid`", "`/security alerts` `quarantine-role`", "`/security snapshot` `restore`", "`/lockdown` `/unlock`"),
+		col("Moderation",
+			"`/moderation purge`", "`/moderation timeout` `untimeout`", "`/moderation kick` `ban` `unban`", "`/moderation slowmode`", "`/moderation bans` `timeouts`"),
+		col("Meeting rooms",
+			"`/meeting add-lobby`", "`/meeting remove-lobby` `lobbies`", "`/meeting lock` `lock-private`", "`/meeting unlock`", "`/meeting invite` `uninvite`"),
+		col("Leveling",
+			"`/rank` `/leaderboard` `/rewards`", "`/slvl toggle` `status`", "`/slvl set` `set-channel`", "`/slvl set-message`", "`/slvl set-reward` `remove-reward`"),
+		col("Projects",
+			"`/projects list`", "`/projects create`", "`/projects add-helper`", "`/projects close`"),
+		col("Welcome and roles",
+			"`/config setwelcomechannel`", "`/config setwelcomemessage`", "`/config setwelcomedm`", "`/config setwelcomegif`", "`/config setdefaultrole`"),
+		col("Logging and Twitch",
+			"`/config setlogchannel`", "`/config enablelogging` `disablelogging`", "`/config addstreamer` `removestreamer`", "`/config streamers`", "`/config toggletwitch`", "`/config settwitchnotificationchannel`"),
+		col("Settings and beta",
+			"`/config view` `clear`", "`/config beta-features` (server owner)", "Bot owner, in a DM with me:", "`/beta set` `off` `status`"),
 		{
-			Name: "Fun",
+			Name:  "Everything in detail",
-			Value: "" +
+			Value: "Options, permissions and what each command does: " + docsURL + "\nMost setup commands need **Manage Server**. `/help` shows this list again.",
-				"`/ping` — Pong!\n" +
-				"`/joke [type]` — Random joke (optional category)\n" +
-				"`/coinflip` — Flip a coin\n" +
-				"`/dice <expr>` — Roll dice (e.g. `d20`, `2d20+1`, `2#d20+1`)\n" +
-				"`/rps <hand>` — Rock Paper Scissors (server only)\n" +
-				"`/rpsstats` — Your RPS score (server only)\n" +
-				"`/rpsleaderboard` — Top RPS scores (server only)",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Music (requires **DJ** role)",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/play <query>` — Play a song (search or URL)\n" +
-				"`/queue` — Show the current queue\n" +
-				"`/volume <0-150>` — Set playback volume\n" +
-				"`/music skip|pause|resume|stop` — Control playback\n" +
-				"`/music repeat <off|song|queue>`, `/music remove <n>`, `/music move <from> <to>` — Repeat and reorder\n" +
-				"`/music toggle` — Turn music on or off (**Manage Server**)",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Scheduling (1:1 sessions)",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/schedule create user:@someone datetime:\"YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM\" [description]` — Create a session\n" +
-				"`/schedule list` — List your upcoming sessions\n" +
-				"`/schedule reschedule id:<id> datetime:\"YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM\"` — Request a new time\n\n" +
-				"Invites are sent via DM; react with ✅ / ❌ / 🔁 to respond.",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Timezone",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/timezone set <IANA>` — Set your timezone (e.g. `Europe/Lisbon`)\n" +
-				"`/timezone show` — Show your timezone",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Projects",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/projects list` — List active projects\n" +
-				"`/projects create name:\"...\" [description]` — Create a project (**Manage Server**)\n" +
-				"`/projects add-helper project-id:<id> user:@someone` — Add helper (**Manage Server**)",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Tickets",
-			Value: "" +
-				"Open a ticket from the panel: you get a private thread with the staff.\n" +
-				"`/ticket add user:@someone` — Add someone to your ticket\n" +
-				"`/ticket close [reason]` — Close the ticket (opener or staff)\n" +
-				"`/ticket claim`, `/ticket remove user:@someone` — Staff only\n" +
-				"`/tickets setup`, `/tickets settings`, `/tickets category add|edit|remove|list`, `/tickets panel`, `/tickets list` — Set up (**Manage Server**)",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Security (anti-raid & anti-nuke)",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/security status`, `/security settings`, `/security history` — What's on, every setting, what happened\n" +
-				"`/security toggle` — Join Gate, raid mode, anti-nuke, heat on/off (off: owner or trusted)\n" +
-				"`/security joingate`, `words`, `raid`, `antinuke`, `heat`, `alert-dms` — Tune thresholds and filters (owner or trusted)\n" +
-				"`/security alerts`, `/security quarantine-role`, `/security release`, `/security end-raid` — Owner or trusted\n" +
-				"`/security trust add|remove` — Owner only\n" +
-				"`/security snapshot` — Save roles and channels; `/security restore` — Rebuild what a nuke deleted (owner or trusted)\n" +
-				"`/lockdown channel|server|joins`, `/unlock …` (unlock: owner or trusted)",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Meetings (**Manage Server**)",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/meeting add-lobby channel:#voice` — Add a voice lobby that creates meetings (up to 10)\n" +
-				"`/meeting remove-lobby channel:#voice` — Stop using a voice lobby\n" +
-				"`/meeting lobbies` — List the voice lobbies\n" +
-				"`/meeting lock` — Lock your meeting room\n" +
-				"`/meeting lock-private` — Lock + hide your meeting room\n" +
-				"`/meeting unlock` — Unlock your meeting room\n" +
-				"`/meeting invite user:@someone` — Allow a user to join\n" +
-				"`/meeting uninvite user:@someone` — Remove a user's permission",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Moderation (focused tools)",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/moderation purge amount:<1-100>` — Delete recent messages (**Manage Messages**)\n" +
-				"`/moderation timeout user:@someone duration:<10m|1h|...> [reason]` — Timeout member (**Moderate Members**)\n" +
-				"`/moderation kick user:@someone [reason]` — Kick member (**Kick Members**)\n" +
-				"`/moderation ban user:@someone [delete_days] [reason]` — Ban member (**Ban Members**)\n" +
-				"`/moderation unban user_id:<id> [reason]` — Unban by user ID (**Ban Members**)\n" +
-				"`/moderation untimeout user:@someone [reason]` — Remove timeout (**Moderate Members**)\n" +
-				"`/moderation slowmode channel:#channel seconds:<0-21600>` — Set slowmode (**Manage Channels**)\n" +
-				"`/moderation bans`, `/moderation timeouts` — Who is banned, who is timed out",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Leveling",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/slvl toggle` — Enable/disable leveling (**Manage Server**)\n" +
-				"`/slvl set user:@someone level:<n>` — Set user level (**Manage Server**)\n" +
-				"`/slvl set-channel channel:#channel` — Level-up message channel (**Manage Server**)\n" +
-				"`/slvl set-message message:\"...\"` — Custom level-up message (**Manage Server**)\n" +
-				"`/slvl set-reward level:<n> role:@role`, `/slvl remove-reward level:<n>` — Role rewards (**Manage Server**)\n" +
-				"`/slvl status` — Show the leveling settings (**Manage Server**)\n" +
-				"`/rank [user]` — Your rank card (server only)\n" +
-				"`/leaderboard` — Top levels (server only)\n" +
-				"`/rewards` — List configured rewards (server only)",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Twitch live notifications (**Manage Server**)",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/config addstreamer username:<twitch-name>` — Add a streamer\n" +
-				"`/config removestreamer username:<twitch-name>` — Remove a streamer\n" +
-				"`/config settwitchnotificationchannel channel:#channel` — Set notification channel\n" +
-				"`/config toggletwitch enabled:<bool>`, `/config streamers` — Turn alerts on or off, list streamers",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Welcome / onboarding (**Manage Server**)",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/config setwelcomechannel channel:#channel` — Channel for welcome messages\n" +
-				"`/config setwelcomemessage message:\"...\"` — Welcome text (supports `{user}`, `{server}`)\n" +
-				"`/config setwelcomedm message:\"...\"` — DM template (supports `{user}`, `{server}`)\n" +
-				"`/config setwelcomegif url:<image-url>` — GIF/image used in welcome embed\n" +
-				"`/config setdefaultrole role:@role` — Role granted to new members\n" +
-				"`/config view`, `/config clear setting:<...>` — See or clear these settings",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Logging (**Manage Server**)",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/config setlogchannel channel:#channel` — Set log output channel\n" +
-				"`/config enablelogging` — Enable event/moderation logging\n" +
-				"`/config disablelogging` — Disable event/moderation logging",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Beta features",
-			Value: "" +
-				"`/config beta-features [enabled]` — Let testers use beta features here (server owner only)\n" +
-				"Bot owner: `/beta` in a DM with the bot — set the beta server and role, list or remove servers",
-		},
-		{
-			Name:  "Other",
-			Value: "`/help` — Show this help in DMs",
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -168,7 +80,7 @@ func embeds(author *discordgo.MessageEmbedAuthor) []*discordgo.MessageEmbed {
 	var out []*discordgo.MessageEmbed
 	cur := &discordgo.MessageEmbed{
 		Title:       "Velox Bot Help",
-		Description: "Command reference. Some commands require server permissions or roles.",
+		Description: "Every command, by area. Some need server permissions or a role.",
 		Color:       0xFFA500,
 		Author:      author,
 	}

internal/commands/help/help_test.go

@@ -113,3 +113,20 @@ func TestHelpInADMIsShownDirectly(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("one direct answer, no DM: %+v", f)
 	}
 }
+
+// The help is meant to be wide and short: inline fields, so Discord puts
+// three side by side, and it should fit in one message.
+func TestHelpIsCompactAndInline(t *testing.T) {
+	if n := len(embeds(&discordgo.MessageEmbedAuthor{Name: "Velox Bot"})); n != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("the help should fit in one message, it takes %d", n)
+	}
+	inline := 0
+	for _, f := range fields() {
+		if f.Inline {
+			inline++
+		}
+	}
+	if inline < len(fields())-2 {
+		t.Errorf("only %d of %d fields are inline", inline, len(fields()))
+	}
+}