DevLog #8

I decided to continue developing the bot, so here’s what I’ve done since the last update:

1. Code organization

I improved the project’s organization by separating command groups into different files.

Now, each file has a specific responsibility:

• animals → animal-related commands, such as /koi-duck, /koi-cat, /koi-dog, and others.
• space → space-related commands, such as /koi-apod. I plan to add more commands in this category later.
• utility → general commands, such as /koi-say and /koi-tts.

This has made the code much easier to maintain and allows for easier addition of new features.

2. Loading system for responses

One thing that really bothered me was when a command took a while to respond.

On Discord, when a bot is processing something, a “Bot is thinking…” message appears while it works. I couldn’t find an exact equivalent on Slack, so I decided to create my own system.

Now, some commands send a loading message first—for example:

🦆 Looking for a duck…

Once the command finishes, that message is updated with the final response.

This makes for a much better experience; before, it used to look like the bot had stopped working lol.

3. Direct messages with the bot

I finally managed to enable DMs for the bot!

Now you can chat directly with Koizinho in private. It can already respond to simple messages, for example:

User: Hi!
Koizinho: Hello!

I still want to improve this part. Maybe I’ll add some form of AI or a smarter conversation system in the future.