@stambha/gates

Built-in gates — cooldown, permissions, NSFW, and channel-type checks. Sapphire @sapphire/plugin-subcommands preconditions parity without discord.js.

Part of the @stambha monorepo · GitHub · Gates guide

Install

npm install @stambha/gates @stambha/core

Requires Node.js 20+.

Quick start

Attach to a command

import { Command, ok, type CommandContext, type Registry } from "@stambha/core";
import { cooldownGate, guildOnlyGate } from "@stambha/gates";

export class PingCommand extends Command {
  constructor(registry: Registry<Command>) {
    super(registry, {
      name: "ping",
      description: "Pong!",
      kinds: ["slash"],
      gates: [
        guildOnlyGate(),
        cooldownGate({ limit: 1, delay: 3_000, scope: "user" }),
      ],
    });
  }

  async execute(ctx: CommandContext) {
    await ctx.reply("Pong!");
    return ok(undefined);
  }
}

Auto-reply when a gate denies

import { attachGateDeniedReply } from "@stambha/gates";

attachGateDeniedReply(client);

Available gates

| Gate | Description | |------|-------------| | cooldownGate | Per-user/channel/global cooldown | | permissionsGate | Member permission flags | | userPermissionsGate / clientPermissionsGate | Shorthand permission checks | | nsfwGate | NSFW channel requirement | | guildOnlyGate / dmOnlyGate | Channel type restriction | | runInGate / RunIn | Run in specific channel types |

Combine custom gates in @stambha/core with gateAnd() / gateOr().

Key exports

| Export | Purpose | |--------|---------| | cooldownGate, MemoryCooldownStore | Rate-limit commands | | permissionsGate, Permission | Discord permission math | | nsfwGate | Age-restricted channels | | guildOnlyGate, dmOnlyGate, runInGate | Where commands may run | | attachGateDeniedReply | User-facing denial messages |

Related packages

| Package | Role | |---------|------| | @stambha/core | Gate, defineGate, pipeline | | @stambha/loader | Load custom gates from src/gates/ |

Development

pnpm --filter @stambha/gates build
pnpm --filter @stambha/gates test