Get channel Id automatically, make the command requirement an url insted of an id.

commands/admin/setFeedId.js

@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ const {Command, Random, ErrorMessage, ErrorType} = require('../../lib.js')
 const {EmbedBuilder, ActionRowBuilder, ButtonBuilder, ButtonStyle} = require('discord.js');
 const xmlparser = require('xml-js')
 const feedM = require('../../models/feeds');
+const { get } = require('mongoose');
 class setYTFeed extends Command{
     constructor(client){
         super(client, {
             name: 'setFeed',
             aliases:['setYTFeed','setytf', 'setYTF'],
-            description: 'Sets the message channel where a defined youtube channel feed will be displayed. (Order: YTchannelId, discord channel id, Costum message to display when a new video is released.) You can only assign one feed per channel.',
+            description: 'Sets the message channel where a defined youtube channel feed will be displayed. (Order: Youtube channel url, discord channel id, Costum message to display when a new video is released) You can only assign one feed per channel.',
             needsAdmin:true,
         });
         this.client = client;
@@ -66,11 +67,12 @@ class setYTFeed extends Command{
     async confirmArgs(message,args)
     {
         if(args.length<2) return {error:'Unsuficient amount of arguments.'}
-        var YTChannelId = args[0];
+        var channelURL = args[0];
+        var YTChannelId = await getChannelId(channelURL);
+        if(!YTChannelId) return {error:'Provided Youtube channel does not exist.'};
         var channelId = args[1];
         const exists = await this.client.channels.fetch(channelId).then(channel=>{return channel }).catch(()=>{return });
-        if(!exists) return {error:'Provided channel id does not exist.'}
+        if(!exists) return {error:'Provided channel id does not exist.'}   
-    
         var name = await fetch(`https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=${YTChannelId}`)
                             .then(handleResponse)
                             .then(handleData)
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ class setYTFeed extends Command{
                                 data = JSON.parse(data);
                                 return data.feed.author.name._text
                             }  
-        if(!name) return {error:'Provided Youtube channel id does not exist.'}   
+        if(!name) return {error:'Provided Youtube channel does not exist.'}   
         const channelInUse = await feedM.findOne({ChannelId:channelId}).then(channel=>{return channel}).catch(()=>{return []});
         if(channelInUse) return {error:'Discord channel already in use. Please choose another.'}
         return {YTChannelId, channelId, name, channelName:exists.name}
@@ -109,4 +111,25 @@ function _delete(message, m)
     } catch (error) {
         console.log('SetYTID: Error deleting the message:',error)
     }
-}
+}
+
+async function getChannelId(url)
+{
+    return await fetch(url)
+            .then(handleResponse)
+            .then(handleData)
+            .catch(handleError);
+            function handleResponse(response) 
+            {
+                return response.text();
+            }
+            function handleError(error) 
+            {
+                console.log(error)
+                return error;
+            }
+            function handleData(data) 
+            {          
+                return data.split('https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=')[1].split('"')[0];
+            }
+}  

test.js

@@ -1,53 +1,28 @@
-var channelId = 'UCRsrOaKEdy0ymNqR7Urqa2Q'
+
-const xmlparser = require('xml-js');
+async function getChannelId(url)
-(async function ()
+{
+    return await fetch(url)
+            .then(handleResponse)
+            .then(handleData)
+            .catch(handleError);
+            function handleResponse(response) 
+            {
+                return response.text();
+            }
+            function handleError(error) 
+            {
+                console.log(error)
+                return error;
+            }
+            function handleData(data) 
+            {          
+                return data.split('https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=')[1].split('"')[0];
+            }
+}  
+(async ()=>
 {
-    var coiso = await fetch(`https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id=${channelId}`)
+    var coiso = await getChannelId('https://www.youtube.com/@craftedworkshop');
-                            .then(handleResponse)
+    console.log(coiso)
-                            .then(handleData)
+
-                            .catch(handleError);
+})()
-                function handleResponse(response) 
-                {
-                   return response.text()
-                }
-                function handleError(error) 
-                {
-                    return error;
-                }
-                function handleData(data) 
-                {
-                    data = xmlparser.xml2json(data,
-                                    {
-                                        compact: true,
-                                        space: 4
-                                    });
-                    data = JSON.parse(data)
-                    // console.log({
-                    //     channelName:data.feed.author.name._text,
-                    //     lasVid:
-                    //         {
-                    //             link:data.feed.entry[0].link._attributes.href,
-                    //             published:data.feed.entry[0].published._text 
-                    //         }                  
-                    // })
-                    console.log(data.feed.entry[0])
-                    
-                    return {
-                        channelName:data.feed.author.name._text,
-                        lasVid:
-                            {
-                                link:data.feed.entry[0].link._attributes.href,
-                                published:data.feed.entry[0].published._text,
-                                link:data.feed.entry[0].link._attributes.href,
-                                image:data.feed.entry[0].link._attributes.href.split('=')[1],
-                                title:data.feed.entry[0].title._text,
-                                author:{
-                                    name:data.feed.entry[0].author.name._text,
-                                    url:data.feed.entry[0].author.url._text
-                                }
 
-                            }                  
-                    }
-                }
-    //console.log(coiso, coiso.channelName)
-})()