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Discord.js detect when user is typing

is there a possibility I can detect If a user starts/stops typing? I use the Discord.js Webpack Version 12 and I can't seem to find any solution to this?

Solution

  • You can use the typingStart() event, which will trigger when a user starts typing.

    client.on('typingStart', (channel, user) => {
  console.log(`${user.username} is typing in ${channel.name}`)
};

    There is also the User.typingIn() method, which will check if a user is typing in a specified channel, and return a boolean.

    if (<user>.typingIn(<channel>)) 
  console.log(`${<user>.username} in typing in ${<channel>.name}`);

    (You can also use the typingDurationIn() and typingSinceIn() methods)

    Lastly, you can look at the TextChannel.typing property of a TextChannel to detect if anyone is typing in that channel.

    if (<channel>.typing)
  console.log(`Somebody is typing in ${channel.name}`);

    (You can also use the typingCount property to see how many people are typing in the given channel)