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Last active September 23, 2023 18:09
Guidelines for lib inclusion on Discord API

There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding what exactly is required for a lib to be included in Discord API (i.e. get a channel, get listed in #info, and all the other good stuff). I've written all of the guidelines down as they were usually handled in the past and how they should be handled in the future, in my opinion. All of these are just guidelines - if you have a good enough reason to not meet a particular requirement, that's fine.

  • It should support the entire documented API featureset (minus voice). You can support undocumented stuff too if you want, but the entire documented featureset is a good minimum that can be expected of everyone who cares about their lib. (This seems more overwhelming than it really is.) Voice support is explicitly not required because there are many technical and non-technical reasons to not have it.
  • It should support advanced gateway features such as RESUMEs. There is a [rate limit on starting sessions](https://github.com/hammerandchisel/discord-api-doc