Disc.NET

Disc.NET is an experimental project focused on building a .NET 8+ library for interacting with the Discord API. The goal is to provide a modular alternative with strong performance and a modern developer experience.

The project is still in active development and explores decoupled architectures to handle the complexity of the Discord Gateway and interactions.

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How does the project work?

The Disc.NET architecture is built around three main pillars:

Event Dispatcher & Handlers

The core of the system is the EventDispatcher. It receives raw Gateway payloads and routes them to specific Handlers.

• Each Handler is responsible for a specific event type, such as InteractionCreate or MessageCreate.
• This keeps processing logic isolated and makes the system easier to extend without cluttering the main connection flow.

Commands via Attributes

Instead of large if/else blocks to validate commands, Disc.NET uses Attributes to map command classes automatically:

• Decorate your class with [SlashCommand] or [PrefixCommand].
• The registration system scans the classes and binds execution to the correct trigger through Reflection.

Service Container (DI)

Disc.NET includes an internal DiscNetContainer to manage dependencies. This gives commands native access to configuration services, API clients, and databases.

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Installation via NuGet

Install the main package:

dotnet add package Disc.NET

If you need to install the modules separately:

dotnet add package Disc.NET.Client.SDK
dotnet add package Disc.NET.Commands

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Usage Example (Experimental)

// 1. Define the command using attributes
[SlashCommand("ping", InteractionType.ApplicationCommand, "Checks latency")]
public class PingCommand : ISlashCommand
{
    public async Task RunAsync(InteractionContext context, CancellationToken ct = default)
    {
       await context.Response.SendMessageAsync(new Message()
       {
           Content = "Hello World!",
       });
    }
}

// 2. Initialize AppBuilder
var app = new AppBuilder()
    .AddConfiguration(new AppConfiguration("TOKEN") { ApplicationId = 123 })
    .Build();

await app.RunAsync();

Example with Message Builders

using Disc.NET.Client.SDK.Messages.Components.Buttons;
using Disc.NET.Commands;
using Disc.NET.Commands.MessageBuilders;

[SlashCommand("ping", InteractionType.ApplicationCommand, "Checks latency")]
public class PingCommand : ISlashCommand
{
    public async Task RunAsync(InteractionContext context, CancellationToken ct = default)
    {
        var message = new MessageBuilder()
            .WithContent("Hello World!")
            .WithEmbed(embed => embed
                .SetTitle("Pong!")
                .SetDescription("Example message built with builders.")
                .SetColor(0x5865F2)
                .AddField("Status", "Online", true))
            .WithActionRow(
                new ActionRowBuilder()
                    .AddButton("Refresh", "ping_refresh", ButtonStyle.Primary)
                    .AddLinkButton("Repository", "https://github.com/dridev/Disc.NET"))
            .Build();

        await context.Response.SendMessageAsync(message, ct);
    }
}

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Current Modules

• Disc.NET.Client.SDK: Discord REST API abstraction.
• Disc.NET.Commands: Command execution engine and contexts.
• Disc.NET.Shared: Serialization utilities and system extensions.
• Disc.NET.Components: Builders for buttons, selects, and embeds.

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Warning: Since this is an experimental project, breaking API changes may happen at any time.