React (TS)
Welcome to your fresh Robo.js project!
Build, deploy, and maintain your Discord Activities with ease. With Robo.js as your guide, you'll experience a seamless, file-based setup, an integrated database, TypeScript support, and a rich ecosystem.
Ready to embark on this adventure?
📚 Documentation
Getting started with Robo.js
✨ Discord
Robo - Imagine Magic
🔗 Templates
Kickstart your project with a template.
📖 Tutorials
Learn how to create epic experiences.
Getting Started
Create a project with this template, replacing <project-name>
with your desired name:
npx create-robo <project-name> --template discord-activities/react-ts
Then navigate into your project directory:
cd <project-name>
Run development mode:
npm run dev
Notes: A free Cloudflare tunnel is included for easy testing. You can copy and paste it into activity's URL mapping to test things out.
🔰 Beginner Guide
New to Discord Activities with Robo? Start here!
🎭 Run Modes
Define profiles for your Robo session.
️ App Development
You can find your client-side code in the /src/app
folder. This is where you can build your web app using React, Vue, or any other front-end framework.
Things are powered by Vite under the hood, so you get the latest ES modules, hot module reloading, and more! ⚡
Try editing the main
file to get started! (Activity.tsx
if you're using React)
Authentication
The React template makes it easy to authenticate your activity with Discord. The <DiscordProvider>
components in App.tsx
accepts authenticate
and scope
props.
<DiscordContextProvider authenticate scope={['identify', 'guilds']}>
<Activity />
</DiscordContextProvider>
You can then get the SDK and other goodies from the useDiscordSdk
hook!
️ Backend Development
Your server-side code is located in the /src/api
folder. This is where you can build your API, webhooks, and other fancy server-side features.
This backend is powered by @robojs/server - a powerful Robo plugin that creates an manages a Node http
server for you. If you install Fastify, the server will automatically switch to it for better performance!
Everything Robo is file-based, so you can create new routes by making new files in the /src/api
directory. The file's name becomes the route's path. For example, let's try making a new route at /health
by creating a new file named health.js
:
export default () => {
return { status: 'ok' }
}
Folder Structure
While the api
and app
folders are reserved for your server and client-side code, you are free to create anything else in the /src
directory!
Folders only become reserved when you install a plugin that uses them. For example, bot functionality uses the commands
and events
folders.
Robo Ecosystem
By building with Robo.js, you gain access to a growing ecosystem of plugins, templates, and tools. Robo Plugins are special. They can add features with one command.
npx robo add @robojs/ai @robojs/sync
Plugins integrate seamlessly thanks to the Robo File Structure. What's more, anyone can create a plugin.
🔌 Robo Plugins
Add features to your Robo seamlessly.
🔌 Creating Plugins
Make your own plugins for Robo.js.
🗃️ Plugin Directory
Browse plugins for your Robo.
🔗 Templates
Kickstart your project with a template.
Hosting
Hosting your project keeps it running 24/7. No need to keep your computer on at all times, or worry about your Internet connection.
You can host on any platform that supports Node.js, or run robo deploy
to host on RoboPlay - a hosting platform optimized for Robo.js.
npm run deploy
🚀 RoboPlay
Deploy with as little as one command.
🛠️ Self-Hosting
Learn how to host and maintain it yourself.