An !insult command? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Nightbot
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If I had a local text file (like a notepad document) with 50 or more lines and one insult on each line, could I have a command, like “!insult”, that pulls one random line from that text doc and Nightbot posts it in chat?

As a little extra, would I be able to make the command targetable like if a user sends “!insult @dave_nugget” in the chat, could Nightbot then @ that targeted user and then puts in the random insult line?

Trust me, this is a VERY important Nightbot command issue, so much so if anyone wants I could post a link to a copy of my insult text file so you can use them and add your own… ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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Yes this is possible just separate the insults like this

[`INSULT_1`,
`INSULT_2`,
`INSULT_3`,
...]

Please make sure to include the square brackets only at the very start of the list and very end.
As for adding a certain user you would make the command as follows.

!addcom !insult $(eval a="@$(touser)";b=$(urlfetch json https://pastebin.com/raw/xxxxxx);b[Math.floor(Math.random()*b.length)])

Now as for adding the user your insulting into the insult it should look like this.

`This is an example insult towards `+a+`.`

+a+ will be replaced with the person you @

Note: You don’t have to use pastebin it’s just an example of something you could use for the file.

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So if I had a local text file for insults would I still use urlfetch and then a https link or can I put in the file explorer path for it? Or would I have to upload it and get a shareable link for Nightbot to use?

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Yes, as long as the link returns plain text it should work though make sure you include the “json” parameter in the url fetch to circumvent the character limit.

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Any suggestions on where to upload it or what kind of URL it’ll accept?
I’ve tried both uploading the .txt file to a google drive and putting the text into a google doc and neither method work.

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No, I am not sure as to what URLs are considered valid or not.
Honestly I would recommend creating a pastebin account and just copy and pasting it over there as I know for certain that works. That would be the simplest fix to this I can see.

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I’ve tried using a pastebin and pastebin/raw link but they’re not working.

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Ok never mind I see the issue you forgot to put a “,” after each insult and a “`” surrounding each one to.
Here how it should be written:

[`INSULT_1`,
`INSULT_2`,
`INSULT_3`,
...]

The formatting of this is important for the command functionality.

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Do I put a comma after the very last one before the ending square bracket?

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No you do not put a comma after the last one it would create an extra component to the array that would return nothing. After your done reformatting try again and it should work.

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Nope. Still just getting “Unexpected identifier” back from Nightbot.

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Did you change the pastebin link is my first question as you created a new one since your a guest.
If yes can you please link the pastebin file?

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$(eval a="@$(touser)";b=$(urlfetch json https://pastebin.com/raw/CytaN0Xz);b[Math.floor(Math.random()*b.length)])

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and I created a new one to do the formatting correction

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Ok, you used ’ instead of ` but I doesnt matter I just created a new pastebin for you.

$(eval a="@$(touser)";b=$(urlfetch json https://pastebin.com/raw/fadmbaGh);b[Math.floor(Math.random()*b.length)])

I’ve tested it and this works. Though if you plan on ever changing/adding any insults for future use I highly recommend creating an account on pastebin so you can edit and save your posts. Hope I helped <3

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I really appreciate the effort, I really do, but it’s still not working for me. Still just getting “Unexpected identifier” back from Nightbot.

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WAIT, sorry, just noticed the “1” that appears next to the link part of the code got pasted in, one sec

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Ayyyyyyyyyy Now it works! Thanks so much @potatoeaterlove! <3

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