Pass Nightbot variable through !editcom

[denny143]

Hello NightDev Community,

I have a question about the Custom Commands, because I’m a bit lost after reading the docs. I am trying to implement a command for the streamer on Twitch, whose mod I am, which allows users to get a lobby code (in this case Phasmophobia), but since this changes every time a lobby is created, I would now be interested in whether you can also pass a variable. Something like:

!phasmo [code] → sets Phasmocode - only Mods
!phasmo → outputs the code - all3

As far as I know, you can only pass static values like this:

!addcom !phasmo The current lobby code to play with is: EU-

and would have to change it every time. Is this so far correct, or is there another possibility that I have not yet come across.

If it was a static and fixed value, it would be a lot easier I think.

Excuse my English spelling, but I am not a native speaker and since I can not be 100% sure of every word and phrase, I used a translator.

Thanks a lot for your answers and help!

Kind regards

Denny143

[denny143]

Alright.

Since i’ve found another post on the forums regarding “keeping strings” i know use this solution.

!addcom !phasmo_code -ul=mod -a=!editcom !phasmo $(query $(touser) "Der Code lautet: EU-{{query}}")

!addcom !phasmo Command isn't set yet

Problem is, i can’t get it to send the complete string. Just the number.

Maybe you got some ideas, for refference take look at the gif.

[Emily]

Hey @denny143!

You’re close, but it seems like you mistook $(query) for $(twitch); you actually use $(query) like you’d use $(touser), that means $(query) represents a string: what you enter after the command name.

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Also, another subtlety you can’t be aware of because we’ve not shown much how to do it on the forum, if you want to edit a command’s content, but keep/pass a Nightbot variable in/to the edited command, you need to cut it in parts so the bot doesn’t replace it with the content you just entered.
For example, the following command:

!settest -a=!editcom !test $(touser) | TEST | $(query)

would edit !test’s message as such:

!settest hello world →  The command "!test" has been edited successfully.
!test → hello | TEST | hello world

when what you actually wanted was:

!test → $(touser) | TEST | hello world

The solution to that is to use JavaScript through the $(eval) variable to cut and combine the variable:

$(eval '$' + '(touser)') → $(touser)

Editing the original command of my example, you’d get:

!settest -a=!editcom !test $(eval '$' + '(touser)') | TEST | $(query)

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So here’s how to write your !phasmo_code command:

!editcom !phasmo_code -ul=mod -a=!editcom !phasmo $(eval '$' + '(touser)' + ' Der Code lautet: EU-$(query)')

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I appreciate that you put the effort to write in English, and that you gave it a try on your own, thank you!

[denny143]

Thank you, this really helped.
I didn’t know how to handle it, and i was looking for a solution similar to code (phyton for example) where it would be

A = input('')
B = A
A
print(B)

Something like that.