Levels system

[conaticus]

A levels system assigning new roles and permissions as the user levels up.

[HTGAzureX1212]

Raising several questions / ideas I have currently:

• How are we going to store the level data?
  • Use a JSON file?
  • Use a database?
• Implement commands to:
  • get current level and XP of a user
    • additional thinking: draw an image for the reply? or use an embed?
  • get the server leaderboard (maybe top 10 only on Discord)
    • additional thinking: a website to display the full leaderboard?
  • add XP or remove XP from users
    • additional thinking: do we really need this?

[xhayper]

JSON database is a very VERY bad idea

[flaxaurial]

In order to add XP to a user, use the messageCreate event and either program the level components inside or have a separate file with a function inside of a module.exports.
Store XP data inside of a collection via MongoDB. Update the user's document every time their XP updates. You can also use Canvas to create an image with the user's profile picture and XP level.

[HTGAzureX1212]

In order to add XP to a user, use the messageCreate event and either program the level components inside or have a separate file with a function inside of a module.exports. Store XP data inside of a collection via MongoDB. Update the user's document every time their XP updates. You can also use Canvas to create an image with the user's profile picture and XP level.

That first part is quite obvious.

However we should decide how should XP be added, and how to determine the required XP to acquire a new level.

[conaticus]

Raising several questions / ideas I have currently:

* [ ]  How are we going to store the level data?
  
  * Use a JSON file?
  * Use a database?

* [ ]  Implement commands to:
  
  * [ ]  get current level and XP of a user
    
    * additional thinking: draw an image for the reply? or use an embed?
  * [ ]  get the server leaderboard (maybe top 10 only on Discord)
    
    * additional thinking: a website to display the full leaderboard?
  * [ ]  add XP or remove XP from users
    
    * additional thinking: do we _really_ need this?

MongoDB or SQLite3 are fine - make sure you switch from the data.json to one of these though.
What you have listed is good, but I agree that adding and removing XP is not neccesary - so we won't be adding that.

[LeoCatsune]

Echoing this, opened #46 for specific focus on database implementation.

[HTGAzureX1212]

In order to add XP to a user, use the messageCreate event and either program the level components inside or have a separate file with a function inside of a module.exports. Store XP data inside of a collection via MongoDB. Update the user's document every time their XP updates. You can also use Canvas to create an image with the user's profile picture and XP level.

That first part is quite obvious.

However we should decide how should XP be added, and how to determine the required XP to acquire a new level.

Prior Art: MEE6 uses a quadratic function to calculate the XP required to advance a level.
$$5x^2 + 50x + 100$$

Where x is the current level.

MEE6 only awards XP once per minute in order to circumvent spamming. Every minute a user is given random XP in the range of 15 to 25.

[conaticus]

In order to add XP to a user, use the messageCreate event and either program the level components inside or have a separate file with a function inside of a module.exports. Store XP data inside of a collection via MongoDB. Update the user's document every time their XP updates. You can also use Canvas to create an image with the user's profile picture and XP level.

That first part is quite obvious.

However we should decide how should XP be added, and how to determine the required XP to acquire a new level.

Prior Art: MEE6 uses a quadratic function to calculate the XP required to advance a level.

Where x is the current level.

MEE6 only awards XP once per minute in order to circumvent spamming. Every minute a user is given random XP in the range of 15 to 25.

Yes this seems good.