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TheGreatRambler
TheGreatRambler

Reputation: 147

Send buffer for file in discord.js

I know you can send from a filename, but I don't have access to the filesystem because I am using Heroku.

client.sendFile(messagedata, writer.toBuffer(), "file.png", "Just a message");

The problem is that

TypeError: client.sendFile is not a function

What equivalent function in discord.js will allow me to send a buffer as a file?

Upvotes: 4

Views: 9490

Answers (2)

GuilleW
GuilleW

Reputation: 417

I know it's old, but here's an example with text, to send a file in channel without using filesystem.

const { MessageAttachment } = require('discord.js')

const buffer = Buffer.from('Text in file')
const attachment = new MessageAttachment(buffer, 'file.txt')
channel.send(attachment)

Upvotes: 7

André
André

Reputation: 4497

.sendFile() was deprecated. It's now only .send()

To send a file to a User you do: 

message.author.send({
  files: [{
    attachment: 'entire/path/to/file.jpg',
    name: 'file.jpg'
  }]
})
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error);

To send the file to a Message Channel you can do:

message.channel.send({
  files: [{
    attachment: 'entire/path/to/file.jpg',
    name: 'file.jpg'
  }]
})
.then(console.log)
.catch(console.error);

Upvotes: 2

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