intervalbot.py

# Python 3 interval discord bot
# Interval discord bot that sends custom messages to select discord server's channel at a defined time interval.
# Version 1.0
#
# DEPENDENCIES
# sudo apt-get install python3
# sudo apt-get -y install python3-pip
# python3 -m pip install discord.py==0.16.12 
#
#
# HOW TO USE
#  Go to https://discordapp.com/developers/applications/
#  Create an application
#  Go to 'Bot' section of discordapp.com/developers portal from the menu and add new bot
#  Get a bot token and add it to TOKEN value inside intervalbot.py file
#  Go to 'Auth' section of discordapp.com/developers portal and mark the checkbox 'bot' to generate an invite link for your new bot. 
#  Visit that generated link to invite your bot to your Discord server.
#  INSIDE DISCORD APP: right click on your Discord server's channel where you want the messages to display and then add it as a value for CHANNEL in the intervalbot.py file.
# 
#
# RUN THE BOT (run from command line)
#
# python3 intervalbot.py

import discord
import asyncio

# secret bot token
# never give your secret bot token to anyone
# get it at discordapp.com/developers/applications/me
TOKEN = "YOUR_SUPER_SECRET_BOT_TOKEN_GOES_HERE"

# time interval
# how often the message is sent to specified channel in seconds (default: 60)
INTERVAL = 60

# channel to send the message to
# the message is sent to a channel specified with an ID below
# right click on the Discord channel and click 'copy id' to get one
CHANNEL = 'YOUR_DISCORD_CHANNEL_ID_GOES_HERE'

# message to be sent
# custom message to be sent to specified channel
MESSAGE = '''

```MESSAGE TITLE GOES HERE```

URL **example**
<https://somelink.to.somewhere>

Plain text **example**
This is your _plain text_ for example.

'''

# send the message function
client = discord.Client()
async def send_interval_message():
    await client.wait_until_ready()
    channel = CHANNEL
    interval = INTERVAL
    message = MESSAGE
    channel = discord.Object(id=channel)
    while not client.is_closed:
        await client.send_message(channel, message)
        await asyncio.sleep(interval)


# print list of servers where this bot is active to console
async def list_servers():
    await client.wait_until_ready()
    while not client.is_closed:
        # you can customize the output message(s) below
        print("--- INTERVAL BOT ONLINE ---")
        for server in client.servers:
            # you can customize the output message(s) below
            print('Active servers: ' + str(server.name))
        await asyncio.sleep(600)


client.loop.create_task(list_servers())

# print the active bot details to console 
@client.event
async def on_ready():
    messageinterval = INTERVAL
    messagechannel = CHANNEL
    messagecontent = MESSAGE
    # you can customize the output message(s) below
    print('Message sent every: ' + str(messageinterval) + ' sec.')
    print('Destination channel id: ' + str(messagechannel))
    print('Message content: ' + str(messagecontent))

    client.loop.create_task(send_interval_message())



client.run(TOKEN)