Send Message Action

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Functionality

When any time I want to send a message to chat I use a custom Send Message action for a few reasons.

  1. Allows me to later add the ability to send messages to other platforms if I want to multi-stream
  2. Allows me to use other extensions for sending messages (There is a great one on the Streamerbot Discord that gives your twitch bot the bot badge!)
  3. Allows anyone that uses my extensions to just change this action to make it match how they want to send messages

Examples

Basic Twitch


Twitch messages can be a reply, an announcement, or can be pinned. So we want to handle all those cases.

1. Check if Reply


Add an If/Else statement for checking if replying

Core > Logic > If/Else

Input: replyToMessage
The argument for the message to reply to (NOTE there is no % cuz where are checking if it exists)

Operation: Does Not Exist

Then we wanna double check if the reply isn't empty. So add another If/Else statement in the False of the one before (Just incase some wants to send 2 messages and ohave the first be reply so they empty the argument).

Core > Logic > If/Else

Input: replyToMessage
The argument for the message to reply to (NOTE there is % cuz where are checking if it null or empty)

Operation: Is Null or Empty

Then we just simply send the message as a reply if the False of the If/Else.

Twitch > Chat > Reply To Message

Reply Id: %replyToMessage%
The argument for the message to reply to

Message: %message%
The argument for the message to send

And Finally just add a Break since we are done and a message was sent (so we don’t have to have ever If/Else inside each other)

2. Check if Announcment


Add an If/Else statement for checking if announcment

Core > Logic > If/Else

Input: %isAnnouncement%
The argument set to True if you want an announcement

Operation: Equals

Value: True

OPTIONALLY you could add a Switch Case with an extra argument for the color of the announcement.

Then we just simply send the message as a reply in the True of the If/Else.

Twitch > Chat > Send Announcement to Channel

Message: %message%
The argument for the message to send

And Finally just add a Break since we are done and a message was sent (so we don’t have to have ever If/Else inside each other)

3. Check if Pinned


Something can be Pinned for 20min or until end of stream when sending a message so….

Add an If/Else statement for checking if pinned for 20 min

Core > Logic > If/Else

Input: %20pin%
The argument set as True if wanting the message pinned for 20 min

Operation: Equals

Value: True

Then we just simply send the message pinned for 20min.

Twitch > Chat > Send Message to Channel

Message: %message%
The argument for the message to send

Pin: Marked as On

Then Add another If/Else statement after the one above for checking if pinned until end of stream

Core > Logic > If/Else

Input: %20pin%
The argument set as True

Operation: Equals

Value: True

Then we just simply send the message pinned until end of stream

Twitch > Chat > Send Message to Channel

Message: %message%
The argument for the message to send

Pin: Marked as On

Until stream ends: Marked as On

And Finally just add a Break since we are done and a message was sent (so we don’t have to have ever If/Else inside each other)

4. Send Message Normally


If we have gotten past all the checks we just send the message as normal.

Twitch > Chat > Send Message to Channel

Message: %message%
The argument for the message to send

Full Action: Download

Basic Youtube


Youtube sending messages is simple so we just send the message

YouTube > Send Message to Channel

Message: %message%
The argument for the message to send

Full Action: Download

Basic Kick


Kick messages can be a reply or just a regular message. So we want to handle both those cases.

1. Check if Reply


Add an If/Else statement for checking if replying

Core > Logic > If/Else

Input: replyToMessage
The argument for the message to reply to (NOTE there is no % cuz where are checking if it exists)

Operation: Does Not Exist

Then we wanna double check if the reply isn't empty. So add another If/Else statement in the False of the one before (Just incase some wants to send 2 messages and ohave the first be reply so they empty the argument).

Core > Logic > If/Else

Input: replyToMessage
The argument for the message to reply to (NOTE there is % cuz where are checking if it null or empty)

Operation: Is Null or Empty

Then we just simply send the message as a reply if the False of the If/Else.

Twitch > Chat > Reply To Message

Reply Id: %replyToMessage%
The argument for the message to reply to

Message: %message%
The argument for the message to send

And Finally just add a Break since we are done and a message was sent (so we don’t have to have ever If/Else inside each other)

2. Send Message Normally


If we have gotten past all the checks we just send the message as normal.

Twitch > Chat > Send Message to Channel

Message: %message%
The argument for the message to send

Full Action: Download

Basic Multiplatform


We can use the above actions to make one action for all platforms with a simple switch.

Core > Logic > Switch

Input: %userType%
The argument for the for the platform to send the message to (named userType to match the platform of command users more easily)

Then just add a case for each platform and call the action from above

  • youtube - Send Message (Basic Youtube)
  • twitch - Send Message (Basic Twitch)
  • kick - Send Message (Basic Kick)

Full Action: Download