Add -global option to deploy_commands

Author: Aeth3ra

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ Discord bot for MDN discord server.
 Requires node v18+, run `npm install` to get required modules.
 
 Run `node ./index.js` to start the application.
-If a slash command is added/removed or any command **data** is modified (i.e. name, description, parameters), then run `node ./deploy_commands.js` to sync this information with Discord.
+
+If a slash command is added/removed or any command **data** is modified (i.e. name, description, parameters), then run `node ./deploy_commands.js` to sync this information with the development server on Discord. Use the `-global` flag to deploy these commands globally (to every Discord server the bot is in).
 
 ## Config File
 The bot will need a *config.json* file in the root of the folder, in the following form:

deploy_commands.js

@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ const { clientId, guildId, token } = require('./config.json');
 const fs = require('node:fs');
 const path = require('node:path');
 
+// Check if -global flag was used
+const global = process.argv[2] && process.argv[2] === '-global';
+
 const commands = [];
 // Grab all the command folders from the commands directory
 const foldersPath = path.join(__dirname, 'commands');
@@ -34,8 +37,8 @@ const rest = new REST().setToken(token);
 
 		// The put method is used to fully refresh all commands in the guild with the current set
 		const data = await rest.put(
-			Routes.applicationGuildCommands(clientId, guildId),
-            // change above to Routes.applicationCommands(clientId) to make commands global
+			// Deploy commands either to globally or to dev server
+			global ? Routes.applicationCommands(clientId) : Routes.applicationGuildCommands(clientId, guildId),
 			{ body: commands },
 		);