Parts

Parts is the term used for the data structures inside Discord. All parts share a common set of attributes and methods.

Parts have a set list of fillable fields. If you attempt to set a field that is not accessible, it will not warn you.

To create a part object, you can use the new syntax or the factory method. For example, creating a Message part:

$message = new Message($discord);
// or
$message = $discord->factory->create(Message::class);

Part attributes can be accessed similar to an object or like an array:

$message->content = 'hello!';
// or
$message['content'] = 'hello!';

echo $message->content;
// or
echo $message['content'];

isset() and empty() read an attribute the same way, so they agree with ?? . An attribute is set when reading it gives a non-null value. That includes computed properties such as $message->guild , which is only set while the guild is cached. Because of this, Collection::get() can find parts by any attribute, not only the discriminator:

isset($message->content); // true once the message has content
isset($message->guild);   // true when the guild is cached

$input = $components->get('custom_id', 'instructions');

$message->fill([
    'content' => 'hello!',
]);

$attributes = $message->getRawAttributes();
/**
 * [
 *     "id" => "",
 *     "content" => "",
 *     // ...
 * ]
 */