Downloader

This is the cog guide for the downloader cog. You will find detailed docs about usage and commands.

[p] is considered as your prefix.

Note

To use this cog, load it by typing this:

[p]load downloader

Usage

Install community cogs made by Cog Creators.

Community cogs, also called third party cogs, are not included in the default Red install.

Community cogs come in repositories. Repos are a group of cogs you can install. You always need to add the creator’s repository using the [p]repo command before you can install one or more cogs from the creator.

Commands

cog

Note

This command is locked to the bot owner.

Syntax

[p]cog

Description

Base command for cog installation management commands.

cog checkforupdates

Syntax

[p]cog checkforupdates

Description

Check for available cog updates (including pinned cogs).

This command doesn’t update cogs, it only checks for updates. Use [p]cog update to update cogs.

cog info

Syntax

[p]cog info <repo> <cog>

Description

List information about a single cog.

Example:
  • [p]cog info 26-Cogs defender

Arguments

  • <repo> The repo to get cog info from.

  • <cog> The cog to get info on.

cog install

Syntax

[p]cog install <repo> <cogs...>

Description

Install a cog from the given repo.

Examples:
  • [p]cog install 26-Cogs defender

  • [p]cog install Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs say roleinvite

Arguments

  • <repo> The name of the repo to install cogs from.

  • <cogs...> The cog or cogs to install.

cog installversion

Syntax

[p]cog installversion <repo> <revision> <cogs...>

Description

Install a cog from the specified revision of given repo.

Revisions are “commit ids” that point to the point in the code when a specific change was made. The latest revision can be found in the URL bar for any GitHub repo by pressing “y” on that repo.

Older revisions can be found in the URL bar by viewing the commit history of any repo

Example:
  • [p]cog installversion Broken-Repo e798cc268e199612b1316a3d1f193da0770c7016 cog_name

Arguments

  • <repo> The name of the repo to install cogs from.

  • <revision> The revision to install from.

  • <cogs...> The cog or cogs to install.

cog list

Syntax

[p]cog list <repo>

Description

List all available cogs from a single repo.

Example:
  • [p]cog list 26-Cogs

Arguments

  • <repo> The repo to list cogs from.

cog listpinned

Syntax

[p]cog listpinned

Description

List currently pinned cogs.

cog pin

Syntax

[p]cog pin <cogs...>

Description

Pin cogs - this will lock cogs on their current version.

Examples:
  • [p]cog pin defender

  • [p]cog pin outdated_cog1 outdated_cog2

Arguments

  • <cogs...> The cog or cogs to pin. Must already be installed.

cog uninstall

Syntax

[p]cog uninstall <cogs...>

Description

Uninstall cogs.

You may only uninstall cogs which were previously installed by Downloader.

Examples:
  • [p]cog uninstall defender

  • [p]cog uninstall say roleinvite

Arguments

  • <cogs...> The cog or cogs to uninstall.

cog unpin

Syntax

[p]cog unpin <cogs...>

Description

Unpin cogs - this will remove the update lock from those cogs.

Examples:
  • [p]cog unpin defender

  • [p]cog unpin updated_cog1 updated_cog2

Arguments

  • <cogs...> The cog or cogs to unpin. Must already be installed and pinned.

cog update

Syntax

[p]cog update [cogs...]

Description

Update all cogs, or ones of your choosing.

Examples:
  • [p]cog update

  • [p]cog update defender

Arguments

  • [cogs...] The cog or cogs to update. If omitted, all cogs are updated.

cog updateallfromrepos

Syntax

[p]cog updateallfromrepos <repos...>

Description

Update all cogs from repos of your choosing.

Examples:
  • [p]cog updateallfromrepos 26-Cogs

  • [p]cog updateallfromrepos Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs 26-Cogs

Arguments

  • <repos...> The repo or repos to update all cogs from.

cog updatetoversion

Syntax

[p]cog updatetoversion <repo> <revision> [cogs...]

Description

Update all cogs, or ones of your choosing to chosen revision of one repo.

Note that update doesn’t mean downgrade and therefore revision has to be newer than the version that cog currently has installed. If you want to downgrade the cog, uninstall and install it again.

See [p]cog installversion for an explanation of revision.

Example:
  • [p]cog updatetoversion Broken-Repo e798cc268e199612b1316a3d1f193da0770c7016 cog_name

Arguments

  • <repo> The repo or repos to update all cogs from.

  • <revision> The revision to update to.

  • [cogs...] The cog or cogs to update.

findcog

Syntax

[p]findcog <command_name>

Description

Find which cog a command comes from.

This will only work with loaded cogs.

Example:
  • [p]findcog ping

Arguments

  • <command_name> The command to search for.

pipinstall

Note

This command is locked to the bot owner.

Syntax

[p]pipinstall <deps...>

Description

Install a group of dependencies using pip.

Examples:
  • [p]pipinstall bs4

  • [p]pipinstall py-cpuinfo psutil

Improper usage of this command can break your bot, be careful.

Arguments

  • <deps...> The package or packages you wish to install.

repo

Note

This command is locked to the bot owner.

Syntax

[p]repo

Description

Base command for repository management.

repo add

Syntax

[p]repo add <name> <repo_url> [branch]

Description

Add a new repo.

Examples:
  • [p]repo add 26-Cogs https://github.com/Twentysix26/x26-Cogs

  • [p]repo add Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs https://github.com/retke/Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs v3

Repo names can only contain characters A-z, numbers, underscores, and hyphens. The branch will be the default branch if not specified.

Arguments

  • <name> The name given to the repo.

  • <repo_url> URL to the cog branch. Usually GitHub or GitLab.

  • [branch] Optional branch to install cogs from.

repo delete

Syntax

[p]repo delete <repo>

Tip

Aliases: repo remove, repo del

Description

Remove repos and their files.

Examples:
  • [p]repo delete 26-Cogs

  • [p]repo delete 26-Cogs Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs

Arguments

  • <repos...> The repo or repos to remove.

repo info

Syntax

[p]repo info <repo>

Description

Show information about a repo.

Example:
  • [p]repo info 26-Cogs

Arguments

  • <repo> The name of the repo to show info about.

repo list

Syntax

[p]repo list

Description

List all installed repos.

repo update

Syntax

[p]repo update [repos...]

Description

Update all repos, or ones of your choosing.

This will not update the cogs installed from those repos.

Examples:
  • [p]repo update

  • [p]repo update 26-Cogs

  • [p]repo update 26-Cogs Laggrons-Dumb-Cogs

Arguments

  • [repos...] The name or names of repos to update. If omitted, all repos are updated.