Enhance pre-defined menu system with additional features and improvements

[coderabbitai]

Menu System Enhancement Suggestions

Overview

After analyzing the current menu system in BotCommons, this issue proposes several enhancements to make the menu system more flexible, feature-rich, and developer-friendly.

Current Implementation

The current menu system consists of:

• An IMenu interface defining core functionality
• A BaseMenu abstract class implementing basic behavior
• Two pre-defined menu types:
  • PageMenu for paginated content
  • SelectMenu for option selection

Enhancement Suggestions

1. Additional Pre-defined Menu Types

• ConfirmationMenu: Simple yes/no confirmation dialog
• FormMenu: Multi-step form with various input types
• TreeMenu: Hierarchical menu with sub-menus
• EmbedMenu: Customizable multi-embed menu with navigation
• TimeoutMenu: Menu that expires after a set duration

2. Fix 'Already Replied' Issue in SelectMenu

• The current SelectMenu has a TODO comment about an 'already replied issue'
• Implement a more robust solution than just deferReply().queue()
• Consider using ephemeral replies for confirmation messages

3. Support for Other Interaction Components

• Add support for StringSelectMenu (dropdown selection)
• Add support for JDA's EntitySelectMenu
• Implement modals for complex input gathering

4. Hierarchical/Nested Menus

• Enable menus to spawn sub-menus
• Implement breadcrumb navigation for deep menu structures
• Add back/home navigation for nested menus

5. Menu Lifecycle Management

• Add timeout functionality to automatically remove inactive menus
• Implement menu expiration based on time or conditions
• Add support for menu transitions and state preservation

6. Enhanced Customization Options

• Allow more customization of button styles and labels
• Support custom emoji reactions
• Enable dynamic content updates based on user interactions
• Add theming support for consistent look across menus

7. Improved Event Handling

• Implement a more robust event handling system
• Add support for menu events (opened, closed, selected, etc.)
• Create a middleware system for pre/post processing menu interactions

8. State Persistence

• Add optional persistence of menu state across bot restarts
• Implement serialization/deserialization of menu state
• Support for recovering interrupted menu flows

9. Better Developer Experience

• Create a fluent builder API for menu creation
• Implement annotation-based menu creation
• Add comprehensive documentation and examples
• Create unit tests for menu components

Implementation Priority

1. Fix existing issues in SelectMenu
2. Add basic additional menu types (ConfirmationMenu, TimeoutMenu)
3. Enhance customization options
4. Implement hierarchical menus
5. Add support for other interaction components
6. Improve event handling
7. Implement state persistence
8. Create developer experience improvements

Technical Considerations

• Maintain backward compatibility with existing menu implementations
• Keep the API simple while adding powerful features
• Focus on type safety and clear error messages
• Optimize for performance with large numbers of concurrent menus

This enhancement would greatly improve the flexibility and usefulness of the BotCommons menu system for bot developers.

[Scyye]

@coderabbitai any suggestions on new pre-defined menus to add that might be used by bot developers a lot?

[coderabbitai]

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🧩 Analysis chain

I'll need to examine the current menu system to provide thoughtful suggestions. Let me check the codebase first.

Let me also check implementation details of existing menu types:

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🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
# Find the relevant menu-related files
fd -t f menu -i -e java | sort

Length of output: 312

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🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
# Look for IMenu interface and BaseMenu implementation
fd -t f -e java "IMenu|BaseMenu" -i | xargs cat

Length of output: 1042

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🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
# Check the current implementations of PageMenu and SelectMenu
fd -t f -e java "PageMenu|SelectMenu" -i | xargs cat

Length of output: 4090

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@Scyye Based on examining your codebase, here are some highly useful pre-defined menu types you could add:

1. ConfirmationMenu: Simple yes/no dialog for confirming actions (deleting, banning, etc.) with customizable confirm/cancel buttons.

2. RoleMenu: For assigning/removing Discord roles through button clicks - extremely common in community servers.

3. DropdownMenu: Using JDA's StringSelectMenu component instead of buttons - better for larger option sets.

4. PollMenu: For creating votable polls with automatic tallying and results display.

5. ModalMenu: Wrapper for JDA's Modal system to collect complex form data.

6. TimeoutMenu: Auto-expires after a set duration - useful for temporary prompts.

7. MultipageEmbedMenu: Enhance PageMenu to support multiple embeds per page with individual navigation.

8. TreeMenu: Hierarchical menus with sub-menus, breadcrumbs, and back navigation.

9. ActionRowMenu: Support for multiple button rows with different action types.

Would you like implementation details for any of these specifically?