rustycord 0.1.1

# rustycord Progress Tracker

## Project Overview
rustycord is a Discord bot library for Rust, designed to be a competitor to serenity-rs with a focus on simplicity and ease of use.

## Current Status: 🚧 In Development

### ✅ Completed Features

#### Core Infrastructure
- [x] Basic bot structure and initialization
- [x] HTTP client for Discord API communication
- [x] WebSocket gateway connection
- [x] Event dispatching system
- [x] Shard management system
- [x] User authentication and login
- [x] Logger integration with multiple levels
- [x] Comprehensive debug and info logging
- [x] Color-coded console output
- [x] File logging with rotation

#### Message System
- [x] Message data structures (`ChannelMessage`, `User`, `Embed`, etc.)
- [x] Message sending functionality
- [x] Message handler trait system
- [x] Event dispatcher for message events
- [x] Built-in message handlers (PingPong, Echo)
- [x] Custom message handler support
- [x] Message create/update/delete event handling

#### API Integration
- [x] Discord REST API client
- [x] Gateway WebSocket connection
- [x] Bot token authentication
- [x] Message sending endpoints
- [x] Error handling and logging

### 🔄 In Progress

#### Enhanced Features
- [ ] Command framework with prefix support
- [ ] Slash command support
- [ ] Message reactions handling
- [ ] Guild and channel management
- [ ] Voice channel support
- [ ] File attachment handling

#### Developer Experience
- [x] Comprehensive logging system (trace, debug, info, warn, error levels)
- [x] Logging guide and documentation
- [x] Enhanced debugging capabilities
- [ ] Comprehensive documentation
- [ ] More example projects
- [ ] Integration tests
- [ ] Performance optimization
- [ ] Error handling improvements

### 📋 Planned Features

#### Core Features
- [ ] Interaction handling (buttons, select menus)
- [ ] Modal dialog support
- [ ] Webhook management
- [ ] Rate limiting handling
- [ ] Cache system implementation
- [ ] Database integration helpers

#### Advanced Features
- [ ] Auto-moderation tools
- [ ] Custom emoji handling
- [ ] Thread support
- [ ] Stage channel support
- [ ] Application commands
- [ ] Message components

#### Library Features
- [ ] Plugin system
- [ ] Middleware support
- [ ] Configuration management
- [ ] Metrics and monitoring
- [ ] Hot reload capabilities

## Usage Examples

### Basic Bot Setup
```rust
use rustycord::{bot::Bot, gateway::intents};

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let token = "YOUR_BOT_TOKEN".to_string();
    let intent = intents::ALL_INTENTS;
    
    // Enable debug logging to see what's happening
    Bot::builder(Some(intent))
        .await
        .run(token, Some("debug".to_string()))
        .await;
}
```

### Logging Configuration
```rust
use rustycord::logger::setup_logger;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    // Manual logging setup with different levels:
    // "trace" - Most detailed (includes message contents)
    // "debug" - Detailed operational information  
    // "info"  - Important events only (recommended for production)
    // "warn"  - Warnings and errors only
    // "error" - Errors only
    
    setup_logger("debug".to_string()).expect("Failed to initialize logger");
    
    // Your bot code here...
}
```

### Message Handler
```rust
use rustycord::handlers::message_handler::{MessageHandler, MessageHandlerResult};

struct CustomHandler;

#[async_trait]
impl MessageHandler for CustomHandler {
    async fn on_message_create(&self, message: &ChannelMessage, client: &Client) -> MessageHandlerResult {
        if message.content == "!hello" {
            client.send_text_message(&message.channel_id, "Hello World!").await?;
        }
        Ok(())
    }
}
```

## API Comparison with Serenity

### Serenity-rs Style
```rust
// Serenity approach
use serenity::async_trait;
use serenity::model::channel::Message;
use serenity::model::gateway::Ready;
use serenity::prelude::*;

struct Handler;

#[async_trait]
impl EventHandler for Handler {
    async fn message(&self, ctx: Context, msg: Message) {
        if msg.content == "!ping" {
            if let Err(why) = msg.channel_id.say(&ctx.http, "Pong!").await {
                println!("Error sending message: {:?}", why);
            }
        }
    }
}
```

### rustycord Style
```rust
// rustycord approach (simplified)
use rustycord::handlers::message_handler::{MessageHandler, PingPongHandler};

// Built-in handlers
let ping_handler = PingPongHandler;
message_handlers.add_handler(ping_handler).await;

// Or custom handlers
struct CustomHandler;
#[async_trait]
impl MessageHandler for CustomHandler {
    async fn on_message_create(&self, message: &ChannelMessage, client: &Client) -> MessageHandlerResult {
        if message.content == "!ping" {
            client.send_text_message(&message.channel_id, "Pong!").await?;
        }
        Ok(())
    }
}
```

## Performance Goals
- [ ] Fast startup time (< 2 seconds)
- [ ] Low memory usage (< 50MB for basic bot)
- [ ] High message throughput (> 1000 messages/second)
- [ ] Minimal CPU usage for idle bots

## Testing Status
- [ ] Unit tests for core components
- [ ] Integration tests with Discord API
- [ ] Performance benchmarks
- [ ] Memory leak detection
- [ ] Stress testing with high message volume

## Documentation Status
- [ ] API documentation (rustdoc)
- [ ] User guide and tutorials
- [ ] Example projects
- [ ] Migration guide from serenity-rs
- [ ] Best practices guide

## Community and Ecosystem
- [ ] Crates.io publication
- [ ] GitHub repository setup
- [ ] Discord server for support
- [ ] Contributor guidelines
- [ ] Code of conduct

## Version Roadmap

### v0.1.0 (Current)
- Basic bot functionality
- Message handling system
- HTTP client implementation
- WebSocket gateway connection

### v0.2.0 (Next)
- Command framework
- Slash command support
- Enhanced error handling
- Basic documentation

### v0.3.0 (Future)
- Interaction handling
- Cache system
- Performance optimizations
- Comprehensive testing

### v1.0.0 (Stable)
- Full feature parity with serenity-rs
- Production-ready stability
- Complete documentation
- Strong ecosystem support

## Contributing
This project is open for contributions! Key areas where help is needed:
- [ ] Feature implementation
- [ ] Documentation writing
- [ ] Testing and bug fixes
- [ ] Performance optimization
- [ ] Example projects

## License
This project will be licensed under MIT or Apache-2.0 (to be determined).

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**Last Updated:** July 17, 2025
**Current Version:** 0.1.0-dev
**Next Milestone:** Message Handler System Complete ✅