Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a JDA instance?

Since JDA is only started after your entire bot has started up, you cannot inject a JDA instance directly, however, here are a few ways you can get it:

• (Recommended) By listening to InjectedJDAEvent and getting the instance from it
• By injecting a LazyService<JDA> then using it when you need it
• By injecting a BContext or ServiceContainer then retrieving it when you need it

If we imagine a case where JDA takes a very long time to load, tasks that depend on it should be delayed until it is available.

For example, if you have a task you need to schedule regularly, you should schedule it after receiving InjectedJDAEvent, this way you are guaranteed to have an instance when the scheduled task executes.