adding options

- ability to update indicator

bolt.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const (
 type bolt struct {
 	*dg.Session                    //holds discordgo internals
 	Commands    map[string]Command //maps trigger phrase to command struct for fast lookup
+	indicator   string             //the indicator used to detect whether a message is a command
 }
 
 type Bolt interface {
@@ -46,18 +47,25 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // create a new bolt interface
-func New() *bolt {
+func New(opts ...Option) *bolt {
 	bot, err := dg.New(fmt.Sprintf("Bot %s", os.Getenv(TOKEN_ENV_VAR)))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
 	bot.Identify.Intents = BOT_INTENTS
 
-	return &bolt{
+	b := &bolt{
 		Session:  bot,
 		Commands: make(map[string]Command, 0),
 	}
+	//set default command indicator
+	b.indicator = "."
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(b)
+	}
+
+	return b
 }
 
 // adds command handler and starts the bot
@@ -108,10 +116,11 @@ func (b *bolt) messageHandler(s *dg.Session, msg *dg.MessageCreate) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	//does the message have the command indicator "."
-	if msg.Content[:1] == "." {
+	//does the message have the command indicator
+	lg := len(b.indicator)
+	if msg.Content[:lg] == b.indicator {
 		words := strings.Split(msg.Content, " ")
-		run, ok := b.Commands[words[0]]
+		run, ok := b.Commands[words[0][lg:]]
 		if !ok {
 			return //command doesn't exist, maybe log or respond to author
 		}