How do i get my DiscordClient's uptime in D#+?

Question

Does anyone know how to get the DiscordClient Uptime in D#+ And how to fix the Connection terminated error?

Basically the Uptime is the time that the bot was on for.

And i wanna make a command that will try to get the bot's uptime and send it in an DiscordEmbed (embed)

A reply would be soo much appreciated thanks!

Answer 1

The easiest way to do this is to add a DateTime variable to your main async that connects your bot.

public static DateTime startTime = DateTime.Now;

public static async Task MainAsync()
{
  var discord = new DiscordClient(Settings.ClientSettings);
  //provide all your settings for the discord client here
  //Call the discord.Ready event to reset the startTime to when the bot connects
  discord.Ready += async (discordClient, readyEventArgs) =>
  {
    startTime = DateTime.Now; //This will set the startTime to the ms the bot connects
  };
  await discord.ConnectAsync();
  await Task.Delay(-1);
}

You can now call this with the within the allowed scope of your class by using ClassName.startTime and get the time since this with DateTime.Now - ClassName.startTime. You can then manipulate the way this is shown however you'd like.