Custom Discord gateway

Use the DiscordGateway interface when an existing application already owns a Discord connection. See @anvia/discord for standard setup.

Inject a gateway

import { DiscordChannel } from '@anvia/discord'
import type { DiscordGateway } from '@anvia/discord'

const gateway: DiscordGateway = existingGatewayAdapter
const channel = new DiscordChannel({ gateway })

The custom gateway must emit runtime-validated DiscordGatewayEvent values, implement the start/stop lifecycle plus the REST operations required by the interface (send, edit, delete, showTyping, react, unreact), and drain in-flight handlers during stop(). DiscordJsGateway is a reference implementation.

Shutdown

await channel.stop()

Stopping detaches Gateway listeners, destroys the Discord client, and waits for current event deliveries. It is safe to call after a direct channel.start(); if a channel agent owns the adapter, stop the service instead.

Continue with

• Receive Discord events — what the gateway delivers.
• Discord messaging — the REST operations a custom gateway must implement.