OdyUtils

OdyUtils is a shared utility package for cogs running on Odysseia, a Red-DiscordBot fork. It merges the useful parts of two reference utility packages - vex-cog-utils and AAA3A_utils - into one package, adapted to build on top of Odysseia's own primitives instead of duplicating them:

• Every response-building surface (menus, confirmations, prompts, settings displays, generated cog error messages) is built on Odysseia's Components V2 toolkit (odysseia.core.components, odysseia.core.utils.views) - there are no embeds anywhere in this package, matching Odysseia's own CV2-only UI.
• Base classes (OdyCog) extend odysseia.core.commands.Cog rather than reimplementing what it already provides.
• Anything that duplicates functionality Odysseia already ships (its own Context, SimpleMenu paginator, select/modal/confirm builders, ...) was either dropped in favour of the existing implementation, or rebuilt as a thin layer on top of it. See each module's docstring for the specific keep/merge/adapt/drop rationale.

Notable pieces:

• OdyCog (cog.py) - a batteries-included cog base class: automatic typing indicator + tick/cross reaction per command, a verbose "which permission is actually missing" error handler, and a development-only-command confirmation gate.
• CogsUtils, Loop, Settings, SentryHelper - ported grab-bag utilities, version/update checking, a declarative settings framework, and opt-in error telemetry.
• scaffold.py - generates a new cog's __init__.py (dependency check, module-reload loop, end-user-data statement, setup()), styled after AAA3A_utils' own hand-written dependency-check pattern but rebranded for OdyUtils/Odysseia.

Installation

pip install git+https://github.com/everestmcarthur/OdyUtils.git

For local development against an editable Odysseia checkout:

pip install -e /path/to/OdyUtils

Credits

Substantial portions of this package's code are derived from, or directly ported from, these two projects - full credit to their authors:

• Vexed01/vex-cog-utils
• AAA3A-AAA3A/AAA3A_utils

OdyUtils itself is not affiliated with either project; it's an Odysseia-specific merge and adaptation of their ideas and code.