BeCode Attendance Bot

About

I’m a coach at BeCode, and I need to make sure my learners are actively participating in the online Discord class. To simplify this process, I built this bot.

The bot randomly checks the number of learners connected to the voice channels in a specific class category on Discord. This allows me to monitor attendance without manually checking each session.

Features

• Counts learners in the “Bouman-9” category and its voice channels.
• Sends the count to a “remote-attendance” text channel.
• Sends messages twice a day: once in the morning and once in the afternoon at random times.
• Does not run on weekends to avoid unnecessary activity.
• Fully logs actions for debugging and tracking.
• Deployed as a Container App on Azure using GitHub Actions

Usage

1. Set up the bot on Discord and invite it with permissions to read channels, view voice channels, and send messages.
2. Set the environment variable DISCORD_TOKEN with your bot’s token.
3. Run the bot:

python discord-bot.py

The bot will automatically send attendance messages at random times during the day (morning and afternoon) on weekdays.

Notes

• Ensure the bot has access to the category and the text channel.
• All scheduling uses Brussels time (UTC+1/UTC+2 with DST).
• The bot automatically skips weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and campus days (Monday/Wednesday).
• The bot only counts learners in voice channels; it does not track text activity.
• All actions are logged to the console for monitoring and debugging.