[New Command]: cowsay Command for Fun ASCII Art

[lcox74]

Summary

This proposal requests the addition of a /cowsay command to our Discord bot. The command will generate ASCII art that mirrors the functionality of the traditional cowsay(1) Linux command. Users will supply a message that the cow will "speak," and the output will be displayed as a code block in Discord to maintain formatting.

Problem / Motivation

• Developer Culture & Humor:
  The cowsay command is a beloved classic among developers. Incorporating it into our bot serves as a nod to our community's shared humor and legacy.

• Engagement:
  This feature adds a playful element to our bot’s functionality and reinforces our tradition of including dev-centric utilities in our Discord servers.

• Tradition:
  Many of our other servers have similar implementations of cowsay, and adding it here continues the culture we’ve built.

Command/Application Details

• Name:
  /cowsay

• Invocation / Trigger:

  • /cowsay "Your message here"
    Users must include the message they want the cow to say.

• Purpose & Functionality:

  • Input:
    Accepts a string message as input.
  • Processing:
    Generates a speech bubble around the message and appends the classic ASCII art cow.
  • Output:
    Outputs the entire result as a code block so that the ASCII art retains proper formatting.

• Parameters & Options:

  • message (required, type: string): The text the cow should say.
  • Optional Future Extension: Parameter to choose alternative cow templates.

• Permissions & Role Restrictions:

  • This command should be available to all users without special permission requirements.

Testing & Validation

• Basic Message:
  Run /cowsay "Hello, world!" and verify that the ASCII art is generated as expected.

• Edge Cases:
  Handle empty messages or messages with special characters. Previous implementations had the fun test case which users would specifically mess with the response with the special characters.

• Formatting:
  Validate that the reply retains the proper spacing and alignment within Discord code blocks.