Make linked roles auto-assignable

[Hanashi]

I tested currently the linked role example and created a linked role Cookie Monster. The requirement for this role is 10 Cookies Eaten Greater Than. Now I connected my Discord account with my app via oauth2 and set the metadata {"cookieseaten":20}. Now I can self-assign the role Cookie Monster.

If I set now the metadta for my account to {"cookieseaten":9}, I leave automatically this role. This what I want. But if increase the eaten cookies to 20 ({"cookieseaten":20}), I not get the role back.

My wish is, that linked roles are automatically assigned to users, when they are connected with the correct scope and have the requirements in their metadata.

[nephest]

Here is a quote from the FAQ https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/10388356626711-Connections-Linked-Roles-Admins

Q: Where can I see when a member has a Linked Role in the server?

A: Members who pass the checks for a Linked Role will not automatically show up in the role’s member list. Members will need to opt-in to the Linked Role by going to the Linked Roles tab under Server Settings, select the Linked Role of interest, and connect to the necessary accounts. This ensures that members actually want the role, rather than auto-assigning them.

So it works as intended and I understand the reasoning behind the decision, but there are legitimate use cases where connection metadata/attributes are volatile and everyone(including ordinary users on the server) expects such volatile linked roles to be auto assigned/updated. I'm talking about connection parameters that are constantly changing: MMR/ELO, in-game league/rank, seasonal stats, etc. Users won't opt-in for a new role every time their stats are updated.

The possible solution is to add an auto-update flag for linked roles. So admins/moderators can mark some linked roles as auto roles, and from the other side ordinary users can confirm that they agree that these roles will be auto assigned to them based on their last connection metadata. In this case users won't get unwanted role updates because they have to confirm it first.