Modal Validation & Modal Close Event

[justamood]

Currently, the only way to validate the value of a modal text input is by setting minimum and maximum character limits. This limited validation capability has discouraged me from using modals. However, I suggest that additional validation options, similar to those used in slash commands, be added. This would allow for fields to be restricted to certain data types, such as numbers, booleans, integers, and more. For instance, boolean inputs could be represented using checkboxes, while choice inputs could be represented using dropdown menus.

In addition, it would be useful to have a way to let the bot know when a modal has been dismissed. It would be much better than waiting for a response for a certain period of time.

[TwilightZebby]

An event for if the User dismisses/closes a Modal without submitting has already been rejected by Discord due to how unreliable it would be to detect that. EG: User power outages, user internet outages, Discord outages, forcibly closing the Discord client, etc.

[ooliver1]

But couldn't it at least just be dispatched for the explicit cancelling of a modal, better than nothing. I wouldn't see a use case where a bot needs to detect someone not using their modal anymore via closing the client or similar.

[justamood]

Does it really matter how the modal was closed? In all the use cases where I see this event being used, it doesn't matter if the user only pressed the "x" in the top right corner. What matters is that the bot knows that the modal is no longer being used, and therefore it should "give up" on it.