Discord Timezone Bot

A smart Discord automation that converts times across time zones, announces local times for members, and schedules reminders without confusion. It solves the classic “what time is that for me?” problem in global servers, reducing coordination friction and boosting event turnout. The Discord Timezone Bot is built for communities, teams, and DAOs that operate across continents and need reliable, automatic clarity.

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Introduction

This automation listens to messages, slash commands, and scheduled tasks to translate any time or date into each member’s local timezone. It also sets reminders, formats event announcements, and keeps everyone aligned without manual conversion.

Automating Time & Scheduling in Global Discords

• Detects and converts timestamps in chat (e.g., “Fri 8pm PST”) into user-local times via slash commands or reactions.
• Generates event embeds with smart countdowns and iCal exports to reduce missed meetings.
• Maintains per-user timezone profiles and daylight-saving adjustments automatically.
• Offers reminders, recurring schedules, and RSVPs to streamline coordination.

Core Features

• Real Devices and Emulators: While primarily API-driven, the bot supports device-farm style test runs (real/virtual Android via Appilot) to simulate notification flows and UI confirmations for mobile users during QA.
• No-ADB Wireless Automation: Entirely cloud-hosted; no USB or ADB tethering required. Configure from dashboard or .env and deploy—your servers connect over the Discord Gateway/Webhooks.
• Mimicking Human Behavior: Implements randomized typing indicators, paced responses, and rate-limit–aware batching to remain natural and compliant with Discord API guidelines.
• Multiple Accounts Support: Run multiple bot shards or tokens (enterprise tier) for large networks and redundancy across many servers.
• Multi-Device Integration: Push confirmations to mobile/desktop via DMs, webhooks to dashboards, and optional Android test targets through Appilot for E2E verification.
• Exponential Growth for Your Account: Clear scheduling and timezone clarity increases attendance, engagement, and event retention—leading to organic server growth.
• Premium Support: Priority SLA, guided setup, custom workflows, and integration help (Google Calendar, Notion, Airtable).
• Auto Time Detection: Parses natural phrases (“tomorrow 3pm CET”, “next Wed at noon”) and ISO timestamps; resolves to server and user locales.
• DST & Locale Handling: Automatic daylight saving switches; supports 24h/12h formats, localized weekday/month names.
• Event Embeds & RSVPs: Beautiful, interactive embeds with /rsvp, /convert, countdown timers, and per-role pings.

Additional Feature Set

Feature	Description
Slash Commands Suite	/setzone, /convert, /schedule, /rsvp, /now for quick interactions and admin flows.
Calendar Sync	Optional one-way sync to Google Calendar/iCal; export .ics for external invites.
Role-Based Notifications	Target pings to roles/timezones (e.g., “EU Morning Crew”).
Audit & Logs	Structured logs, message traces, and scheduling history for admins.
Web Dashboard	Configure time formats, server defaults, and recurrence rules with RBAC.
Proxy & Sharding Ready	Horizontal scaling across shards, proxy-aware gateway connections.

How It Works

1. Input or Trigger — Admins configure defaults on the Appilot-style dashboard or via /setzone. Users trigger conversions with /convert, message reactions, or scheduled events.
2. Core Logic — The bot processes intents via Discord Gateway, parses natural language times, maps to user/server timezones, and builds embeds. For QA, Appilot-driven device flows (UI Automator/ADB) can validate mobile UX screenshots.
3. Output or Action — Posts localized times, countdowns, and reminders in-channel or DM; creates events and .ics exports; updates RSVPs.
4. Other functionalities — Retry & backoff for API limits, structured logging, health checks, crash-safe queues, and parallel workers for high-traffic servers.

Tech Stack

• Language: TypeScript, Node.js (optionally Python for NLP helpers)
• Frameworks: discord.js, Fastify/Express, BullMQ/Agenda (scheduling), Day.js/Luxon
• Tools: Appilot, Appium Inspector (QA), Android Debug Bridge (optional QA), Scrcpy (QA capture), Firebase Test Lab (CI), Accessibility helpers
• Infrastructure: Docker containers, Redis queues, Horizontal sharding, Proxy networks, Parallel workers, CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Directory Structure

discord-timezone-bot/
│
├── src/
│   ├── index.ts
│   ├── bot/
│   │   ├── commands/
│   │   │   ├── convert.ts
│   │   │   ├── setzone.ts
│   │   │   ├── schedule.ts
│   │   │   └── rsvp.ts
│   │   ├── events/
│   │   │   ├── ready.ts
│   │   │   └── interactionCreate.ts
│   │   ├── services/
│   │   │   ├── timezone-resolver.ts
│   │   │   ├── scheduler.ts
│   │   │   └── rsvp-manager.ts
│   │   └── utils/
│   │       ├── parser.ts
│   │       ├── embeds.ts
│   │       └── logger.ts
│   ├── api/
│   │   ├── server.ts
│   │   └── routes/
│   │       └── health.ts
│   └── config/
│       └── schema.ts
│
├── config/
│   ├── default.json
│   ├── production.json
│   └── .env.example
│
├── docs/
│   ├── USAGE.md
│   └── DEPLOYMENT.md
│
├── scripts/
│   ├── register-commands.ts
│   └── seed-timezones.ts
│
├── tests/
│   ├── parser.spec.ts
│   └── scheduler.spec.ts
│
├── media/
│   └── discord-timezone-bot-banner.png
│
├── docker/
│   └── Dockerfile
│
├── logs/
│   └── app.log
│
├── package.json
├── tsconfig.json
├── docker-compose.yml
└── README.md

Use Cases

• Community Managers use it to announce events in every member’s local time, so they can maximize attendance without confusion.
• Gaming Guilds use it to coordinate raids and scrims, so they can avoid missed queues and late starts.
• Remote Teams use it to schedule standups and releases, so they can keep cross-timezone collaboration smooth.
• Education Servers use it to publish class times and deadlines, so students never misconvert times again.

FAQs

How do I configure this for multiple accounts?
Provide additional tokens (enterprise tier) and enable sharding. Each token serves a subset of servers; shared Redis coordinates schedules and rate-limits.

Does it support proxy rotation or anti-detection?
Yes. While the Discord API is sanctioned access, the gateway can be routed through proxies for regional routing; rate-limit strategies prevent automated-looking bursts.

Can I schedule it to run periodically?
Absolutely. Use /schedule for one-off or recurring rules (cron-like). The queue ensures reliable delivery even after restarts.

How are user timezones determined?
Users set /setzone, or the bot infers from prior interactions and server defaults; admins can enforce a fallback timezone.

Performance & Reliability Benchmarks

• Execution Speed: Typical conversion and embed post in <200ms after command receipt; batch schedules processed at 5k jobs/min per worker.
• Success Rate: End-to-end scheduling and posting succeeds 95% under normal API conditions with retries/backoff.
• Scalability: Horizontally shard to 300–1000 active servers with Redis-backed queues and idempotent job keys.
• Resource Efficiency: Worker processes run with low memory (<150MB) and CPU-aware concurrency to keep costs predictable.
• Error Handling: Structured logging, dead-letter queues, exponential backoff, health endpoints, and on-call alerts via webhooks.