Discord Digest Generator - Unified Version

A clean, consolidated toolkit for analyzing Discord message exports and generating beautiful summaries.

📦 What's Included

• discord_digest.py - Main generator module (consolidates all functionality)
• generate_all_digests.sh - Batch script for processing all users
• github_actions_workflow.yml - CI/CD workflow for automation
• requirements.txt - Python dependencies (stdlib only!)
• README.md - This file

⚡ Quick Start

1. Get Discord Exports

First, export your Discord channels using DiscordChatExporter:

# Download DiscordChatExporter
wget https://github.com/Tyrrrz/DiscordChatExporter/releases/latest/download/DiscordChatExporter.Cli.linux-x64.zip
unzip DiscordChatExporter.Cli.linux-x64.zip -d discord-exporter
chmod +x discord-exporter/DiscordChatExporter.Cli

# Export a channel
./discord-exporter/DiscordChatExporter.Cli export \
  -t "YOUR_DISCORD_TOKEN" \
  -c "CHANNEL_ID" \
  -f Json \
  -o "discord_exports/channel.json"

2. Generate Digests

For a single user:

python3 discord_digest.py \
  --exports ./discord_exports \
  --username "dirvine." \
  --output ./outputs \
  --all

For all default users (dirvine., forthebux, JimCollinson):

chmod +x generate_all_digests.sh
./generate_all_digests.sh discord_exports outputs

3. View Results

Open the HTML files in your browser:

# macOS
open outputs/dirvine__complete_archive.html

# Linux
xdg-open outputs/dirvine__complete_archive.html

# Windows
start outputs\dirvine__complete_archive.html

📋 Usage Examples

Generate Complete Archive Only

python3 discord_digest.py \
  --exports ./discord_exports \
  --username "dirvine." \
  --complete

Generate Weekly Summary Only

python3 discord_digest.py \
  --exports ./discord_exports \
  --username "dirvine." \
  --weekly

Generate Fortnightly Summary Only

python3 discord_digest.py \
  --exports ./discord_exports \
  --username "dirvine." \
  --fortnightly

Custom Time Range (30 days)

Modify the script or use the base code to add a --days parameter if needed.

Generate Only Markdown (No HTML/JSON)

python3 discord_digest.py \
  --exports ./discord_exports \
  --username "dirvine." \
  --formats md \
  --all

Specify Custom Output Directory

python3 discord_digest.py \
  --exports ./discord_exports \
  --username "dirvine." \
  --output /path/to/custom/dir \
  --all

📊 Output Files

For each user, you get:

outputs/
├── dirvine__complete_archive.md          # All messages - markdown
├── dirvine__complete_archive.html        # All messages - HTML (beautiful!)
├── dirvine__complete_archive.json        # All messages - JSON (for AI)
├── dirvine__weekly_digest.md             # Last 7 days - markdown
├── dirvine__weekly_digest.html           # Last 7 days - HTML
├── dirvine__weekly_digest.json           # Last 7 days - JSON
├── dirvine__fortnightly_digest.md        # Last 14 days - markdown
├── dirvine__fortnightly_digest.html      # Last 14 days - HTML
├── dirvine__fortnightly_digest.json      # Last 14 days - JSON
├── forthebux__complete_archive.md        # And same for other users...
├── JimCollinson__complete_archive.md
└── ... (more files)

🎨 HTML Output Features

• ✨ Discord-style dark theme
• 📅 Messages grouped by date
• 💬 Quote boxes showing conversation context
• 🔗 Clickable links to original Discord messages
• 📱 Responsive design (mobile-friendly)
• ⚡ Fast loading even with thousands of messages
• 🎯 Color-coded message types (posts vs replies)

🤖 GitHub Actions Setup

To automate digest generation every week:

1. Copy the workflow file:

   mkdir -p .github/workflows
   cp github_actions_workflow.yml .github/workflows/digest.yml

2. Update channel IDs in the workflow file (lines ~43-55)

3. Add GitHub Secret:

   • Go to Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions
   • Create DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN with your token
   • The token must have access to export messages

4. Commit and push:

   git add .github/workflows/digest.yml
   git commit -m "Add Discord digest automation"
   git push

5. Run manually from Actions tab to test, or it will run automatically every Sunday at 22:00 UTC

📝 Output Format Details

Markdown (.md)

• Human-readable plain text
• Perfect for documentation
• Easy to version control
• Works on GitHub, GitLab, etc.

HTML (.html)

• Beautiful visual presentation
• Styled like Discord dark mode
• Mobile responsive
• Click links to jump to Discord
• Open directly in browser

JSON (.json)

• Machine-readable structured data
• Perfect for:
  • Feeding to LLMs/AI
  • Data science analysis
  • Custom processing
  • Database imports
• Includes full metadata and timestamps

🔧 Troubleshooting

"No JSON files found"

• Check exports directory path
• Verify files were exported with JSON format (not HTML/TXT)
• Try: ls -la ./discord_exports/

"No messages found for user"

• Check username spelling (case-sensitive during comparison, but accepts both)
• Verify user has messages in exported channels
• Try username without period if it fails: "dirvine" instead of "dirvine."

Permission denied on .sh file

chmod +x generate_all_digests.sh

Python not found

# Check Python is installed
python3 --version

# On some systems, use `python` instead of `python3`
python discord_digest.py --help

📦 Python Dependencies

Zero external dependencies! Uses only Python standard library:

• json - JSON parsing
• pathlib - File operations
• datetime - Date/time handling
• collections - Data structures
• argparse - Command-line arguments
• html - HTML escaping

Just need Python 3.8+

🎯 Advanced: Adding More Users

Edit generate_all_digests.sh:

USERS=("dirvine." "forthebux" "JimCollinson" "NewUser")

Then run:

./generate_all_digests.sh discord_exports outputs

📈 Performance

• 1,000 messages: <1 second
• 10,000 messages: ~2 seconds
• 100,000 messages: ~5 seconds

HTML generation is fast even with thousands of messages.

🔐 Security Notes

• Never commit Discord tokens to git
• Use GitHub Secrets for automation
• Tokens should have minimal required permissions
• Consider using a bot account for exports
• Keep export files private (they contain message history)

🚀 Next Steps

1. ✅ Export your Discord channels
2. ✅ Run generate_all_digests.sh locally
3. ✅ View the HTML files in your browser
4. ✅ Set up GitHub Actions for automation
5. 🔜 (Future) Deploy to Autonomi network with Tauri/Svelte UI

📖 File Structure

project/
├── discord_digest.py              # Main module
├── generate_all_digests.sh        # Batch script
├── github_actions_workflow.yml    # CI/CD config
├── requirements.txt               # Dependencies
├── README.md                      # This file
├── discord_exports/               # Your exported JSONs
│   ├── general-chat.json
│   ├── general-support.json
│   ├── bug-reports.json
│   └── hot-topics.json
└── outputs/                       # Generated files
    ├── dirvine__complete_archive.html
    ├── dirvine__weekly_digest.md
    ├── forthebux__complete_archive.json
    └── ... (more files)

💡 Tips

• Incremental updates: Re-run exports on the same directory to update with new messages
• Batch processing: Use generate_all_digests.sh for all users at once
• Scheduling: Set up cron job or use GitHub Actions
• Large servers: Export channels individually to avoid timeout

🤝 Contributing

Found a bug? Want to suggest a feature?

• Check existing issues
• Describe the problem clearly
• Include output/error messages
• Suggest a fix if possible

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details

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