We're excited to introduce emoji reactions in the upcoming #BotKit 0.2.0 release!

With the new Message.react() method, your bot can now react to messages using standard Unicode #emojis:

await message.react(emoji`👍`);

#Custom_emoji support is also included, allowing your bot to react with server-specific emojis:

const emojis = bot.addCustomEmojis({
  // Use a remote image URL:
  yesBlob: {
    url: "https://cdn3.emoji.gg/emojis/68238-yesblob.png",
    mediaType: "image/png",
  },
  // Use a local image file:
  noBlob: {
    file: `${import.meta.dirname}/emojis/no_blob.png`,
    mediaType: "image/webp",
  },
});

await message.react(emojis.yesBlob);

Reactions can be removed using the AuthorizedReaction.unreact() method:

const reaction = await message.react(emoji`❤️`);
await reaction.unreact();

Want to try these features now? You can install the development version from JSR today:

deno add jsr:@fedify/botkit@0.2.0-dev.84+c997c6a6

We're looking forward to seeing how your bots express themselves with this new feature!

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