Experimenting with /pattern options

rocketbot/cogs/patterncog.py

 automated actions on them.
 """
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Literal
 
-from discord import Guild, Member, Message, utils as discordutils
+from discord import Guild, Member, Message, utils as discordutils, Permissions, Interaction
+from discord.app_commands import Group, rename
 from discord.ext import commands
 
 from config import CONFIG
 			did_kick=context.is_kicked,
 			did_ban=context.is_banned))
 
+	spattern = Group(
+		name='pattern',
+		description='Manages message pattern matching.',
+		guild_only=True,
+		default_permissions=Permissions(Permissions.manage_messages.flag),
+	)
+	@spattern.command()
+	@rename(expression='if')
+	async def test(
+			self,
+			interaction: Interaction,
+			actions: str,
+			expression: str
+	) -> None:
+		vals = [ actions, expression ]
+		arg_list = ''
+		for arg in vals:
+			if arg is not None:
+				arg_list += f'- "`{arg}`"\n'
+		await interaction.response.send_message(
+			"Got /pattern test call with arguments\n" + arg_list,
+			ephemeral=True,
+		)
+
 	@commands.group(
 		brief='Manages message pattern matching',
 	)

rocketbot/cogsetting.py

 BaseCog = TypeVar('BaseCog', bound='rocketbot.cogs.BaseCog')
 
 class CogSetting:
-	permissions: Permissions = Permissions(Permissions.manage_messages.flag)
-
 	"""
 	Describes a configuration setting for a guild that can be edited by the
-	mods of those guilds. BaseCog can generate "get" and "set" commands (or
-	"enable" and "disable" commands for boolean values) automatically, reducing
+	mods of those guilds. BaseCog can generate "/get" and "/set" commands (or
+	"/enable" and "/disable" commands for boolean values) automatically, reducing
 	the boilerplate of generating commands manually. Offers simple validation rules.
 	"""
+
+	permissions: Permissions = Permissions(Permissions.manage_messages.flag)
+
 	def __init__(self,
 			name: str,
 			datatype: Optional[Type],
 		brief: Optional[str]
 			Description of the setting, starting with lower case.
 			Will be inserted into phrases like "Sets <brief>" and
-			"Gets <brief".
+			"Gets <brief>".
 		description: Optional[str]
 		  	Long-form description. Min, max, and enum values will be
 		    appended to the end, so does not need to include these.