Add song to front of queue

[Rotekoppen]

Currently if you want a play() that adds to the front of the queue you'll need to either edit the library directly or "hook it"

Ive been doing this to replace the functions to add a variable for play() to append to front:
(note the extra function arguments)

const ytpl = require("@distube/ytpl")

client.distube._handleSong = async function(message, song, skip=false, top=false) {
  if (!song) return;
  if (Array.isArray(song)) this._handlePlaylist(message, song, skip);
  else if (this.getQueue(message)) {
    let queue = this._addToQueue(message, song, skip, top);
    if (skip) this.skip(message);
    else this.emit("addSong", message, queue, song);
  } else {
    let queue = await this._newQueue(message, song);
    this.emit("playSong", message, queue, song);
  }
}

client.distube.play = async function(message, song, top=false) {
  if (!song) return;
  try {
    if (ytpl.validateID(song)) await this._handlePlaylist(message, song);
    else await this._handleSong(message, await this._resolveSong(message, song), false, top);
  } catch (e) {
    e.message = `play(${song}) encountered:\n${e.message}`;
    this._emitError(message, e);
  }
}

client.distube._addToQueue = async function(message, song, unshift=false, top=false) {
  let queue = this.getQueue(message);
  if (!queue) throw new Error("NotPlaying");
  if (!song) throw new Error("NoSong");
  if (top) {
    queue.songs.splice(1, 0, song);
  }else {
    if (unshift) {
      let playing = queue.songs.shift();
      queue.songs.unshift(playing, song);
    } else { queue.songs.push(song); }
  }
  return queue;
}

so i can then do this:

this.client.distube.play(message, query, true)

I think a more native approach instead of editing and hooking will be better

[MarsRon]

I'd like this feature to be implemented directly in the module too! This is currently how I handle play-top commands, kinda similar to yours, it isn't very elegant and there might be a slight chance it'll cause some bugs. Yeah it's just like putting some duct tape on a broken thing lol

await distube.play(message, query);
const { songs } = distube.getQueue(message.guild.id);
songs.splice(1, 0, songs.pop());

[skick1234]

Actually, you don't need to edit addToQueue, just make unshift = true.
And, you can do it after using .play() method like #97 (comment)
I will consider adding this option to v3. Thanks.

[Rotekoppen]

Actually, you don't need to edit addToQueue, just make unshift = true. And unshift is faster than splice.

yeah i tried doing this, but i think i somehow fucked it up and also skipped the currently playing song lmao

And, you can do it after using .play() method like #97 (comment)

Yes, this is a much cleaner approach than mine (and i might steal it ...)

I will consider adding this option to v3. Thanks.

DisTube is a real fantastic library(?) and i think it is its strongest side that it is simple to hook up to a bot, while exposing the underlying code

Compared to me making a bot from scratch, i got a working discord bot within a fraction of the time needed

In my experience it also works flawlessly with discord.js-commando, although some clunkyness which i think is unavoidable

I will be closing this issue since it has been resolved :)