diff --git a/api/src/util/Channel.ts b/api/src/util/Channel.ts
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+import {
+ ChannelCreateEvent,
+ ChannelModel,
+ ChannelType,
+ getPermission,
+ GuildModel,
+ Snowflake,
+ TextChannel,
+ VoiceChannel
+} from "@fosscord/server-util";
+import { HTTPError } from "lambert-server";
+import { emitEvent } from "./Event";
+
+// TODO: DM channel
+export async function createChannel(channel: Partial<TextChannel | VoiceChannel>, user_id: string = "0") {
+
+ // Always check if user has permission first
+ const permissions = await getPermission(user_id, channel.guild_id);
+ permissions.hasThrow("MANAGE_CHANNELS");
+
+ switch (channel.type) {
+ case ChannelType.GUILD_TEXT:
+ case ChannelType.GUILD_VOICE:
+ if (channel.parent_id) {
+ const exists = await ChannelModel.findOne({ id: channel.parent_id }, { guild_id: true }).exec();
+ if (!exists) throw new HTTPError("Parent id channel doesn't exist", 400);
+ if (exists.guild_id !== channel.guild_id) throw new HTTPError("The category channel needs to be in the guild");
+ }
+ break;
+ case ChannelType.GUILD_CATEGORY:
+ break;
+ case ChannelType.DM:
+ case ChannelType.GROUP_DM:
+ throw new HTTPError("You can't create a dm channel in a guild");
+ // TODO: check if guild is community server
+ case ChannelType.GUILD_STORE:
+ case ChannelType.GUILD_NEWS:
+ default:
+ throw new HTTPError("Not yet supported");
+ }
+
+ if (!channel.permission_overwrites) channel.permission_overwrites = [];
+ // TODO: auto generate position
+
+ channel = await new ChannelModel({
+ ...channel,
+ id: Snowflake.generate(),
+ created_at: new Date(),
+ // @ts-ignore
+ recipient_ids: null
+ }).save();
+
+ await emitEvent({ event: "CHANNEL_CREATE", data: channel, guild_id: channel.guild_id } as ChannelCreateEvent);
+
+ return channel;
+}
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