# Creating your application

## Configuration files <a href="#configuration-files" id="configuration-files"></a>

### config.json

If you're here, you have copied your bot's token. If it's not the case, [click here](https://guide.touchguild.com/setting-up-an-application).

To keep your token safe, you should create a `config.json` file in your bot's folder.

The file should look like this:

{% code title="config.json" %}

```json
{
  "token": "insert token here"
}
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Usage:" %}

```javascript
const config = require('./config.json');
console.log(config.token);
```

{% endcode %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
If you're using Git or GitHub Desktop, you should add this file to `.gitignore`&#x20;
{% endhint %}

### Using environment variables <a href="#using-environment-variables" id="using-environment-variables"></a>

There is another way to keep your token safe, and it is a better way. For this you'll need to create a new file named `.env`, your file should look like this:

{% code title=".env" %}

```
TOKEN=TOKEN HERE
```

{% endcode %}

{% code title="Usage:" %}

```javascript
require('dotenv').config();
console.log(process.env.TOKEN);
```

{% endcode %}

#### Installing dotenv

To use .env in your file, you'll need to use dotenv. So let's install it:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="npm" %}

```bash
npm install dotenv
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="yarn" %}

```bash
yarn add dotenv
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="pnpm" %}

```bash
pnpm add dotenv
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

## Setting up a new bot with TouchGuild

### Creating index.js

To code your bot, you'll need a file called index.js

After creating it, you'll be able to setup your bot.

Here's an example of code:

{% code title="index.js" overflow="wrap" %}

```javascript
// importing TouchGuild
const { Client } = require("touchguild");

// If you created a .env file:
require('dotenv').config();
const client = new Client({ token: process.env.TOKEN });

// If you created a configuration file:
const config = require("./config.json");
const client = new Client({ token: config.token });

client.registerGlobalApplicationCommand({
    name: "ping",
    type: ApplicationCommandType.CHAT_INPUT
});

client.on("interactionCreate", async (interaction)=> {
    if (interaction instanceof CommandInteraction) {
        if (interaction.data.name === "ping") {
            void interaction.createMessage({ content: "Pong!" });
        }
    }
});

client.connect(); // connect to guilded
```

{% endcode %}

You're now ready to create many commands as you want for your bot!

Have fun!