Added !softban

cogs/mod.py

@@ -84,6 +84,36 @@ class Mod:
         except Exception as e:
             print(e)
 
+    @commands.command(no_pm=True, pass_context=True)
+    @checks.admin_or_permissions(ban_members=True)
+    async def softban(self, ctx, user: discord.Member):
+        """Kicks the user, deleting 1 day worth of messages."""
+        server = ctx.message.server
+        channel = ctx.message.channel
+        can_ban = channel.permissions_for(server.me).ban_members
+        author = ctx.message.author
+        if can_ban:
+            try:
+                try: # We don't want blocked DMs preventing us from banning
+                    msg = await self.bot.send_message(user, "You have been banned and "
+                              "then unbanned as a quick way to delete your messages.\n"
+                              "You can now join the server again.")
+                except:
+                    pass
+                await self.bot.ban(user, 1)
+                logger.info("{}({}) softbanned {}({}), deleting 1 day worth " 
+                    "of messages".format(author.name, author.id, user.name,
+                     user.id))
+                await self.bot.unban(server, user)
+                await self.bot.say("Done. Enough chaos.")
+            except discord.errors.Forbidden:
+                await self.bot.say("My role is not high enough to softban that user.")
+                await self.bot.delete_message(msg)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print(e)
+        else:
+            await self.bot.say("I'm not allowed to do that.")
+
     @commands.command(no_pm=True, pass_context=True)
     @checks.admin_or_permissions(manage_nicknames=True)
     async def rename(self, ctx, user : discord.Member, *, nickname=""):