[Feature Request] Real Username Variable

[dennisrijsdijk]

Describe the solution you'd like Real username variable for twitch user based events.

Additional context Currently, the $user and $username variables return the Display Name, which can cause various issues with API, and builtin effects.

[SReject]

Added $useridname to return the user's underlaying username for instances where the Display name is ineffectual.

Currently its limited to chat-based events. If you notice events that should be supported but aren't, list them with this feature request

[dennisrijsdijk]

I believe this should be available for gift-related events as $giftgifteridname and giftreceiveridname (not community gift) From what I've seen in the commit, this isn't available for regular sub, cheer, follow or raid events either. (omitting Host as it's being depricated soon) I don't believe channel point redemptions are currently supported, I'll be able to check that once the nightly build happens.

[SReject]

Going through your list:

Announcements - implemented - $useridname refers to the person that created the announcement

Cheer/Bits - blocked - twurple does not provide the underlying username for cheer events

Cheer/Bits badge - blocked - twurple does not provide the underlying username for cheer badge events

Sub Recipient (not community gift) - implemented - $useridname will refer to the recipient of the sub

Sub Gifter (not community gift) - not implemented - todo

Follow - implemented - $useridname will refer to the user in question

Raid - blocked - twurple does not provide underlying username for raid events.

[dennisrijsdijk]

Cheer/Bits provides the userId, which via API can lead to the real username.

[zunderscore]

Added in v5.55.0