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+title: January 9th, 2025
+date: 2025-01-09, 17:03:44 -08:00
+section: journal
+link: https://gitdab.com/cadence/out-of-your-element
+tags:
+  - Matrix
+  - Discord
+---
+[[Out of Your Element]] is a "modern Matrix-to-Discord appservice bridge". Seems simple and robust -- just a NodeJS server. Discovered via [[Muni Town]].
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+git: https://gitdab.com/cadence/out-of-your-element
+tags:
+  - Discord
+  - bridge
+  - Matrix
+  - opensource
+  - nodejs
+---
+Modern Matrix-to-Discord appservice bridge, created by [@cadence:cadence.moe](https://matrix.to/#/@cadence:cadence.moe)
+- Modern: Supports new Discord features like replies, threads and stickers, and new Matrix features like edits, spaces and space membership.
+- Efficient: Special attention has been given to memory usage, database indexes, disk footprint, runtime algorithms, and queries to the homeserver.
+- Reliable: Any errors on either side are notified on Matrix and can be retried.
+- Tested: A test suite and code coverage make sure all the logic and special cases work.
+- Simple development: No build step (it's JavaScript, not TypeScript), minimal/lightweight dependencies, and abstraction only where necessary so that less background knowledge is required. No need to learn about Intents or library functions.
+- No locking algorithm: Other bridges use a locking algorithm which is a source of frequent bugs. This bridge avoids the need for one.
+- Latest API: Being on the latest Discord API version lets it access all features, without the risk of deprecated API versions being removed.