Remove intents.default and make intents a required parameter

discord/client.py

@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ class Client:
     intents: :class:`Intents`
         The intents that you want to enable for the session. This is a way of
         disabling and enabling certain gateway events from triggering and being sent.
-        If not given, defaults to a regularly constructed :class:`Intents` class.
 
         .. versionadded:: 1.5
     member_cache_flags: :class:`MemberCacheFlags`
@@ -203,9 +202,12 @@ class Client:
     def __init__(
         self,
         *,
+        intents: Intents,
         loop: Optional[asyncio.AbstractEventLoop] = None,
         **options: Any,
     ):
+        options["intents"] = intents
+
         # self.ws is set in the connect method
         self.ws: DiscordWebSocket = None  # type: ignore
         self.loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop = asyncio.get_event_loop() if loop is None else loop

discord/ext/commands/bot.py

@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ class _DefaultRepr:
 _default = _DefaultRepr()
 
 class BotBase(GroupMixin):
-    def __init__(self, command_prefix, help_command=_default, description=None, **options):
-        super().__init__(**options)
+    def __init__(self, command_prefix, help_command=_default, description=None, *, intents: discord.Intents, **options):
+        super().__init__(**options, intents=intents)
         self.command_prefix = command_prefix
         self.extra_events: Dict[str, List[CoroFunc]] = {}
         self.__cogs: Dict[str, Cog] = {}

discord/flags.py

@@ -480,16 +480,6 @@ class Intents(BaseFlags):
         self.value = self.DEFAULT_VALUE
         return self
 
-    @classmethod
-    def default(cls: Type[Intents]) -> Intents:
-        """A factory method that creates a :class:`Intents` with everything enabled
-        except :attr:`presences` and :attr:`members`.
-        """
-        self = cls.all()
-        self.presences = False
-        self.members = False
-        return self
-
     @flag_value
     def guilds(self):
         """:class:`bool`: Whether guild related events are enabled.

discord/state.py

@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ class ConnectionState:
         handlers: Dict[str, Callable],
         hooks: Dict[str, Callable],
         http: HTTPClient,
+        intents: Intents,
         loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop,
         **options: Any,
     ) -> None:
@@ -194,12 +195,8 @@ class ConnectionState:
             else:
                 status = str(status)
 
-        intents = options.get('intents', None)
-        if intents is not None:
-            if not isinstance(intents, Intents):
-                raise TypeError(f'intents parameter must be Intent not {type(intents)!r}')
-        else:
-            intents = Intents.default()
+        if not isinstance(intents, Intents):
+            raise TypeError(f'intents parameter must be Intent not {type(intents)!r}')
 
         if not intents.guilds:
             _log.warning('Guilds intent seems to be disabled. This may cause state related issues.')