create_dm_channel method

melisa/client.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from .models import User
 from .models.app import Shard
-from .utils import Snowflake
+from .utils import Snowflake, APIModelBase
 from .utils.types import Coro
 
 from .core.http import HTTPClient
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class Client:
         self._activity = activity
         self._status = status
 
+        APIModelBase.set_client(self)
+
     async def _get_gateway(self):
         """Get Gateway information"""
         return GatewayBotInfo.from_dict(await self.http.get("gateway/bot"))

melisa/models/user/user.py

@@ -194,3 +194,10 @@ class User(APIModelBase):
     def avatar_url(self) -> str:
         """Avatar url (from the Discord CDN server)"""
         return "https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/{}/{}.png?size=1024".format(self.id, self.avatar)
+
+    async def create_dm_channel(self):
+        # ToDo: Add docstrings
+        # ToDo: Add checking this channel in cache
+        return await self._http.post(
+                "/users/@me/channels", data={"recipient_id": self.id}
+        )

melisa/utils/api_model.py

@@ -54,10 +54,14 @@ class APIModelBase:
     @property
     def _http(self):
         if not self._client:
-            raise AttributeError("Object is not yet linked to a main client")
+            return None
 
         return self._client.http
 
+    @classmethod
+    def set_client(cls, client):
+        cls._client = client
+
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(
         cls: Generic[T], data: Dict[str, Union[str, bool, int, Any]]