Interface DAVEProvider

public interface DAVEProvider
Interface for DAVE (Discord Audio/Voice Encryption) protocol implementation.

IMPORTANT: Starting March 1st, 2026, Discord requires all voice connections to use End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) via the DAVE protocol. Plugins that want to use voice functionality MUST provide a DAVE implementation.

Available implementations include:

Plugin developers are responsible for choosing and bundling their DAVE implementation.

See Also:

  • Nested Class Summary

    Nested Classes
    Modifier and Type
    Interface
    Description
    static class 
    DAVEProvider.DAVEException
    Exception thrown when DAVE operations fail.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String
    getName()
    Get the name of this DAVE implementation.
    Object
    getNativeImplementation()
    Get the native library instance for JDA's VoiceEncryption interface.
    int
    getRequiredJavaVersion()
    Get the minimum Java version required by this implementation.
    String
    getVersion()
    Get the version of this DAVE implementation.
    void
    initialize()
    Initialize the DAVE implementation.
    boolean
    isAvailable()
    Check if this DAVE implementation is available and properly initialized.
    void
    shutdown()
    Clean up resources when the voice connection is closed.

  • Method Details

    • getName

      String getName()
      Get the name of this DAVE implementation.
      Returns:
      the implementation name (e.g., "JDAVE", "libdave-jvm")

    • getVersion

      String getVersion()
      Get the version of this DAVE implementation.
      Returns:
      the version string

    • isAvailable

      boolean isAvailable()
      Check if this DAVE implementation is available and properly initialized.
      Returns:
      true if the implementation is ready to use

    • getRequiredJavaVersion

      int getRequiredJavaVersion()
      Get the minimum Java version required by this implementation.
      Returns:
      the minimum Java version (e.g., 8, 17, 25)

    • initialize

      void initialize() throws DAVEProvider.DAVEException
      Initialize the DAVE implementation. Called when the voice connection is being established.
      Throws:
      DAVEProvider.DAVEException - if initialization fails

    • shutdown

      void shutdown()
      Clean up resources when the voice connection is closed.

    • getNativeImplementation

      Object getNativeImplementation()
      Get the native library instance for JDA's VoiceEncryption interface. This should return an object compatible with JDA's DAVE requirements.
      Returns:
      the native DAVE implementation object