Enumeration GatewayShardState

The shard is connecting to the gateway. During this stage, the shard:

• Initiates the websocket connection
• Waits for a hello payload
• Starts heartbeating
• The shard sends an identify payload
• Waits for the READY dispatch

Alternatively, if the shard receives an Invalid Session payload and enters this state:

• The shard sends an identify payload or a resume payload
• Waits for the READY or RESUMED dispatch

The shard was disconnected.

The shard has received all GUILD_CREATE dispatches (or has timed out).

The shard is not running.

The shard is connected and is operating normally. A READY or RESUMED dispatch has been received.