Use our own settings file instead of using godotenv

settings.go

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+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+// Config holds the configuration parameters
+type Config struct {
+	DiscordToken string `json:"discord_token"`
+}
+
+// Load reads configuration from settings.json or environment variables
+func Load() (*Config, error) {
+	// Try reading from settings.json file first
+	config, err := loadFromJSONFile("settings.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		// If reading from file fails, try reading from environment variables
+		config, err = loadFromEnvironment()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return config, nil
+}
+
+// loadFromJSONFile reads configuration from a JSON file
+func loadFromJSONFile(filename string) (*Config, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open settings file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+
+	config := &Config{}
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(file)
+	err = decoder.Decode(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode settings file: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return config, nil
+}
+
+// loadFromEnvironment reads configuration from environment variables
+func loadFromEnvironment() (*Config, error) {
+	discordToken := os.Getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN")
+	if discordToken == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("DISCORD_TOKEN environment variable not set or empty. Also tried reading from settings.json file")
+	}
+
+	config := &Config{
+		DiscordToken: discordToken,
+	}
+
+	return config, nil
+}