Use our own settings file instead of using godotenv

.env.example

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-TOKEN=

.gitignore

@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ vendor/
 go.work
 
 # Discord bot token
-.env
+settings.json

README.md

@@ -2,8 +2,18 @@
 
 Shit Discord bot
 
+## Settings file
+
+Create a settings.json file or use the environment variables below
+
+```json
+{
+  "discord_token": "your-bot-token-here"
+}
+```
+
 ## Environment variables
 
-| Env var | Desc              | Example                                                     |
-| ------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Variable | Description       | Example                                                     |
+| -------- | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
 | TOKEN    | Discord bot token | MzQ2MDAwODAxNDk5ODk0Nzk1.XkK-7A.w18w6Z99c5DXi8ubbSNbj32lMZo |

go.mod

@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ module github.com/TheLovinator1/ANewDawn
 
 go 1.21.6
 
-require (
-	github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.27.1
-	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1
-)
+require github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.27.1
 
 require (
 	github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.27.1 h1:ib9AIc/dom1E/fSIulrBwnez0CToJE113ZGt4Ho
 github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo v0.27.1/go.mod h1:NJZpH+1AfhIcyQsPeuBKsUtYrRnjkyu0kIVMCHkZtRY=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2 h1:+/TMaTYc4QFitKJxsQ7Yye35DkWvkdLcvGKqM+x0Ufc=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.2/go.mod h1:YR8l580nyteQvAITg2hZ9XVh4b55+EU/adAjf1fMHhE=
-github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
-github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210421170649-83a5a9bb288b h1:7mWr3k41Qtv8XlltBkDkl8LoP3mpSgBW8BUoxtEdbXg=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20210421170649-83a5a9bb288b/go.mod h1:T9bdIzuCu7OtxOm1hfPfRQxPLYneinmdGuTeoZ9dtd4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210226172049-e18ecbb05110/go.mod h1:m0MpNAwzfU5UDzcl9v0D8zg8gWTRqZa9RBIspLL5mdg=

main.go

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 
 	"github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo"
-	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -34,25 +34,17 @@ var (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	/*
-	   Load the .env file into the environment.
-
-	   You can create a .env file with the following contents:
-	   TOKEN=your-bot-token-here
-	*/
-	err := godotenv.Load()
+	config, err := Load()
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Cannot load .env file: %v", err)
+		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
-	// Get the bot token from the environment.
-	token := os.Getenv("TOKEN")
-	if token == "" {
-		log.Fatalln("No token provided. Please set the TOKEN environment variable.")
-	}
+	// Print the token for debugging purposes.
+	discordToken := config.DiscordToken
+	fmt.Println("Discord Token:", discordToken)
 
 	// Create a new Discord session using the provided bot token.
-	session, err := discordgo.New("Bot " + token)
+	session, err := discordgo.New("Bot " + discordToken)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Cannot create a new Discord session: %v", err)
 	}

settings.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+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
+}