added handling for disabling "re" commands & updated readme

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <!-- If for some reason you're reading this without MD formatting - please disable word-wrap for your own good. -->
 # ByteDiceAssistant
+![](/BDA_icon_64x64.png)\
 An automation tool primarily made for myself (Byte Dice) but publicly available for anyone to use. It's both a Discord and Reddit bot in one program.
 
 > [!CAUTION]
@@ -58,8 +59,12 @@ It is required to install all used Python modules. You can find those in [req.tx
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-### How to run:
-### Short answer for experienced people:
+### Configuration:
+You can find config files in the [cfg/](cfg/) folder. You can also find the default config in the [data/defaults/cfg_default.toml](data/defaults/cfg_default.toml) file, where comments are also listed.\
+**NOTE:** Some config files are automatically generated, and you will need to run the app once for them to generate.
+
+### How to start the program:
+#### Short answer for experienced people:
 * Download the code.
 * Set the environment variables (listed above).
 * Restart the terminal.
@@ -70,7 +75,7 @@ It is required to install all used Python modules. You can find those in [req.tx
   * For help, run `cargo run -- -h` or `cargo run -- --help`.
   * To only run the Python part, use `cargo run -- --py`, or for a better error output, `python ./src/python/main.py`
 
-### Long answer for beginners:
+#### Long answer for beginners:
 * Download the code (and extract it if needed).
 * Open a terminal.
 * Set the environment variables (listed above).

src/data.rs

@@ -136,12 +136,9 @@ pub async fn read_cfg_data(data: &Data, wipe: bool) {
 
 fn generate_cfg_data() {
   let preset_str = fs::read_to_string(PRESET_PATH_CFG).unwrap();
-  let preset_json: toml::Value = preset_str.parse().unwrap();
-
-  let json_str = toml::to_string_pretty(&preset_json).unwrap();
 
   let mut file = fs::File::create(DATA_PATH_CFG).unwrap();
-  file.write_all(json_str.as_bytes()).unwrap();
+  file.write_all(preset_str.as_bytes()).unwrap();
 }
 
 

src/main.rs

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
 use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 use websocket::send_cmd_json;
 
+use crate::data::get_toml_mutex;
 use crate::schedule::Schedule;
 
 
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ async fn main() {
   let args = <Args as clap::Parser>::parse();
   let args_str = serde_json::to_string(&args).expect("Error serializing args to JSON");
   unsafe { NOPING = args.noping; }
+  
 
   rs_println!("Fetching language file...");
   data::load_lang_data(args.clone().lang);
@@ -115,13 +117,13 @@ async fn main() {
     .map(|s| s.parse::<u64>().expect("Failed to parse ASSISTANT_OWNERS. Invalid syntax."))
     .collect();
 
+  let data = gen_data(args.clone(), own_vec_u64.clone()).await;
+
   if args.test             { println!("-----             USING TEST BOT            -----"); }
   if args.dev              { println!("-----            DEV MODE ENABLED           -----"); }
   if args.dev && args.wipe { println!("----- \"DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT\" MODE ENABLED -----"); }
   if args.nosched          { println!("-----             NO SCHEDULES              -----"); }
 
-  // TODO: handle if config for reddit is disabled to not start python
-
   if args.py && !args.rs {
     println!("-----           PYTHON ONLY MODE            -----");
     rs_println!("ARGS: {}", args_str);
@@ -131,27 +133,34 @@ async fn main() {
   else if args.rs && ! args.py {
     println!("-----            RUST ONLY MODE             -----");
     rs_println!("ARGS: {}", args_str);
-    start(args, own_vec_u64.clone()).await;
+    start(args, data).await;
     process::exit(0);
   }
 
   rs_println!("ARGS: {}", args_str);
 
+  let cfg = get_toml_mutex(&data.cfg).await.unwrap();
+  let cfg_arr = cfg["commands"]["disabled_categories"].as_array().unwrap();
+  let contains: toml::Value = "re".parse().unwrap(); 
+  let run_py = !cfg_arr.contains(&contains);
+
   let rt_rs = Runtime::new().unwrap();
   let rt_py = Runtime::new().unwrap();
   let python_args = args.clone();
   let rust_args = args.clone();
 
+  if !run_py { rs_println!("[IMPORTANT] You have disabled the \"re\" commands in the CFG. The app will not run the Python code nor the websockets to save resources!"); }
+
   let rust = thread::spawn(move || {
     rt_rs.block_on(async {
-      websocket::start(rust_args.clone(), own_vec_u64.clone()).await;
-      start(rust_args, own_vec_u64).await;
+      if run_py { websocket::start(rust_args.clone(), own_vec_u64.clone()).await; }
+      start(rust_args, data).await;
     });
   });
 
   let python = thread::spawn(move || {
     rt_py.block_on(async {
-      let _ = python::start(python_args).await;
+      if run_py { let _ = python::start(python_args).await; }
     });
   });
 
@@ -168,8 +177,7 @@ async fn main() {
 }
 
 
-async fn start(args: Args, owners: Vec<u64>) {
-  let data = gen_data(args.clone(), owners).await;
+async fn start(args: Args, data: Data) {
   let mut bot = gen_bot(data, args).await;
 
   rs_println!("Starting Discord bot...");