BotCommands can be defined in modules

src/core.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 pub mod botinstance;
 pub mod ratelimiter;
-pub mod botmodules;
+pub mod botmodules;
+
+// pub fn init() -> ()
+// {
+//     println!("I was here");
+// }

src/core/botinstance.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ use crate::core::ratelimiter::RateLimiter;
 use crate::core::ratelimiter;
 // use crate::core::ratelimiter;
 
+// pub fn init() -> ()
+// {
+//     println!("I was here");
+// }
+
 
 use crate::core::botmodules;
 use crate::core::botmodules::ModulesManager;

src/core/botmodules.rs

@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ pub enum BotAction {
 	R(Routine),
 }
 #[derive(Debug)]
-struct BotCommand {
-    module : ModType,
-    command : String, // command call name
-    alias : Vec<String>, // String of alternative names
+pub struct BotCommand {
+    pub module : ModType,
+    pub command : String, // command call name
+    pub alias : Vec<String>, // String of alternative names
     // bot_prefix : char, // although should be global?
     // exec_body : fn,
-    help : String,
+    pub help : String,
 }
 
 impl BotCommand {
@@ -177,17 +177,36 @@ impl ModulesManager {
 
         // mgr.add_botaction(BotModule(String::from("experiments 002")), BotAction::C(bcmd));
 
+        // -- Below working demonstration of BotCommand.add_to_modmgr()
 
-        BotCommand {
-            module : BotModule(String::from("experiments 002")),
-            command : String::from("DUPCMD2"), // command call name
-            alias : vec![String::from("DUPALIAS2A"),String::from("DUPALIAS2B")], // String of alternative names
-            // bot_prefix : char, // although should be global?
-            // exec_body : fn,
-            help : String::from("DUPCMD2 tester"),
-        }.add_to_modmgr(&mut mgr);
+        // BotCommand {
+        //     module : BotModule(String::from("experiments 003")),
+        //     command : String::from("DUPCMD3"), // command call name
+        //     alias : vec![String::from("DUPALIAS3A"),String::from("DUPALIAS3B")], // String of alternative names
+        //     // bot_prefix : char, // although should be global?
+        //     // exec_body : fn,
+        //     help : String::from("DUPCMD3 tester"),
+        // }.add_to_modmgr(&mut mgr);
 
-        
+        // crate::core::botmodules::BotCommand{
+        //     module : BotModule(String::from("experiments 003")),
+        //     command : String::from("DUPCMD3"), // command call name
+        //     alias : vec![String::from("DUPALIAS3A"),String::from("DUPALIAS3B")], // String of alternative names
+        //     // bot_prefix : char, // although should be global?
+        //     // exec_body : fn,
+        //     help : String::from("DUPCMD3 tester"),
+        // };
+
+        // // => 2023.12.22 - [ ] MF : How can I call submods:init() ?
+        // crate::core::botinstance::init(); // works
+        // crate::core::init(); // works 
+        //crate::submods::
+        //crate::arbfile;
+        crate::modules::init(&mut mgr);
+
+
+
+        println!(">> Modules Manager : End of Init");
         println!(">> Modules Manager : {:?}",mgr);
 
         mgr 
@@ -354,6 +373,9 @@ impl ModulesManager {
         // modactions.push(BotAction::L(newlistener));
         modactions.push(in_action);
 
+        println!(">> Modules Manager : Called Add bot Action");
+        println!(">> Modules Manager : {:?}",&self);
+
         ();
     }
 

src/main.rs

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 
 pub mod core;
+pub mod modules;
 use crate::core::botinstance::BotInstance;
 
 #[tokio::main]

src/modules.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+    `modules` will :
+    - be a starting refrence point for the bot instance to pull module definitions for
+
+*/
+
+//mod crate::core::botmodules;
+// use crate::core::botmodules;
+pub use crate::core::botmodules::ModulesManager;
+
+// use crate::core::botinstance;
+pub use crate::core::botinstance::BotInstance;
+
+
+// [ ] Load submodules
+
+mod experiments;
+
+
+// [ ] init() function that accepts bot instance - this is passed to init() on submodules
+
+pub fn init(mgr:&mut ModulesManager) -> () {
+    // Modules initializer loads modules into the bot
+    // this is achieved by calling submodules that also have fn init() defined
+
+    experiments::init(mgr);
+    
+
+    ();
+}

src/modules/experiments.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+/*
+    Submodules -
+
+    - should have definitions of BotAction that will be added to a bit
+        - therefore, will be defined in modules.rs file  
+    - will define one init(&BotInstance) take within the module that will contain :
+        - BotAction definitions that each call &BotInstance module manager to add itself
+
+*/
+
+// mod crate::modules;
+//use crate::modules;
+
+use crate::core::botmodules::{ModulesManager,BotCommand,BotModule};
+
+pub fn init(mgr:&mut ModulesManager) -> () {
+
+
+    BotCommand {
+        module : BotModule(String::from("experiments 004")),
+        command : String::from("DUPCMD4"), // command call name
+        alias : vec![String::from("DUPALIAS4A"),String::from("DUPALIAS4B")], // String of alternative names
+        // bot_prefix : char, // although should be global?
+        // exec_body : fn,
+        help : String::from("DUPCMD4 tester"),
+    }.add_to_modmgr(mgr);
+
+    println!("At Experiments module");
+
+
+    ();
+}