add support for plugins

.gitignore

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ cty.zip
 /botenv/
 /devenv/
 /data/
+/data/plugins/
 
 /docker-compose.yml
 

Makefile

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ help:
 
 # Main install target
 .PHONY: install
-install: $(BOTENV)/req_done data/options.py data/keys.py
+install: $(BOTENV)/req_done data/options.py data/keys.py data/plugins
 
 # Virual environment setup
 $(BOTENV)/success:
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ data:
 	@echo "\033[34;1m--> Creating ./data ...\033[0m"
 	@mkdir -p data
 
+# Creating the ./data/plugins subdirectory
+data/plugins: ./data
+	@echo "\033[34;1m--> Creating ./data/plugins ...\033[0m"
+	@mkdir -p data/plugins
+
 # Copying templates
 data/options.py data/keys.py: ./data
 	@echo "\033[34;1m--> Copying template for ./$@ ...\033[0m"
@@ -72,7 +77,7 @@ clean:
 
 ### Dev targets ###
 .PHONY: dev-install
-dev-install: $(BOTENV)/dev_req_done data/options.py data/keys.py
+dev-install: $(BOTENV)/dev_req_done data/options.py data/keys.py data/plugins
 
 # Installing dev requirements
 $(BOTENV)/dev_req_done: dev-requirements.txt $(BOTENV)/success

exts/base.py

@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class BaseCog(commands.Cog):
                             [miaowware/qrm-resources](https://github.com/miaowware/qrm-resources/issues)."""
         await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
-    @commands.command(name="donate")
+    @commands.command(name="donate", aliases=["tip"])
     async def _donate(self, ctx: commands.Context):
         """Shows ways to help support development of the bot via donations."""
         embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)

main.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import sys
 import traceback
 from datetime import datetime, time
 from types import SimpleNamespace
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytz
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import data.options as opt
 exit_code = 1  # The default exit code. ?shutdown and ?restart will change it accordingly (fail-safe)
 
 ext_dir = "exts"  # The name of the directory where extensions are located.
+plugin_dir = "data.plugins"  # The name of the directory where plugins are located.
 
 debug_mode = opt.debug  # Separate assignement in-case we define an override (ternary operator goes here)
 
@@ -108,14 +110,24 @@ async def _extctl_list(ctx: commands.Context):
     """Lists loaded extensions."""
     embed = cmn.embed_factory(ctx)
     embed.title = "Loaded Extensions"
-    embed.description = "\n".join(["‣ " + x.split(".")[1] for x in bot.extensions.keys()])
+    embed.description = "\n".join(
+                            ["‣ " + x.split(".")[-1] for x in bot.extensions.keys() if not x.startswith(plugin_dir)]
+                        )
+    if plugins := ["‣ " + x.split(".")[-1] for x in bot.extensions.keys() if x.startswith(plugin_dir)]:
+        embed.add_field(name="Loaded Plugins", value="\n".join(plugins))
     await ctx.send(embed=embed)
 
 
 @_extctl.command(name="load", aliases=["ld"])
 async def _extctl_load(ctx: commands.Context, extension: str):
     """Loads an extension."""
+    try:
         bot.load_extension(ext_dir + "." + extension)
+    except commands.ExtensionNotFound as e:
+        try:
+            bot.load_extension(plugin_dir + "." + extension)
+        except commands.ExtensionNotFound:
+            raise e
     await cmn.add_react(ctx.message, cmn.emojis.check_mark)
 
 
@@ -126,14 +138,26 @@ async def _extctl_reload(ctx: commands.Context, extension: str):
         pika = bot.get_emoji(opt.pika)
         if pika:
             await cmn.add_react(ctx.message, pika)
+    try:
         bot.reload_extension(ext_dir + "." + extension)
+    except commands.ExtensionNotLoaded as e:
+        try:
+            bot.reload_extension(plugin_dir + "." + extension)
+        except commands.ExtensionNotLoaded:
+            raise e
     await cmn.add_react(ctx.message, cmn.emojis.check_mark)
 
 
 @_extctl.command(name="unload", aliases=["ul"])
 async def _extctl_unload(ctx: commands.Context, extension: str):
     """Unloads an extension."""
+    try:
         bot.unload_extension(ext_dir + "." + extension)
+    except commands.ExtensionNotLoaded as e:
+        try:
+            bot.unload_extension(plugin_dir + "." + extension)
+        except commands.ExtensionNotLoaded:
+            raise e
     await cmn.add_react(ctx.message, cmn.emojis.check_mark)
 
 
@@ -246,6 +270,10 @@ async def _ensure_activity_fixed():
 for ext in opt.exts:
     bot.load_extension(ext_dir + "." + ext)
 
+# load all py files in plugin_dir
+for plugin in (f.stem for f in Path(plugin_dir.replace(".", "/")).glob("*.py")):
+    bot.load_extension(plugin_dir + "." + plugin)
+
 
 try:
     bot.run(keys.discord_token)