Added in fail checks on files existing for all the JSON files in the project. Minus questions.json since that file doesn't exist quite yet.

StarsiegeBot/Starsiege/Functions.cs

@@ -31,16 +31,28 @@ namespace StarsiegeBot
             DiscordColor.Violet, DiscordColor.Wheat, DiscordColor.White, DiscordColor.Yellow };
         private readonly Random rnd = new Random();
         private readonly Dictionary<string, SSFunction> ssFunctions;
+        private readonly bool FunctionsEnabled;
 
         public Functions()
         {
             Console.WriteLine("Starsiege Function Commands Loaded");
-            // Load the Functions JSON file. Has all information regarding Starsiege in-game Functions.
-            var json = "";
-            using (var fs = File.OpenRead("functions.json"))
-            using (var sr = new StreamReader(fs, new UTF8Encoding(false)))
-                json = sr.ReadToEnd();
-            ssFunctions = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, SSFunction>>(json);
+
+            // Check for file, if not there, disable commands.
+            if (File.Exists("functions.json"))
+            {
+                // Load the Functions JSON file. Has all information regarding Starsiege in-game Functions.
+                var json = "";
+                using (var fs = File.OpenRead("functions.json"))
+                using (var sr = new StreamReader(fs, new UTF8Encoding(false)))
+                    json = sr.ReadToEnd();
+                ssFunctions = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<Dictionary<string, SSFunction>>(json);
+                FunctionsEnabled = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                FunctionsEnabled = false;
+                Console.WriteLine(" --- --- --- Functions JSON not found.");
+            }
         }
 
         [GroupCommand]
@@ -48,39 +60,61 @@ namespace StarsiegeBot
         public async Task StarsiegeFunctions(CommandContext ctx, [RemainingText, Description("The function to attempt to look up.")] string command = "")
         {
             await ctx.TriggerTypingAsync();
+            if (!FunctionsEnabled)
+            {
+                await ctx.RespondAsync("Function Commands have been disabled. Please contact the bot owners.");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // If the function command is empty make a list of commands in Starsiege. 
             if (command.Equals(string.Empty))
             {
+                // Get a list of the Keys.
                 List<string> keys = new List<string>(ssFunctions.Keys);
+                // get a new output.
                 string output = string.Empty;
+                // loop over the keys.
                 foreach (string item in keys)
                 {
+                    // if our output is empty, add the first time.
                     if (output.Equals(string.Empty))
                     {
                         output = $"`{item}`";
                     }
+                    // output is nto empty, add second or further item with a comma.
                     else
                     {
                         output += $", `{item}`";
                     }
                 }
+                // send the output.
                 await ctx.RespondAsync("List of known Functions in Starsiege: " + output);
             }
 
-
+            // we have a command the want to try to find.
             else if (ssFunctions.TryGetValue(command.ToLower(), out SSFunction outItem))
             {
+                // New Message Embed!
                 DiscordEmbedBuilder embed = new DiscordEmbedBuilder();
+                // Set the title to the name of this function.
                 embed.WithTitle(outItem.title);
+                // set the timestamp to now... why, idk, its not really needed actually.
                 embed.WithTimestamp(DateTime.Now);
+                // add a random color to the left side bar of the embed.
                 embed.WithColor(colours[rnd.Next(0, colours.Length)]);
+                // Message Description, I dont remember what it is any more, sorry!
                 embed.WithDescription(outItem.description);
+                // iterate over each field item, and add them to the embed.
                 foreach (Fields item in outItem.fields)
                 {
                     embed.AddField(item.name, item.value, true);
                 }
+                // Build the Embed.
                 DiscordEmbed em = embed.Build();
+                // send the embed.
                 await ctx.RespondAsync(embed: em);
             }
+            // we couldn't find that exact command... let them know.
             else
             {
                 await ctx.RespondAsync("That command wasn't food, pot-head.");
@@ -91,6 +125,14 @@ namespace StarsiegeBot
         public async Task FunctionCount(CommandContext ctx)
         {
             await ctx.TriggerTypingAsync();
+
+            // check ot make sure these commands are enabled. if disabled, report it.
+            if (!FunctionsEnabled)
+            {
+                await ctx.RespondAsync("Function Commands have been disabled. Please contact the bot owners.");
+                return;
+            }
+            // they wanted to know how many functions were documented... so tell them!
             await ctx.RespondAsync($"There are {ssFunctions.Count} functions in the known list.");
         }
 
@@ -124,6 +166,4 @@ namespace StarsiegeBot
             return $"Name: {name} || Value: {value}";
         }
     }
-
-
 }