Correcting data storage and creating global variables for data and config. Post and register commands tested for theory.

highscores.py

@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 main file for pvm-highscores bot
 """
 
-import os
-import logging
 import json
+import logging
+import os
+
 import nextcord
 from nextcord.ext import commands
 
 import config
-
+from utils import data_storage
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('nextcord')
 logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
@@ -19,8 +20,9 @@ handler.setFormatter(logging.Formatter(
     '%(asctime)s:%(levelname)s:%(name)s: %(message)s'))
 logger.addHandler(handler)
 
-highscores_config_file = "highscores_config.json"
-highscores_data_file = "highscores_data.json"
+
+highscores_config = data_storage.open_highscores_config()
+highscores_data = data_storage.open_highscores_data()
 
 
 def main():
@@ -63,34 +65,5 @@ def main():
     bot.run(config.DISCORD_TOKEN)
 
 
-def open_highscores_data():
-    """Opens a highscores_data.json file if one exists, otherwise creates a skeleton of the data."""
-    if (os.path.exists(highscores_data_file)):
-        with open(highscores_data_file, encoding='utf-8', mode="r") as file:
-            data = json.load(file)
-    else:
-        # create the json object
-        x = {
-            "channel_id": 0
-        }
-        data = json.dumps(x)
-
-    return data
-
-
-def open_highscores_config():
-    """Opens the highscores config file as a json object and returns."""
-    # Load bot config
-    with open(highscores_config_file, encoding='utf-8', mode='r') as file:
-        highscores_config = json.load(file)
-    return highscores_config
-
-
-def save_highscores_data(data):
-    """Saves the highscores data into a json file."""
-    with open(highscores_data_file, encoding='utf-8', mode='w') as file:
-        file.write(json.dumps(data, indent=4))
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()