Some refactoring of the new external files

config.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from schema import Schema, And, Use
 import matching
 
-CONFIG = "config.json"
+FILE = "config.json"
 
 
 class Config():
@@ -17,10 +17,14 @@ class Config():
     def owners(self) -> list[int]:
         return self.__dict__["owners"]
     
+    def reload(self) -> None:
+        """Reload the config back into the dict"""
+        self.__dict__ = load().__dict__
+
 
 def load() -> Config:
     """Load the config and validate it"""
-    config = matching.load(CONFIG)
+    config = matching.load(FILE)
     Schema(
         {
             # Discord bot token

history.py

@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 """Store matching history"""
 import os
+import time
 from schema import Schema, And, Use, Optional
+from typing import Protocol
 import matching
 
 FILE = "history.json"
 
 
+class Member(Protocol):
+    @property
+    def id(self) -> int:
+        pass
+
+
 class History():
     def __init__(self, data: dict):
         self.__dict__ = data
@@ -15,13 +23,31 @@ class History():
         return self.__dict__["groups"]
 
     @property
-    def matchees(self) -> dict:
+    def matchees(self) -> dict[str, dict]:
         return self.__dict__["matchees"]
 
     def save(self) -> None:
         """Save out the history"""
         matching.save(FILE, self.__dict__)
 
+    def save_groups_to_history(self, groups: list[list[Member]]) -> None:
+        """Save out the groups to the history file"""
+        ts = time.time()
+        for group in groups:
+            # Add the group
+            self.groups.append({
+                "ts": ts,
+                "matchees": list(m.id for m in group)
+            })
+            # Add the matches to the matchee data
+            for m in group:
+                matchee = self.matchees.get(str(m.id), {"matches": []})
+                for o in (o for o in group if o.id != m.id):
+                    matchee["matches"].append({"ts": ts, "id": o.id})
+                self.matchees[str(m.id)] = matchee
+
+        self.save()
+
 
 def load() -> History:
     """Load the history and validate it"""

matchy.py

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
     matchy.py - Discord bot that matches people into groups
 """
 import logging
-import time
 import discord
 from discord import app_commands
 from discord.ext import commands
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@ def owner_only(ctx: commands.Context) -> bool:
 async def sync(ctx: commands.Context):
     """Handle sync command"""
     msg = await ctx.reply("Reloading config...", ephemeral=True)
-    global config
+    Config.reload()
-    config = matching.load(Config)
     logger.info("Reloaded config")
 
     await msg.edit(content="Syncing commands...")
@@ -121,25 +119,7 @@ class GroupMessageButton(discord.ui.View):
             await interaction.channel.send(msg)
         await interaction.channel.send("That's all folks, happy matching and remember - DFTBA!")
         await interaction.response.edit_message(content="Groups sent to channel!", view=None)
-        save_groups_to_history(self.groups)
+        History.save_groups_to_history(self.groups)
-
-
-def save_groups_to_history(groups: list[list[discord.Member]]) -> None:
-    ts = time.time()
-    for group in groups:
-        # Add the group
-        History.groups.append({
-            "ts": ts,
-            "matchees": list(m.id for m in group)
-        })
-        # Add the matches to the matchee's daya
-        for m in group:
-            matchee = History.matchees.get(str(m.id), {"matches": []})
-            for o in (o for o in group if o.id != m.id):
-                matchee["matches"].append({"ts": ts, "id": o.id})
-            History.matchees[m.id] = matchee
-
-    History.save()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":