load messages at build time

cmd/bot/conspiracies.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[
+  "Taylor Swift is secretly an immortal time traveler. 👀",
+  "Is her cat actually the mastermind behind her songwriting? 🤔"
+]

cmd/bot/main.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"embed"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
@@ -11,6 +13,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 )
 
+//go:embed praises.json
+var praisesFile embed.FS
+
+//go:embed conspiracies.json
+var conspiraciesFile embed.FS
+
+var (
+	praises      []string
+	conspiracies []string
+)
+
 func main() {
 	err := godotenv.Load()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -25,6 +38,13 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// load messages at build time
+	err = loadMessages()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("Error loading embedded messages: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	// initialize bot session
 	dg, err := discordgo.New("Bot " + botToken)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,6 +73,30 @@ func main() {
 	dg.Close()
 }
 
+func loadMessages() error {
+	file, err := praisesFile.ReadFile("praises.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal(file, &praises)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	file, err = conspiraciesFile.ReadFile("conspiracies.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = json.Unmarshal(file, &conspiracies)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func readyHandler(s *discordgo.Session, r *discordgo.Ready) {
 	fmt.Println("Ready to rumble!")
 }

cmd/bot/praises.json

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[
+  "I love *All Too Well*, the lyrics are so beautiful: 'Maybe we got lost in translation...'",
+  "*Enchanted* is such a masterpiece. 'This night is sparkling, don’t you let it go.'"
+]