Add config validator override switch

bot.js

@@ -5,14 +5,27 @@
 //    /_/ /_/ /_/\___/_/   \___/\__,_/_/   \__, /  
 //     COLD HARD FEEDS                    /____/   
 //
-var config = require('./config/default.json');
+//var config = require('./config/default.json');
 //var uconfig = require('./config/usersettings.json');
 var irc = require("irc");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var readline = require('readline');
 const { Worker } = require('worker_threads');
+const { setMaxIdleHTTPParsers } = require("http");
 //var randomWords = require('better-random-words');
 
+const timer = ms => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, ms))
+
+console.log('[bot] Checking if config file exists')
+if (fs.existsSync('./config/default.json')) {
+    var config = require('./config/default.json');
+    console.log('[bot] Config file exists, can proceed with initialisation')
+} else {
+    console.log('[bot] The config file, default.json, does not exist in the config folder. Mercury can not start.')
+    process.exit() 
+}
+timer(100)
+
 warningMsg = ''+config.colours.brackets+'['+config.colours.warning+'WARNING'+config.colours.brackets+']'
 errorMsg = ''+config.colours.brackets+'['+config.colours.error+'ERROR'+config.colours.brackets+']'
 
@@ -30,7 +43,6 @@ var bot = new irc.Client(config.irc.server, config.irc.nickname, {
 const msgTimeout = new Set();
 const msgTimeoutMsg = new Set();
 
-const timer = ms => new Promise(res => setTimeout(res, ms))
 
 const isValidUrl = urlString=> {
     var urlPattern = new RegExp('^(https?:\\/\\/)?'+ // validate protocol
@@ -54,13 +66,13 @@ function consoleLog(log) {
 var hostmask = null
 
 function checkConfigValidity() {
-    consoleLog(`[bot.checkConfigValidity] Opening cvc worker`)
+    consoleLog(`[bot.checkConfigValidity] Opening config validator`)
     const worker = new Worker(`./commands/cvc.js`, {});
     worker.once('message', (string) => {
         if (string == 'kill') {
             process.exit()
         } else if (string == 'allg') {
-            consoleLog('[bot.checkConfigValidity] Config validity checked, seems all good, continuing with initialisation')
+            consoleLog('[bot.checkConfigValidity] Config seems valid, continuing')
         }
     });
 }
@@ -210,9 +222,6 @@ bot.addListener('error', function(message) {
 });
 
 async function init() {
-    consoleLog('[bot.init] Checking config validity')
-    checkConfigValidity()
-    await timer(1500)
     consoleLog('[bot.init] Checking if user settings file exists')
     fs.open('./config/usersettings.json','r',function(err, fd){
         if (err) {
@@ -222,7 +231,6 @@ async function init() {
                     consoleLog('[bot.init] [FATAL] User settings file could not be created. Mercury can not start')
                     process.exit()  
                 }
-                consoleLog("[bot.init] User settings does not exist, please hold...");
             });
             try {
                 fs.writeFileSync('./config/usersettings.json', "\{\n\}")
@@ -231,12 +239,22 @@ async function init() {
                 consoleLog('[bot.init] [FATAL] User settings file was created but is not writable, could be a permissions issue. Mercury can not start')
                 process.exit()
             }
+            timer(100)
             consoleLog('[bot.init] User settings file has been created')
         } else {
             consoleLog("[bot.init] User settings file exists");
         }
     });
-    await timer(100)
+    await timer(500)
+    try {
+        if (config.errorhandling.validity_override === "TRUE") {
+            consoleLog('[bot.init] Config validity override switch enabled, will not check for validity')
+        }
+    } catch(e) {
+        consoleLog('[bot.init] Checking config validity')
+        checkConfigValidity()
+    }
+    await timer(2000)
     if (config.irc.ssl == "true") {
         consoleLog('[bot.init] Initialisation completed, connecting to '+config.irc.server+'/'+config.irc.port+' (SSL) as '+config.irc.nickname); 
     } else {

commands/cvc.js

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function checkValuesExist() {
         config.floodprotect.flood_protection, config.floodprotect.flood_protection_delay,
         config.errorhandling.error_logging, config.errorhandling.error_channel, config.errorhandling.error_channel_pass,
         config.colours.date, config.colours.brackets, config.colours.title, config.colours.author, config.colours.body, config.colours.link, config.colours.help_logo, config.colours.help_motd, config.colours.warning, config.colours.error,
-        config.feed.useragent, config.feed.body_max_chars, config.feed.time_format, config.feed.timezone, config.feed.default_amount,
+        config.feed.useragent, config.feed.body_max_chars, config.feed.time_format, config.feed.timezone, config.feed.default_amount, config.feed.show_feed_title,
         config.twitter.nitter_instances, config.twitter.default_amount,
         config.misc.display_help_logo, config.misc.logging,
         config.motd.enable, config.motd.list, config.motd.version 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function checkValuesExist() {
         "config.floodprotect.flood_protection", "config.floodprotect.flood_protection_delay",
         "config.errorhandling.error_logging","config.errorhandling.error_channel","config.errorhandling.error_channel_pass",
         "config.colours.date","config.colours.brackets","config.colours.title","config.colours.author","config.colours.body","config.colours.link","config.colours.help_logo","config.colours.help_motd","config.colours.warning","config.colours.error",
-        "config.feed.useragent","config.feed.body_max_chars","config.feed.time_format","config.feed.timezone","config.feed.default_amount",
+        "config.feed.useragent","config.feed.body_max_chars","config.feed.time_format","config.feed.timezone","config.feed.default_amount", "config.feed.show_feed_title",
         "config.twitter.nitter_instances","config.twitter.default_amount",
         "config.misc.display_help_logo","config.misc.logging",
         "config.motd.enable","config.motd.list","config.motd.version"
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ function checkValuesExist() {
 
     })
     if (fatalConfigError.has('kill') == true ){
+        timer(10)
         consoleLog('[cvc.checkValuesExist] [FATAL] Config is improperly configured, Mercury can not start')
         sendUpstream('kill')
     } else {

config/example.default.json

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
         "body_max_chars": "200",
         "time_format": "DD MMM YYYY HH:mm:ss ZZ",
         "timezone": "Pacific/Auckland",
-        "default_amount": "5"
+        "default_amount": "5",
+        "show_feed_title": "true"
     },
     "twitter": {
         "nitter_instances": [