persistent storage test

app.py

@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@ intents = discord.Intents.all()
 bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)
 
 
-
 """"""
 XP_PER_MESSAGE = 10 # 100k messages = 1M exp = lvl 100
+data_file_path = '/data/xp_data.json'
+xp_data = {}
 """"""
 
 
@@ -24,21 +25,33 @@ XP_PER_MESSAGE = 10 # 100k messages = 1M exp = lvl 100
 async def on_ready():
     print(f'Logged in as {bot.user.name}')
     print(f"XP_PER_MESSAGE: {XP_PER_MESSAGE}")
-    print(f"xp_data: {xp_data}")
-
+    global xp_data
+    xp_data = load_xp_data()
+    print('XP data loaded:', xp_data)
 
+"""
 try:
     with open('xp_data.json', 'r') as f:
         xp_data = json.load(f)
 except FileNotFoundError:
     xp_data = {}
 
+"""
+
+
     
 def save_xp_data():
-    with open('xp_data.json', 'w') as f:
+    with open(data_file_path, 'w') as f:
         json.dump(xp_data, f)
 
 
+def load_xp_data():
+    if os.path.exists(data_file_path):
+        with open(data_file_path, 'r') as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    return {}    
+
+
 @bot.event
 async def on_message(message):
     try:
@@ -53,7 +66,8 @@ async def on_message(message):
 
             user = bot.get_user(811235357663297546)
             try:
-                await user.send(f"xp_data: {xp_data}")
+                file = discord.File(data_file_path)
+                await user.send(f"xp_data: {xp_data}", file=file)
             except discord.HTTPException:
                 await user.send("Failed to send a DM.")