main.py

""" Flask server is needed for hosting this bot on replit """
import subprocess
import shlex
from flask import Flask
app = Flask('app')


def restart():
    try:
        # Checks for and Kills any duplicate instances of bot running
        cmd1 = subprocess.Popen(
            ["pgrep", "-f", "bot.py"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
        cmd2 = subprocess.run(['xargs', 'kill'], stdin=cmd1.stdout)

        print(str(cmd2))

        # Spawns an instance of the bot as a subprocess
        cmd = "python bot.py"
        cmds = shlex.split(cmd)
        p = subprocess.Popen(cmds, start_new_session=True)
        print(str(p))

        return 'Restart successful'

    except Exception as e:
        print('Restart error: ' + str(e))
        return 'Restart failed'


restart()


@app.route('/')
def hello_world():
    return 'Hello, I am flask server for a telegram bot on replit!'


@app.route('/restart')
def restart_bot():
    return restart()


app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8080)