not much progress, but refactored

Cargo.toml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 eframe = "0.26.2"
+futures = "0.3.30"
 image = "0.24.9"
-tokio = { version = "0.2", features = ["macros"] }
-serenity = { default-features = false, features = ["client", "gateway", "model", "rustls_backend"], version = "0.9.0-rc.2"}
+serenity = { default-features = false, features = ["client", "gateway", "model", "rustls_backend"], version = "0.9.0-rc.2"}
+tokio = {features =  ["macros"], version = "0.2"}

src/bot.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use serenity::{
-	async_trait,
-	model::{channel::Message, gateway::Ready},
-	prelude::*,
+    async_trait,
+    model::{channel::Message, gateway::Ready},
+    prelude::*,
 };
 
 mod token;
@@ -13,32 +13,35 @@ struct Handler;
 
 #[async_trait]
 impl EventHandler for Handler {
-	async fn message(&self, ctx: Context, msg: Message) {
-		if msg.content == HELP_COMMAND {
-			if let Err(why) = msg.channel_id.say(&ctx.http, HELP_MESSAGE).await {
-				println!("Error sending message: {:?}", why);
-			}
-		}
-	}
+    async fn message(&self, ctx: Context, msg: Message) {
+        if msg.content == HELP_COMMAND {
+            if let Err(why) = msg.channel_id.say(&ctx.http, HELP_MESSAGE).await {
+                println!("Error sending message: {:?}", why);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
-	async fn ready(&self, _: Context, ready: Ready) {
-		println!("{} is connected!", ready.user.name);
-	}
+    async fn ready(&self, _: Context, ready: Ready) {
+        println!("{} is connected!", ready.user.name);
+    }
 }
 
 pub async fn start_discord_bot() {
-	let maybe_client = Client::builder(token::TOKEN)
-		.event_handler(Handler)
-		.await
-		.map_err(|why| format!("Client error: {:?}", why));
-	
-	if let Ok(mut client) = maybe_client {
-		if let Err(why) = client.start().await {
-			eprintln!("Client error: {:?}", why);
-			return
-		}
-	} else {
-		eprintln!("No Client");
-		return
-	}
+    println!("Creation process started");
+    let maybe_client = Client::builder(token::TOKEN)
+        .event_handler(Handler)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|why| format!("Client error: {:?}", why));
+
+    println!("Got a result");
+
+    if let Ok(mut client) = maybe_client {
+        if let Err(why) = client.start().await {
+            println!("Client error: {:?}", why);
+            return;
+        }
+    } else {
+        println!("No Client");
+        return;
+    }
 }

src/main.rs

@@ -1,75 +1,88 @@
 use eframe::egui;
 use image::GenericImageView;
 use std::{error::Error, sync::Arc, thread, time};
+use tokio::runtime::Runtime;
+
 mod bot;
 
 const MAX_FPS: f32 = 30.0;
 
-fn main() -> Result<(), eframe::Error> {
-	let icon_data = load_icon().unwrap_or_default();
+fn main() {
+    println!("hello there");
 
-	let options = eframe::NativeOptions {
-		viewport: egui::ViewportBuilder::default()
-			.with_inner_size([1200.0, 800.0])
-			.with_icon(Arc::new(icon_data)),
-		..Default::default()
-	};
+    // Create a separate Tokio runtime for the bot
+    let bot_runtime = Runtime::new().unwrap();
+    let bot_handle = bot_runtime.handle().clone();
 
-	eframe::run_native(
-		"Jiji",
-		options,
-		Box::new(move |_cc| Box::from(Jiji::default())),
-	)
+    // Spawn the bot task onto the separate runtime
+    bot_handle.spawn(async move {
+        bot::start_discord_bot().await;
+    });
+
+    // Run the GUI on the main thread
+    gui();
+}
+
+fn gui() {
+    let icon_data = load_icon().unwrap_or_default();
+
+    let options = eframe::NativeOptions {
+        viewport: egui::ViewportBuilder::default()
+            .with_inner_size([1200.0, 800.0])
+            .with_icon(Arc::new(icon_data)),
+        ..Default::default()
+    };
+
+    let _ = eframe::run_native("Jiji", options, Box::new(move |_cc| Box::from(Jiji::new())));
 }
 
 struct Jiji {
-	next_frame: time::Instant,
-	bot: thread::JoinHandle<()>,
-}
-
-impl Default for Jiji {
-	fn default() -> Self {
-		Self {
-			next_frame: time::Instant::now(),
-			bot: thread::spawn(|| {
-				bot::start_discord_bot();
-			}),
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-impl eframe::App for Jiji {
-	fn update(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context, _frame: &mut eframe::Frame) {
-		thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs_f32(
-			((1.0 / MAX_FPS) - self.next_frame.elapsed().as_secs_f32()).max(0.0),
-		));
-		self.next_frame = time::Instant::now();
-
-		self.draw_feed(ctx);
-	}
+    next_frame: time::Instant,
 }
 
 impl Jiji {
-	pub fn draw_feed(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context) {
-		egui::CentralPanel::default().show(ctx, |ui| {
-			ui.label("Hello there");
-		});
-	}
-	
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            next_frame: time::Instant::now(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl eframe::App for Jiji {
+    fn update(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context, _frame: &mut eframe::Frame) {
+        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_secs_f32(
+            ((1.0 / MAX_FPS) - self.next_frame.elapsed().as_secs_f32()).max(0.0),
+        ));
+        self.next_frame = time::Instant::now();
+
+        self.draw_feed(ctx);
+    }
+
+    fn on_exit(&mut self, _gl: std::option::Option<&eframe::glow::Context>) {
+        //self.runtime.shutdown_background();
+    }
+}
+
+impl Jiji {
+    pub fn draw_feed(&mut self, ctx: &egui::Context) {
+        egui::CentralPanel::default().show(ctx, |ui| {
+            ui.label("Hello there");
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 pub fn load_icon() -> Result<egui::IconData, Box<dyn Error>> {
-	let (icon_rgba, icon_width, icon_height) = {
-		let icon = include_bytes!("../assets/icon.png");
-		let image = image::load_from_memory(icon)?;
-		let rgba = image.clone().into_rgba8().to_vec();
-		let (width, height) = image.dimensions();
-		(rgba, width, height)
-	};
+    let (icon_rgba, icon_width, icon_height) = {
+        let icon = include_bytes!("../assets/icon.png");
+        let image = image::load_from_memory(icon)?;
+        let rgba = image.clone().into_rgba8().to_vec();
+        let (width, height) = image.dimensions();
+        (rgba, width, height)
+    };
 
-	Ok(egui::IconData {
-		rgba: icon_rgba,
-		width: icon_width,
-		height: icon_height,
-	})
+    Ok(egui::IconData {
+        rgba: icon_rgba,
+        width: icon_width,
+        height: icon_height,
+    })
 }