Improved UI experience for the Main page

WebUI/Controllers/HomeController.cs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-using System.Diagnostics;
+using DiscordBotCore.Bot;
+using DiscordBotCore.PluginManagement.Loading;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using WebUI.Models;
 using ILogger = DiscordBotCore.Logging.ILogger;
 
 namespace WebUI.Controllers;
@@ -8,25 +8,64 @@ namespace WebUI.Controllers;
 public class HomeController : Controller
 {
     private readonly ILogger _logger;
-    public HomeController(ILogger logger)
+    private readonly IDiscordBotApplication _discordBotApplication;
+    private readonly IPluginLoader _pluginLoader;
+
+    public HomeController(ILogger logger, IDiscordBotApplication discordBotApplication, IPluginLoader pluginLoader)
     {
         _logger = logger;
+        _discordBotApplication = discordBotApplication;
+        _pluginLoader = pluginLoader;
     }
 
+    [HttpGet]
     public IActionResult Index()
     {
         _logger.Log("Index page loaded", this);
+        ViewBag.IsRunning = _discordBotApplication.IsReady;
         return View();
     }
 
-    public IActionResult Privacy()
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> StartApplication()
     {
-        return View();
-    }
+        if (_discordBotApplication.IsReady)
+        {
+            _logger.Log("Application already started", this);
+            return RedirectToAction("Index");
+        }
 
-    [ResponseCache(Duration = 0, Location = ResponseCacheLocation.None, NoStore = true)]
-    public IActionResult Error()
+        await _discordBotApplication.StartAsync();
+        return RedirectToAction("Index");
+    }
+    
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> StopApplication()
     {
-        return View(new ErrorViewModel { RequestId = Activity.Current?.Id ?? HttpContext.TraceIdentifier });
+        if (!_discordBotApplication.IsReady)
+        {
+            _logger.Log("Application already stopped", this);
+            return RedirectToAction("Index");
+        }
+        
+        await _discordBotApplication.StopAsync();
+        return RedirectToAction("Index");
+    }
+    
+    [HttpGet]
+    public JsonResult GetLogs()
+    {
+        var logText = _logger.GetLogsHistory();
+        var logs = logText.Split(Environment.NewLine, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+        return Json(logs);
+    }
+    
+    [HttpPost]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> LoadPlugins()
+    {
+        _logger.Log("Loading plugins", this);
+        await _pluginLoader.LoadPlugins();
+        _logger.Log("Plugins loaded", this);
+        return RedirectToAction("Index");
     }
 }

WebUI/Program.cs

@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ builder.Services.AddSingleton<IPluginManager>(sp =>
     IPluginManager pluginManager = new PluginManager(pluginRepository, logger, configuration);
     return pluginManager;
 });
+
+builder.Services.AddSingleton<IPluginLoader>(sp =>
+{
+    IPluginManager pluginManager = sp.GetRequiredService<IPluginManager>();
+    ILogger logger = sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger>();
+    IConfiguration configuration = sp.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>();
+    return new PluginLoader(pluginManager, logger, configuration);
+});
+
 builder.Services.AddSingleton<IDiscordBotApplication>(sp =>
 {
     ILogger logger = sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger>();
@@ -150,14 +159,7 @@ builder.Services.AddSingleton<IDiscordBotApplication>(sp =>
     return new DiscordBotApplication(logger, configuration, pluginLoader);
 });
 
-builder.Services.AddSingleton<IPluginLoader>(sp =>
-{
-    IPluginManager pluginManager = sp.GetRequiredService<IPluginManager>();
-    ILogger logger = sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger>();
-    IConfiguration configuration = sp.GetRequiredService<IConfiguration>();
-    IDiscordBotApplication discordBotApplication = sp.GetRequiredService<IDiscordBotApplication>();
-    return new PluginLoader(pluginManager, logger, configuration, discordBotApplication.Client);
-});
+
 
 var app = builder.Build();
 

WebUI/Views/Home/Index.cshtml

@@ -1,8 +1,59 @@
 @{
-    ViewData["Title"] = "Home Page";
+    var isRunning = ViewBag.IsRunning ?? false;
+    ViewBag.Title = "Console Log Viewer";
 }
 
-<div class="text-center">
-    <h1 class="display-4">Welcome</h1>
-    <p>Learn about <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/aspnet/core">building Web apps with ASP.NET Core</a>.</p>
-</div>
+<div class="container mt-5">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-md-8">
+            <h4>Console Log</h4>
+            <div id="consoleLog" class="border p-3 bg-dark text-white" style="height: 400px; overflow-y: scroll; font-family: monospace;"></div>
+        </div>
+
+        <div class="col-md-4">
+            <h4>Controls</h4>
+            <form method="post" asp-action="StartApplication">
+                <button type="submit" class="btn btn-success mb-2">Start Application</button>
+            </form>
+            @if (isRunning)
+            {
+                <form method="post" asp-action="StopApplication">
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-danger mb-2">Stop Application</button>
+                </form>
+                <form method="post" asp-action="LoadPlugins">
+                    <button type="submit" class="btn btn-info mb-2">Load Plugins</button>
+                </form>
+            }
+
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+@section Scripts {
+    <script>
+        let lastLogCount = 0;
+
+        function fetchLogs() {
+            fetch("/Home/GetLogs")
+                .then(res => res.json())
+                .then(logs => {
+                    const logDiv = document.getElementById("consoleLog");
+                    if (logs.length !== lastLogCount) {
+                        logDiv.innerHTML = logs.map(line => formatLog(line)).join('');
+                        logDiv.scrollTop = logDiv.scrollHeight;
+                        lastLogCount = logs.length;
+                    }
+                });
+        }
+
+        function formatLog(line) {
+            if (line.includes("[Error]")) return `<div style="color: #ff4d4d;">${line}</div>`;
+            if (line.includes("[Warning]")) return `<div style="color: #ffa500;">${line}</div>`;
+            if (line.includes("[Debug]")) return `<div style="color: #88f;">${line}</div>`;
+            return `<div>${line}</div>`;
+        }
+
+        setInterval(fetchLogs, 2000);
+        fetchLogs();
+    </script>
+}

WebUI/Views/Home/Privacy.cshtml

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-@{
-    ViewData["Title"] = "Privacy Policy";
-}
-<h1>@ViewData["Title"]</h1>
-
-<p>Use this page to detail your site's privacy policy.</p>