Redesigned the DiscordBotCore by splitting it into multiple projects. Created a WebUI and preparing to remove the DiscordBot application

DiscordBotCore.Configuration/Configuration.cs

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+using DiscordBotCore.Logging;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+
+namespace DiscordBotCore.Configuration;
+
+public class Configuration : ConfigurationBase
+{
+    private readonly bool _EnableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault;
+    private Configuration(ILogger logger, string diskLocation, bool enableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault): base(logger, diskLocation)
+    {
+        _EnableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault = enableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault;
+    }
+
+    public override async Task SaveToFile()
+    {
+        var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(_InternalDictionary, Formatting.Indented);
+        await File.WriteAllTextAsync(_DiskLocation, json);
+    }
+
+    public override T Get<T>(string key, T defaultValue)
+    {
+        T value = base.Get(key, defaultValue);
+        
+        if (_EnableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault && value.Equals(defaultValue))
+        {
+            Add(key, defaultValue);
+        }
+        
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public override List<T> GetList<T>(string key, List<T> defaultValue)
+    {
+        List<T> value = base.GetList(key, defaultValue);
+        
+        if (_EnableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault && value.All(defaultValue.Contains))
+        {
+            Add(key, defaultValue);
+        }
+        
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    public override async void LoadFromFile()
+    {
+        if (!File.Exists(_DiskLocation))
+        {
+            await SaveToFile();
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        string jsonContent = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(_DiskLocation);
+        var    jObject     = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<JObject>(jsonContent);
+
+        if (jObject is null)
+        {
+            await SaveToFile();
+            return;
+        }
+        
+        _InternalDictionary.Clear();
+        
+        foreach (var kvp in jObject)
+        {
+            AddPairToDictionary(kvp, _InternalDictionary);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void AddPairToDictionary(KeyValuePair<string, JToken> kvp, IDictionary<string, object> dict)
+    {
+        if (kvp.Value is JObject nestedJObject)
+        {
+            dict[kvp.Key] = nestedJObject.ToObject<Dictionary<string, object>>();
+            
+            foreach (var nestedKvp in nestedJObject)
+            {
+                AddPairToDictionary(nestedKvp, dict[kvp.Key] as Dictionary<string, object>);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (kvp.Value is JArray nestedJArray)
+        {
+            dict[kvp.Key] = nestedJArray.ToObject<List<object>>();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            if (kvp.Value.Type == JTokenType.Integer)
+                dict[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Value<int>();
+            else if (kvp.Value.Type == JTokenType.Float)
+                dict[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Value<float>();
+            else if (kvp.Value.Type == JTokenType.Boolean)
+                dict[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Value<bool>();
+            else if (kvp.Value.Type == JTokenType.String)
+                dict[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Value<string>();
+            else if (kvp.Value.Type == JTokenType.Date)
+                dict[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value.Value<DateTime>();
+            else
+                dict[kvp.Key] = kvp.Value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Create a new Settings Dictionary from a file
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="baseFile">The file location</param>
+    /// <param name="enableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault">Set this to true if you want to update the dictionary with default values on get</param>
+    public static Configuration CreateFromFile(ILogger logger, string baseFile, bool enableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault)
+    {
+        var settings = new Configuration(logger, baseFile, enableAutoAddOnGetWithDefault);
+        settings.LoadFromFile();
+        return settings;
+    }
+}