Threading actually sucks.

bot_instance.py

@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 from discord.ext import commands
 import discord
-import threading
 
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
 bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix="!", intents=intents)
 
 bot.tracked_games = []
-bot.tracked_games_lock = threading.Lock()

main.py

@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import discord
 import os
-from discord.ext import tasks, commands
+from discord.ext import tasks
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from dom5game import Dom5game
 from servermanager import create_server
 from nicegui import ui
 from webui import create_ui
-import threading
 from bot_instance import bot
+import asyncio
 
 load_dotenv()
 TOKEN = os.getenv("TOKEN")
+if not TOKEN:
+    raise ValueError("No token found")
 
 
 def reload_games():
@@ -24,12 +26,27 @@ def reload_games():
                     )
 
 
+async def start_discord_bot():
+    await bot.load_extension("cogs.slash_commands")
+    await bot.start(TOKEN)
+
+
+def main():
+    create_ui()
+    ui.timer(0, lambda: asyncio.create_task(start_discord_bot()), once=True)
+    ui.run()
+
+
+if __name__ in {"__main__", "__mp_main__"}:
+    main()
+
+
 @bot.event
 async def on_ready():
     print(f"Logged in as {bot.user}")
-    await bot.load_extension("cogs.slash_commands")
     # await bot.tree.sync()
     reload_games()
+    if not task_loop.is_running():
         task_loop.start()
 
 
@@ -43,8 +60,11 @@ async def task_loop():
     )
     for game in bot.tracked_games:
         channel = bot.get_channel(game.channelId)
+        if channel is None:
+            continue
         # handle turn ticks
-        if game.get_turn() != game.turn and game.get_turn().isdigit():
+        new_turn = game.get_turn()
+        if new_turn != game.turn and new_turn.isdigit():
             game.update_turn()
             pingstr = ""
             if game.members:
@@ -88,12 +108,3 @@ async def task_loop():
                     )
                 game.update_players()
                 game.to_json()
-
-
-def start_bot():
-    bot.run(TOKEN)
-
-
-threading.Thread(target=start_bot, daemon=True).start()
-create_ui()
-ui.run()