From 69f68d1b3cc92b8dc5021c8ffa563f28f2b0f236 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: KGFCH2 <babinbid05@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 14:06:38 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix: validate required bot environment variables at startup

---
 bot/index.js | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/bot/index.js b/bot/index.js
index 2fda380..5133e5d 100644
--- a/bot/index.js
+++ b/bot/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 require("dotenv").config();
 
+const requiredEnv = [
+	"DISCORD_TOKEN",
+	"DISCORD_CLIENT_ID",
+	"API_URL",
+	"BOT_API_KEY",
+];
+const missingEnv = requiredEnv.filter((name) => !process.env[name]);
+if (missingEnv.length) {
+	console.error(
+		"❌ Missing required bot environment variables:",
+		missingEnv.join(", "),
+	);
+	process.exit(1);
+}
+
 const fs = require("node:fs");
 const path = require("node:path");
 const { Client, Collection, GatewayIntentBits } = require("discord.js");