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+require 'dotenv/load'
+require 'yaml'
+require 'discordrb'
+
+COIN_TIMEOUT = 15
+SCOREBOARD = './scoreboard.yml'
+coin_state_active = false
+
+bot = Discordrb::Bot.new token: ENV['DISCORD_TOKEN']
+
+def get_seconds_to_midnight(time)
+  t2 = Time.new(time.year, time.month, time.day + 1)
+  return t2 - time
+end
+
+def get_random_duration(time)
+  max = get_seconds_to_midnight(time)
+  return rand(0..max)
+end
+
+def load_scoreboard()
+  YAML::load_file(SCOREBOARD) || {}
+end
+
+def get_coin_count(scoreboard, user)
+  scoreboard[user] || 0
+end
+
+def increment_coin(scoreboard, user)
+  coins = get_coin_count(scoreboard, user) + 1
+  scoreboard[user] = coins
+
+  File.write(SCOREBOARD, scoreboard.to_yaml)
+end
+
+def plural(string, count)
+  "#{count} #{string}#{count > 1 ? 's' : ''}"
+end
+
+bot.message(with_text: 'GET COIN' ) do |event|
+  # update score
+  if coin_state_active
+    scoreboard = load_scoreboard()
+    increment_coin(scoreboard, event.author.id)
+
+    coin_state_active = false
+
+    coins = get_coin_count(scoreboard, event.author.id)
+    event.respond "Nice catch, #{event.author.name}! You have #{plural('coin', coins)} now!"
+  else
+    event.respond "No coins for you, #{event.author.name}!"
+  end
+end
+
+bot.message(with_text: '/coins') do |event|
+  coins = get_coin_count(load_scoreboard(), event.author.id)
+  event.respond "#{event.author.name}, you have #{plural('coin', coins)}!"
+end
+
+bot.run(true)
+
+loop do 
+  # sleep until random time from now to midnight
+  # sleep(get_random_duration(Time.now))
+
+  # activate coin state
+  coin_state_active = true
+  # send coin GIF
+  bot.send_file(ENV['BOT_CHANNEL'], File.open('./coin.gif', 'r'))
+
+  # sleep until midnight to reset cycle
+  sleep(get_seconds_to_midnight(Time.now))
+end
+
+
+
+
+bot.join()