add startserver command to create screen instance

bot.py

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
+import json
 import os
 import discord
 from discord.ext import commands
 import subprocess
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import time
 
 load_dotenv()
 
 TOKEN = os.getenv('DISCORD_TOKEN')
+BASE_PATH = os.getenv('BASE_PATH', './')
 print(TOKEN)
 
 intents = discord.Intents.default()
@@ -29,6 +32,52 @@ async def mc(ctx, *args):
     stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
     await ctx.send(stdout)
 
+@bot.command()
+async def startserver(ctx, *args):
+    # Check if the user is an admin
+    if not ctx.author.guild_permissions.administrator:
+        await ctx.send("You don't have permission to run this command.")
+        return
+    # Validate and get the server name
+    if len(args) == 0:
+        await ctx.send("Please provide a server name.")
+        return
+    if len(args) > 1:
+        await ctx.send("Please provide only one server name.")
+        return
+    servername = args[0]
+
+    # Load server data from json
+    with open('servers.json', 'r') as f:
+        servers = json.load(f)
+        servers = servers['servers']
+    # Find the server in the json
+    server = None
+    for s in servers:
+        if s['servername'] == servername:
+            server = s
+            break
+    if server is None:
+        await ctx.send("Server not found.")
+        return
+    # Start the server
+    await ctx.send("Starting server, please wait...")
+    path = BASE_PATH + server['path'] if BASE_PATH else server['path']
+    command = f"cd {path} && screen -dmS {servername} {server['startcommand']}"
+    print(f"Running command: {command}")
+    process = subprocess.Popen(command, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+    # Wait for the server to start then check if the screen instance is still live
+    stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
+    time.sleep(3)
+    process = subprocess.Popen(f"screen -ls | grep {servername}", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+    stdout, stderr = process.communicate()
+    print(stdout)
+    if len(stdout) == 0:
+        await ctx.send("Server failed to start. Minecraft screen instance terminated within 3 seconds.")
+        return
+    await ctx.send("Server started.")
+    await ctx.send(stdout)
+
 @bot.command()
 async def ping(ctx):
     await ctx.send('Pong!')