From f26dbdc498615ec4e2cb20cfcfc8de09e95e59fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: arsam <me@asabbagh.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:15:10 +0330
Subject: [PATCH] Import source: run_bot.sh

Import the existing local project snapshot. This commit organizes existing files; it does not represent newly developed functionality.
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 run_bot.sh | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 run_bot.sh

diff --git a/run_bot.sh b/run_bot.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4b436e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run_bot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# run_bot.sh — starts bot.py and auto-restarts it on crash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+VENV="$DIR/venv/bin/activate"
+LOG="$DIR/bot.log"
+RETRY_DELAY=5   # seconds to wait before restarting after a crash
+
+echo "[run_bot] Starting watchdog. Logs → $LOG" | tee -a "$LOG"
+
+while true; do
+    echo "[run_bot] $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC') — launching bot.py" | tee -a "$LOG"
+    source "$VENV"
+    python -u "$DIR/bot.py" >> "$LOG" 2>&1 || true
+    EXIT=$?
+    echo "[run_bot] $(date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S UTC') — bot.py exited (code $EXIT), restarting in ${RETRY_DELAY}s..." | tee -a "$LOG"
+    sleep "$RETRY_DELAY"
+done