Update app.py

app.py

@@ -24,31 +24,29 @@ async def on_ready():
     print(f'Logged in as {bot.user.name}')
 
 
-try:
-    with open('xp_data.json', 'r') as f:
-        xp_data = json.load(f)
-except FileNotFoundError:
-    xp_data = {}
-
+def load_xp_data():
+    try:
+        with open('xp_data.json', 'r') as f:
+            return json.load(f)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return {}
+        
     
 def save_xp_data():
     with open('xp_data.json', 'w') as f:
         json.dump(xp_data, f)
 
 
-
-
 @bot.event
 async def on_message(message):
     try:
         #if message.author != bot.user: # disabling this means we can track bot usage over time
             """AWAIT LEVEL ALGORITM OR SOMETHING (MULTIPLE FILES?)"""
             author_id = str(message.author.id) # dictionary pairs (ID -> TOTAL XP)
-            xp_data.setdefault(author_id, 0) # default if it doesn't already exist
-            
-            xp_data[author_id] += XP_PER_MESSAGE
-            save_xp_data()
-            
+            xp_data.setdefault(author_id, [])
+            timestamp = int(time.time())
+            xp_data[author_id].append((timestamp, XP_PER_MESSAGE))
+            save_xp_data(xp_data)            
             await bot.process_commands(message)
 
     except Exception as e:
@@ -64,9 +62,9 @@ def calculate_level(xp):
 async def level(ctx):
     author_id = str(ctx.author.id)
     if author_id in xp_data:
-        xp = xp_data[author_id]
-        level = calculate_level(xp)
-        await ctx.send(f'You are at level {level} with {xp} XP.')
+        total_xp = sum(xp for _, xp in xp_data[author_id])
+        level = calculate_level(total_xp)
+        await ctx.send(f'You are at level {level} with {total_xp} total XP.')
     else:
         await ctx.send('You have not earned any XP yet.')