Working on: The Twitch authentication

twitch_test.py

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+import asyncio
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import twitchio
+from twitchio.ext import commands
+
+# --- Standalone Twitch IRC Connection Test ---
+
+class TestBot(twitchio.Client):
+    """A minimal twitchio client for testing IRC connectivity."""
+
+    def __init__(self, channel_name: str):
+        # Load credentials from environment variables
+        self.TMI_TOKEN = os.getenv("TWITCH_TEST_TOKEN")
+        self.CLIENT_ID = os.getenv("TWITCH_CLIENT_ID")
+        self.TARGET_CHANNEL = channel_name
+
+        # Pre-flight checks
+        if not all([self.TMI_TOKEN, self.CLIENT_ID, self.TARGET_CHANNEL]):
+            raise ValueError("Missing required environment variables. Ensure TWITCH_TEST_TOKEN, TWITCH_CLIENT_ID, and a channel are provided.")
+
+        print("--- Configuration ---")
+        print(f"CLIENT_ID: {self.CLIENT_ID[:4]}...{self.CLIENT_ID[-4:]}")
+        print(f"TOKEN: {self.TMI_TOKEN[:12]}...")
+        print(f"TARGET CHANNEL: {self.TARGET_CHANNEL}")
+        print("-----------------------")
+
+        super().__init__(
+            token=f"oauth:{self.TMI_TOKEN}",
+            client_id=self.CLIENT_ID,
+            initial_channels=[self.TARGET_CHANNEL],
+            ssl=True
+        )
+
+    async def event_ready(self):
+        """Called once when the bot goes online."""
+        print("\n--- Connection Successful ---")
+        print(f"Logged in as: {self.nick}")
+        print(f"Listening for messages in #{self.TARGET_CHANNEL}...")
+        print("---------------------------\n")
+
+    async def event_message(self, message):
+        """Runs every time a message is sent in chat."""
+        if message.echo:
+            return
+        print(f"#{message.channel.name} | {message.author.name}: {message.content}")
+
+async def main():
+    """Main function to run the test bot."""
+    # IMPORTANT: Replace 'ramforth' with the channel you want to test.
+    channel_to_test = "ramforth"
+    
+    print(f"Attempting to connect to Twitch IRC for channel: {channel_to_test}")
+    try:
+        bot = TestBot(channel_name=channel_to_test)
+        await bot.start()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"\n--- AN ERROR OCCURRED ---")
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+        print("Please check your credentials and network connection.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    asyncio.run(main())