edrsfx

chat_listener.py

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ class TwitchBot(twitchio.Client):
             ssl=True # Mandate: Explicitly use SSL for the IRC connection.
         )
         self.channel_name = channel_name
+        # Health Check: If __init__ completes successfully, this flag will exist.
+        # If super().__init__ fails silently, this line is never reached.
+        self.is_initialized = True
 
     async def start(self):
         """

listener_manager.py

@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ class ListenerManager:
                 db_user_id=user.id
             )
             
+            # Verify that the bot was initialized correctly before proceeding.
+            # This catches silent failures from the twitchio library.
+            if not getattr(bot, 'is_initialized', False):
+                raise Exception("TwitchBot failed to initialize, likely due to an invalid token.")
+
             task = asyncio.create_task(bot.start())
             # Store both the task and the bot instance for graceful shutdown
             self.active_listeners[user.id] = {"task": task, "bot": bot}