some more funky shit for the boss sapwn comaprison

app/cogs/tarkov.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from discord.ext import commands, tasks
 import core_utils
 import discord
 import os
+import json
 import random
 import requests
 
@@ -29,13 +30,15 @@ class Tarkov(commands.Cog):
         # Wait until the bot is ready before we actually start executing code
         await self.bot.wait_until_ready()
 
+        spawn_file = "/tmp/boss_spawns.json"
         spawns_from_api = tarkov.tarkov_boss_info()
 
-        if os.path.exists("/tmp/boss_spawns.txt"):
+        if os.path.exists(spawn_file):
             embed = discord.Embed(
                 description="-------", color=discord.Color.blue(), type="rich"
             )
-            known_spawns = eval(open("/tmp/boss_spawns.txt", "r").read())
+            with open(spawn_file, "r") as f:
+                known_spawns = json.load(f)
 
             changes_dict = tarkov.compare_boss_spawns(known_spawns, spawns_from_api)
 
@@ -52,10 +55,12 @@ class Tarkov(commands.Cog):
                         )
 
                 await self.bot.get_channel(channel_id).send(embed=embed)
-                open("/tmp/boss_spawns.txt", "w").write(str(spawns_from_api))
+                with open(spawn_file, "w") as f:
+                    json.dump(spawns_from_api, f)
 
         else:
-            open("/tmp/boss_spawns.txt", "w").write(str(spawns_from_api))
+            with open(spawn_file, "w") as f:
+                json.dump(spawns_from_api, f)
 
     async def get_all_bosses(ctx: discord.AutocompleteContext):
         """

app/tarkov.py

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def tarkov_boss_info():
     return levels
 
 
-def compare_boss_spawns(known_spawns, spawns_from_api):
+def compare_boss_spawns(known_spawns: dict, spawns_from_api: dict) -> dict:
     changes = {}  # To store the changes
 
     for level in known_spawns:
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ def compare_boss_spawns(known_spawns, spawns_from_api):
             boss_info_1 = known_spawns[level].get(boss, {})
             boss_info_2 = spawns_from_api[level].get(boss, {})
 
-            known_spawn_rate = boss_info_1.get("spawnChance", "N/A")
-            spawn_rate_from_api = boss_info_2.get("spawnChance", "N/A")
+            known_spawn_rate = boss_info_1.get("spawnChance", "**0%**")
+            spawn_rate_from_api = boss_info_2.get("spawnChance", "**0%**")
 
             if known_spawn_rate != spawn_rate_from_api:
                 level_changes[boss] = f"{known_spawn_rate} -> {spawn_rate_from_api}"