chore: add option to undeploy commands and not deploy on start

src/structures/ExtendedClient.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Client, ClientOptions, Collection } from 'discord.js';
 import { Command } from '@/types/CommandTypes.js';
 import { Config } from '@/types/ConfigTypes.js';
-import { deployCommands } from '@/util/deployCommand.js';
+import { deployCommands, getFilesRecursively } from '@/util/deployCommand.js';
 import { registerEvents } from '@/util/eventLoader.js';
 
 /**
@@ -29,20 +29,69 @@ export class ExtendedClient extends Client {
 
   private async loadModules() {
     try {
-      const commands = await deployCommands();
-      if (!commands?.length) {
-        throw new Error('No commands found');
-      }
+      if (process.env.SKIP_COMMAND_DEPLOY === 'true') {
+        console.log('Skipping command deployment (SKIP_COMMAND_DEPLOY=true)');
+        const commandFiles = await this.loadCommandsWithoutDeploying();
 
-      for (const command of commands) {
-        this.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
-      }
+        await registerEvents(this);
+        console.log(
+          `Loaded ${commandFiles.length} commands and registered events (without deployment)`,
+        );
+      } else {
+        const commands = await deployCommands();
+        if (!commands?.length) {
+          throw new Error('No commands found');
+        }
 
-      await registerEvents(this);
-      console.log(`Loaded ${commands.length} commands and registered events`);
+        for (const command of commands) {
+          this.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
+        }
+
+        await registerEvents(this);
+        console.log(`Loaded ${commands.length} commands and registered events`);
+      }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error loading modules:', error);
       process.exit(1);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Loads commands without deploying them to Discord
+   * @returns Array of command objects
+   */
+  private async loadCommandsWithoutDeploying(): Promise<Command[]> {
+    try {
+      const path = await import('path');
+
+      const __dirname = path.resolve();
+      const commandsPath = path.join(__dirname, 'target', 'commands');
+
+      const commandFiles = getFilesRecursively(commandsPath);
+
+      const commands: Command[] = [];
+      for (const file of commandFiles) {
+        const commandModule = await import(`file://${file}`);
+        const command = commandModule.default;
+
+        if (
+          command instanceof Object &&
+          'data' in command &&
+          'execute' in command
+        ) {
+          commands.push(command);
+          this.commands.set(command.data.name, command);
+        } else {
+          console.warn(
+            `[WARNING] The command at ${file} is missing a required "data" or "execute" property.`,
+          );
+        }
+      }
+
+      return commands;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error loading commands:', error);
+      throw error;
+    }
+  }
 }