feat: made the export processes asyncronous

exportchannels/exportchannels.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import discord
-import subprocess
+import asyncio
 import os
-from redbot.core import Config, checks, commands, bot, data_manager
+from redbot.core import Config, checks, commands, data_manager
 
 class ExportChannels(commands.Cog):
     """Custom cog to export channels to JSON and HTML formats using Discord Chat Exporter.
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class ExportChannels(commands.Cog):
         self.bundled_data_path = data_manager.bundled_data_path(self)
         out = f'{self.data_path}{os.sep}Exported Channels'
         channel = channels[0]
+        file_location_html = f'{os.sep}{out}{os.sep}%g{os.sep}%c{os.sep}Export.html'
+        file_location_json =  f'{os.sep}{out}{os.sep}%g{os.sep}%c{os.sep}DCE-f.json'
         try:
             os.mkdir(out)
         except FileExistsError:
@@ -30,28 +32,36 @@ class ExportChannels(commands.Cog):
             'DiscordChatExporter.Cli.dll',
             'export',
             '--format', 'HtmlDark',
-            '--output', f'{os.sep}{out}{os.sep}%G (%g){os.sep}%C (%c){os.sep}Export.html',
-            '--token', f'{token}',
-            '--channel', {channel},
+            '--output', file_location_html,
+            '--token', token,
+            '--channel', channel,
             '--media',
             '--fuck_russia', 'true',
         ]
         os.chdir(self.bundled_data_path)
-        subprocess.call(args)
+        process_1 = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*args)
+        while True:
+            return_code_1 = process_1.poll()
+            if return_code_1 is not None:
+                break
         args = [
             'dotnet',
             'DiscordChatExporter.Cli.dll',
             'export',
             '--format', 'Json',
-            '--output', f'{os.sep}{out}{os.sep}%G (%g){os.sep}%C (%c){os.sep}DCE-f.json',
-            '--token', f'{token}',
-            '--channel', {channels},
+            '--output', file_location_json,
+            '--token', token,
+            '--channel', channels,
             '--reuse_media',
             '--media',
             '--fuck_russia', 'true',
         ]
         os.chdir(self.bundled_data_path)
-        subprocess.call(args)
+        process_2 = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*args)
+        while True:
+            return_code_2 = process_2.poll()
+            if return_code_2 is not None:
+                break
 
     @commands.group()
     @checks.is_owner()