Methods to hide your bot's token (Configatron, DotENV, YAML)

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# Don't share your bot's token with anyone!

Your application's token is essentially the password to your bot's account. If this token is shared publicly, then anyone can log into your bot's account and do whatever they like with it. 

**It is strongly recommended that you take steps to hide your token when hosting an open-source bot on GitHub, or other public platforms, that can be viewed by anyone.**

Below are several methods to do this.

## 1. [Configatron](https://github.com/markbates/configatron)

*A super cool, simple, and feature rich configuration system for Ruby apps.*

* Add `gem 'configatron'` to your `Gemfile` and run `bundle install` or run `gem install configatron`.
* Create a File called `example.config.rb` and put following content in it: `configatron.token = YOUR TOKEN`.
* Copy `example.config.rb` to `config.rb` and write your token in `config.rb` but not in `example.config.rb`.
* Add `config.rb` to your so called `.gitignore` (This prevents git from tracking the file).
* Add `require 'configatron'` on a new line in your main project.

A bot init will look like the following:
```ruby
require 'discordrb'
bot = Discordrb::Bot.new token: configatron.token, application_id: 168123456789123456`
```

## 2. [DotENV](https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv)

*Loads environment variables from `.env`*

* Add `gem 'dotenv'` to your `Gemfile` and run `bundle install` or run `gem install dotenv`
* Create a File called `.env`
* Edit `.env` and put your token with the following syntax in it: `TOKEN=27743773527`
* Add `.env` to your `.gitignore` file (This prevents git from tracking the file).

A bot init will look like the following: 
```ruby
require 'dotenv'
DotENV.load

require 'discordrb'
bot = Discordrb::Bot.new token: ENV['TOKEN'], application_id: 168123456789123456
```
## 3. [YAML](http://yaml.org/)

*YAML files are simple text files for storing data in a simple, human-readable format.*

You should already have YAML parser; it is part of Ruby.

* Create a file named `example.config.yaml` with the following content:
```yaml
---
token: YOUR_TOKEN
```
* copy `example.config.yaml` to `config.yaml` and insert your own token for `YOUR_TOKEN`
* Add `config.yaml` to your `.gitignore` file (This prevents git from tracking the file).

A bot init will look like the following: 
```ruby
require 'discordrb'
require 'yaml'

CONFIG = YAML.load_file('config.yaml')
bot = Discordrb::Bot.new token: CONFIG['token'], application_id: 168123456789123456
```