nadekobot/src/NadekoBot/Common/Attributes/CommandNameLoadHelper.cs

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;

namespace NadekoBot.Common.Attributes
{
    public static class CommandNameLoadHelper
    {
        
        private static YamlDotNet.Serialization.IDeserializer _deserializer
            = new YamlDotNet.Serialization.Deserializer();
        
        public static Lazy<Dictionary<string, string[]>> LazyCommandAliases
            = new Lazy<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(() => LoadCommandNames()); 
        public static Dictionary<string, string[]> LoadCommandNames(string aliasesFilePath = "data/aliases.yml")
        {
            var text = File.ReadAllText(aliasesFilePath);
            return _deserializer.Deserialize<Dictionary<string, string[]>>(text);
        }

        public static string[] GetAliasesFor(string methodName)
            => LazyCommandAliases.Value.TryGetValue(methodName.ToLowerInvariant(), out var aliases) && aliases.Length > 1
                ? aliases.Skip(1).ToArray()
                : Array.Empty<string>();

        public static string GetCommandNameFor(string methodName)
        {
            methodName = methodName.ToLowerInvariant();
            var toReturn = LazyCommandAliases.Value.TryGetValue(methodName, out var aliases) && aliases.Length > 0
                ? aliases[0]
                : methodName;
            return toReturn;
        }
    }
}