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+# File: Handlers.pm
+#
+# Purpose: Loads handlers in the Handlers directory.
+
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Pragmatic Software <pragma78@gmail.com>
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package PBot::Core::Handlers;
+use parent 'PBot::Core::Class';
+
+use PBot::Imports;
+
+use PBot::Utils::LoadModules qw/load_modules/;
+
+sub initialize {
+    my ($self, %conf) = @_;
+
+    # register all the handlers in the Handlers directory
+    $self->register_handlers(%conf);
+}
+
+# registers all the handler files in the Handlers directory
+
+sub register_handlers {
+    my ($self, %conf) = @_;
+
+    $self->{pbot}->{logger}->log("Registering handlers:\n");
+    load_modules($self, 'PBot::Core::Handlers');
+}
+
+1;