This repository contains the source code for @ChiguirePricesBot created by @Daniklean for Telegram.
Development of Telegram bots by @Daniklean. Direct link to the bot: Chiguire Bot.
Eventually available. 😃
This repository has a personal template (of the infinite number of possible ones) to create a Telegram bot using NodeJS and TypeScript. The main technologies we use are:
- NodeJS: runtime environment for JavaScript/TypeScript.
- telegraf.js: Framework to create Telegram bots.
- Jest: framework for writing tests.
You're going to need an IDE or at least a text editor that colors the syntax. We recommend using Visual Studio Code - which gets along very well with TypeScript projects - enriched with the following plugins:
To run the code you need to have NodeJS version 16 (lts/gallium). To install it we recommend using the version manager nvm, although you can also do it manually by following the appropriate instructions for your operating system.
Assuming you've already set up all the prerequisites, these are the commands you should run the first time you work on your project:
# Copy the environment variable names in your .env file that are needed to communicate with the Telegram Bot API.
cp .env.example .env
## Remember, you must enter your credentials.
# Install the project's Node dependencies.
npm installDon't forget to replace the TOKEN value with the one given to you by @BotFather.
Here are some commands needed for daily development on this project.
# Raise the build of the project
npm run build
# Pick up test environment
npm run dev
# Pick up the project compiled.
npm start
# Run ESlint and Prettier, correcting any errors you can and formatting the code.
npm run eslint
# Run the tests only once. //SOON
npm test
# Run the tests and wait for changes. // SOON
npm test:watch