Fiber Chat Bot (Telegram)

Fiber Chat Bot is a bot that queries a local fiber node and when detecting a new block broadcasts it via chat (currently only telegram).

The bot currently supports a local fiber node that is accessible via HTTP.
HTTPS might be implemented in a later version

Table of Contents

• Installation
  • Software Requirements
  • Cloning the Bot
  • Configuring the Bot
    • Telegram Configuration
      • New Bot
      • New Channel
  • Installing the Bot
  • Running the Bot

Installation

Software Requirements

The bot depends on a local instance of a fiber node.
See information about a fiber node on https://github.com/skycoin/skycoin.git.

!! You have to install a local node and then let it synchronize to the latest block to use the bot !!

Cloning the Bot

1. Clone the bot in your go directory

   git clone https://github.com/4rchim3d3s/fiber-chat-bot.git $GOPATH/src/github.com/4rchim3d3s/fiber-chat-bot

Configuring the Bot

1. Copy default_config.json to a *_config.json of your choice (e.g. fibercoin_config.json)
2. Edit the config depending to your preferences.

Telegram Configuration

New Bot

1. Open Telegram application then search for @BotFather
2. Click Start
3. Click Menu -> /newbot or type /newbot and hit Send
4. Copy your token and paste it in your_config.json

   "telegram" : {
       "bot_token" : "your-bot-token",
       "chat_id" : YourChatID
   },

!!! Attention: Never share this token. Everyone having this token can fully control your bot

New Channel

1. Make a new Telegram channel
2. Add your bot as admin to the channel
3. Add the bot @IDBot as admin to the channel
4. type /getgroupid and hit Send
5. copy your channel/groupid and paste it in your_config.json

   "telegram" : {
       "bot_token" : "your-bot-token",
       "chat_id" : YourChatID,
       "chat_thread_id": "",
   },

   ! If you want to post in a certain topic inside a supergroup just fill the "chat_thread_id" variable with the last number shown inside the t.me/c/.../. link inside the topic info.

Installing the Bot

1. Change directory to the cloned repo:
   cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/4rchim3d3s/fiber-chat-bot

2. Install it with:
   go install

Running the Bot

1. Run the bot with:

   go run fiber-chat-bot -cfg your_config.json -block theBlockYouWantToStartToQueryAndSendFirst

   e.g. go run fiber-chat-bot -cfg skycoin_config.json -block 186798