example-telegram-bot

Example bot template for Telegram.

Description

With this type of setup all you need to do is:

• create a project from the template and git clone it
• replace the module and bot name to your own
• run make init to set up the project and its dependencies
• add required code
• set up the environment or your .env file for your needs
• modify .service file for systemd to manage your bot
• deploy your bot to the server of choice!

Dependencies

This bot uses:

• telebot package to work with Telegram API
• bolt for the database
• envconfig + godotenv for the configuration
• slog for the logging

Structure

This project mostly adheres to the Project Layout structure, excluding pkg folders.

internal package holds the private libraries:

• config for configuration
• bolt for database (using BoltDB)
• file for file and network helpers
• telegram package with bot implementation

Customization

To add another custom command handler, you can:

• add a command to .env file (and also a corresponding message, if required)
• edit internal packages

License