totle-telegram-price-bot

This is a working bot using Totle APIs that allows a Telegram user to:

• Check the price of a specific ERC-20 token tracked by Totle
• Check for arbitrage available with any of the tokens tracked by Totle

Implementation instructions

The following instructions were current at time of commit Lines with "/" preceeding them are an input command for Telegram to be typed into the message window and sent Lines beneath an input command are to be entering into telegram in a single message (i.e. all lines of text before pressing the send button)

PART ONE: Implement Telegram Bot

1. Add BotFather: Search for @BotFather, then select "start" to interact with it
2. Create a new bot: type /newbot
3. Enter a name for your bot: <your_bot_name_here> (example "totlePriceChecker")
4. Enter username for your bot: <your_bot_name_here>bot (example "totlePriceCheckerbot")
5. Retrieve Access Token: Copy and save the access token displayed (required for code interaction)
6. Set the bot's "About" description: type /setabout then a short description (example: "This is an arbitrage and price checking bot for ERC-20 tokens")
7. Set the bot's "Description": type /setdescription then add a longer description (example: "This bot uses Totle's APIs to check the buy (bid) and sell (ask) prices for a range of ERC-20 token across multiple DEXs.")
8. Set the bot's commands: type /setcommands then add the commands and descriptions (example: check - Check and report the price and potential for arbitrage of an ERC-20 token that Totle tracks over multiple DEXs arbitrage - Check the full list of ERC-20 tokens Totle tracks and report any that may have a potential arbitrage trade available.

PART TWO: Initiate Bot Code

1. Save totle-telegram-bot.py to a relevant location
2. Using your preferred editor, update python variable botToken on line 19 with your Access Token (Part One: Step 5)
3. Save and run totle-telegram-price-bot.py

PART THREE: Usage

1. Open Telegram
2. Search in Telegram for your bot (@<your_bot_name>, then select "start" to interact with it
3. Follow the prompts. For the committed implementation the options, this is either /check <3_letter_erc-20_token_symbol> or /arbitrage

Enjoy!