Telegram Bot for OpenMensa Canteen Menu

This project is a simple Telegram bot that allows users to retrieve and interact with the daily meal menu of a specific canteen using the OpenMensa API. The bot allows users to get meal information for a given canteen and date, set default canteens, and access help information. It leverages the Telegram Bot API and various Python libraries to run the bot and handle requests.

Features

• Get Daily Canteen Menus: Users can retrieve the meal menu for a specific canteen and date.
• Set Default Canteen: Users can set a default canteen to avoid repeatedly entering it in the future.
• Bot Commands: The bot supports the following commands:
  • /get meals [date] [canteen_id]: Retrieve the meal menu for a given date and canteen.
  • /set default_canteen [value]: Set a specific setting, such as the default canteen.
  • /help: Get the help text.

Prerequisites

Before running this bot, make sure you have the following:

• Python 3.x
• Telegram Bot API key (you can get it by creating a bot on BotFather)
• docker compose

Deployment

1. Navigate to the directory.
2. docker compose up -d