This is a Telegram bot which works like a restricted mail group where only admins can send messages directly. When a regular user sends a message (via /suggest <link>) it's moderated by admins. If a suggestion by a regular user is accepted then it becomes a message otherwise it's ignored and only be seen by admins. Just like a mail group, all messages are delivered to all users.
Purpose of this bot is to create a medium where people can receive a curated stream of technological updates.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/start |
Subscribe/Resubscribe to updates |
/stop |
Unsubscribe from updates |
/suggest <link> |
Suggest sharing a link with all other users. If one of the admins accepts it's shared. |
/send <link> |
Only available to admins. Directly shares a link with all other users and admins. |
You can fork and create your own bot. Only thing you need to do is to create a bot via BotFather and then use its token.
Following environment variables are required:
BASE_URL- without a trailing slashTOKEN-MONGO_URI
To test in local environment you need to use ngrok which is an application that exposes your local ip to a globally reachable temporary domain name so that you can receive Telegram's webhook request while running on localhost.
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