pi-bot

Telegram bot, created for use in small home computers and do small home jobs;)

Current version available commands:

• /register - user registration or allowed users selection (authorization for using pi bot)

• /photo - taking a photo with connected usb cam

• /video - taking a video in GIF format with connected usb cam

Usage

First you need to register your bot in the official BotFather bot and get your new bot's telegram token. It is recommended to change the bot commands to the commands that this application supports (this setting is available in BotFather). Next, you need to run the following command:

java -jar pibot.jar [args]

Arguments:

-r --resolver

Strategy to resolve external variables

Possible values: cli , environment

Default value: cli

Not required

-d --data

Data to resolve external variables when --resolver argument is set to cli (if resolver is set to environment, then all external properties will be searched in environment variables)

Example value: TELEGRAM_TOKEN=abdfg13435,ALLOWED_USERS=@telegram_username@another_username

TELEGRAM_TOKEN variable is required, AUTHORIZATION_STRATEGY variable is set to usernames by default (in that case, ALLOWED_USERNAMES variable is required), if AUTHORIZATION_STRATEGY is set to password, then BOT_PASSWORD variable is required.

List of all external variables:

• TELEGRAM_TOKEN

• AUTHORIZATION_STRATEGY(default usernames)

• MAX_REGISTERED_USERS(default value 5)

• MAX_ATTEMPTS(max attempts to register, default is 2)

• BOT_PASSWORD(password for registration)

• ALLOWED_USERNAMES

• WEBCAM_NUMBER(usb video device number used for taking pictures, default is 0)

• VIDEO_FRAMES(GIF video frames count, default is 10)

• VIDEO_SPEED(factor by which the video will be accelerated, default is 1.8)