telegram-bot

A Telegram Bot based on plugins using tg.

Multimedia

• When user sends image (png, jpg, jpeg) URL download and send it to origin.
• When user sends media (gif, mp4, pdf, etc.) URL download and send it to origin.
• When user sends twitter URL, send text and images to origin. Requires OAuth Key.
• When user sends youtube URL, send to origin video image.

Bot Commands

Name	Description	Usage
9gag.lua	9GAG for telegram	!9gag: Send random image from 9gag
btc.lua	Bitcoin global average market value (in EUR or USD)	!btc [EUR|USD] [amount]
echo.lua	echoes the msg	!echo [whatever]
eur.lua	EURUSD market value	!eur [USD]
fortunes_uc3m.lua	Fortunes from Universidad Carlos III	!uc3m
get.lua	retrieves variables saved with !set	!get (value_name)
giphy.lua	GIFs from telegram with Giphy API	!gif (term): Search and sends GIF from Giphy. If no param, sends a trending GIF. !giphy (term): Search and sends GIF from Giphy. If no param, sends a trending GIF.
google.lua	Searches Google and send results	!google [terms]
gps.lua	generates a map showing the given GPS coordinates	!gps latitude,longitude
hello.lua	Says hello to someone	say hello to [name]
help.lua	Lists all available commands	!help !help md
images.lua	When user sends image URL (ends with png, jpg, jpeg) download and send it to origin.
img_google.lua	search image with Google API and sends it	!img [topic]
invite.lua	Invite other user to the chat group	!invite name [user_name] !invite id [user_id]
location.lua	Gets information about a location, maplink and overview	!loc (location)
media.lua	When user sends media URL (ends with gif, mp4, pdf, etc.) download and send it to origin.
ping.lua	If domain is offline, send msg to peer
plugins.lua	Enables, disables and reloads plugins. Privileged users only.	!plugins: list all plugins !plugins enable [plugin] !plugins disable [plugin] !plugins reload
rae.lua	Spanish dictionary	!rae [word]
set.lua	Set value	!set [value_name] [data]
stats.lua	Numer of messages by user	!stats
time.lua	Displays the local time in an area	!time [area]
twitter.lua	When user sends twitter URL, send text and images to origin. Requieres OAuth Key.
twitter_send.lua	Sends a tweet	!tw [text]
version.lua	Shows bot version	!version
weather.lua	weather in that city (Madrid is default)	!weather (city)
youtube.lua	sends YouTube image

Installation

# Tested on Ubuntu 14.04, for other OSs check out https://github.com/vysheng/tg#installation
$ sudo apt-get install libreadline-dev libconfig-dev libssl-dev lua5.2 liblua5.2-dev libevent-dev unzip git
$ cd /tmp
$ wget http://luarocks.org/releases/luarocks-2.2.0.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf luarocks-2.2.0.tar.gz
$ cd luarocks-2.2.0/
$ ./configure
$ make && sudo make install
$ sudo luarocks install oauth
$ sudo luarocks install luasocket

# After those dependencies, lets install the bot
$ cd $HOME
$ git clone https://github.com/yagop/telegram-bot.git --recursive
$ cd telegram-bot/tg
$ ./configure && make && cd ..
$ ./launch.sh # Will ask you for a phone number & confirmation code.

Enable more plugins

See the plugins list with !plugins command.

Enable a disabled plugin by !plugins enable [name].

Disable an enabled plugin by !plugins disable [name].

Those commands require a privileged user, privileged users are defined inside data/config.lua (generated by the bot), stop de bot and edit if necessary.

Run it as a daemon

If your linux/unix comes with upstart you can run the bot by this way

$ sed -i "s/yourusername/$(whoami)/g" etc/telegram.conf
$ sed -i "s_telegrambotpath_$(pwd)_g" etc/telegram.conf
$ sudo cp etc/telegram.conf /etc/init/
$ sudo start telegram # To start it
$ sudo stop telegram # To stop it

Contact me

You can contact me via Telegram but if you have an issue please open one.