image-search-bot

Configurable apps for running Telegram Bots that responds to photo Image Queries

Bots using this framework

• @mikesmotherbot - A joke bot that sends images of Cara Buono, Mike's mother in Stranger Things.

Deveopment

• Register your bot(s) using @botfather.
• Add a configuration file inside the project directory (use the one provided as an example)
• Choose a prefix for your bot, it will be used to find the secure settings needed using environment variables
• Add the environment variable <BOT_PREFIX>_TELEGRAM_KEY and set its value to the configuration token given by @botfather
• Add any required environment variables for the chosen Image Search Provider; at the moment only Bing is supported so you should set the value of <BOT_PREFIX>_BING_KEY to your API key (you can read more here)
• Compile and run the project.
  • If needed you can override the config directory by passing it as a command-line parameter, i.e: ./image-search-bot.exe /opt/myconfigs