Twitter to Telegram Bot

Overview

Welcome to the Twitter to Telegram Bot repository! This project is designed to monitor a specific Twitter user's tweets and send real-time notifications to a designated Telegram chat. Built with Node.js, this bot leverages the Twitter API and Telegram Bot API to ensure seamless and efficient communication between platforms.

Features

Real-Time Monitoring: Continuously monitors tweets from a specified Twitter user.
Telegram Notifications: Sends instant messages to a Telegram chat whenever a new tweet is posted.
Robust Logging: Utilizes tslog for detailed logging and error handling.
Progress Bar: Includes a CLI progress bar to visually represent the waiting period between checks.
Environment Variables: Securely manages sensitive data using environment variables.
Error Handling: Comprehensive error handling and logging for easy debugging.

Installation

To get started with the Twitter to Telegram Bot, follow these steps:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/twitter-to-telegram-bot.git
cd twitter-to-telegram-bot

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```

Create a .env file:

TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN=your_twitter_bearer_token
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=your_telegram_chat_id
USER_TO_MONITOR=twitter_username_to_monitor

Run the bot:
```
npm start
```

Configuration

Ensure you have the following environment variables set in your .env file:

TWITTER_BEARER_TOKEN: Your Twitter API Bearer Token.
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: Your Telegram Bot API Token.
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID: The Telegram chat ID where notifications will be sent.
USER_TO_MONITOR: The Twitter username of the user to monitor.

Usage

After configuring the environment variables and starting the bot, it will:

Initialize connections to the Twitter and Telegram APIs.
Send a test message to the specified Telegram chat to confirm successful connection.
Fetch the latest tweets from the specified Twitter user.
Send notifications to the Telegram chat whenever new tweets are posted.
Repeat the process at regular intervals, using a CLI progress bar to show waiting times.

Contributing

We welcome contributions to the Twitter to Telegram Bot project! If you have suggestions for improvements or new features, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

This project uses the following libraries and APIs:

dotenv for managing environment variables.
twitter-api-sdk for interacting with the Twitter API.
telegraf for Telegram Bot API integration.
tslog for logging.
cli-progress for CLI progress bars. Created & Managed by Ricky Bharti

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