Introduction
A Node.js bot for Telegram (https://telegram.org) that allows users to broadcast private messages through publish-subscribe system. The Telegram Bot API (https://core.telegram.org/bits/api) currently does not provide a way to do this. This bot facilitates users in that regard.
IMPORTANT: Please keep in mind that Telegram limits the frequency of messages a bot can send to (multiple) users. Read more about this limitation: https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq#my-bot-is-hitting-limits-how-do-i-avoid-this
Available commands
For subscribers:
/help Show help text for subscribers.
/subscribe <publisherId> Subscribe yourself to a publisher to start receiving private messages broadcast.
/unsubscribe <publisherId> Unsubscribe yourself from a publisher.
For publishers:
/help publisher Show help text for publishers.
/register Register yourself as a publisher.
/unregister Deregister yourself as a publisher. Will also delete subscribers list. Note: this action is irreversible.
/post Write and post a message (of maximum 3500 characters) to all subscribers. The bot will notify the publisher when the message has been sent to all subscribers.
Installation
Checkout the source code, locate the project root directory and do an npm package install and run the app normally:
npm install
npm start
Or, run the app as a daemon using pm2:
pm2 start bbot.js
License
The MIT or GPL-3.0 license
MIT License (MIT)
TL;DR quick summary: https://tldrlegal.com/license/mit-license
Full-text: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPL-3.0)
TL;DR quick summary: https://tldrlegal.com/license/gnu-general-public-license-v3-(gpl-3)
Full-text: https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0