tgtg_telegram_notifier

Bot for Too good to go

Forked from: https://github.com/kacpi2442/am_bot

Changes:

Only TGTG support
uses inline_keyboard parameter for fancy telegram buttons
only queries favorite shops
uses german datetime format
adds shop address to message
allows to provide multiple chat ids for telegram bot (to send to multiple clients)

Solution

Here is a screenshot:

Tgtg API

There is a library wrapped around the API of the tgtg-app. You can find the library and a short documentation here.

Telegram bot

I used Telegram as the service to notify me, because they are quite supportive for adding your own bots to the platform and provide a rich API. This article provides a quick introduction into sending Telegram messages with python.

Usage:

Install required libraries:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Create config file:

cp config.example.json config.json

Edit config file:

Insert your bot token (you can get it from @BotFather)

Run the script:

python3 watch_script.py

On the first run the script will ask for your tgtg email address to get the needed API keys, and it will ask you to authorize your Telegram account by sending 6 digit pin to the bot.

Azure Linux VM

create a Virtual Machine, Image "Ubuntu 18.04 Linux LTS with Docker - x64 Gen1"

with docker (make sure to rebuild after changing config.json):

sudo docker build -t tgtg_notifier .
sudo docker run --restart unless-stopped -e PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime tgtg_notifier

later to attach to running container and view logs:

docker container logs CONTAINER -f

alternative:

sudo apt install python-pip
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:deadsnakes/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install python3.8
python3.8 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python3.8 watch_script.py

sabifa/tgtg_telegram_notifier