/vijournalbot

a stupid telegram bot that helps you keeping a journal

Primary LanguagePython

VIJOURNALBOT

This is a stupid Telegram bot for keeping a journal. It periodically reminds you to write, and asks you questions

Environment variables

  • VIJOURNALBOT_TOKEN: telegram bot token
  • VIJOURNALBOT_PASSWORD: password to recognize users allowed to use the bot
  • VIJOURNALBOT_SMTP_LOGIN: login to the smtp service to send weekly recaps
  • VIJOURNALBOT_SMTP_PASSWORD
  • VIJOURNALBOT_SMTP_SERVER
  • VIJOURNALBOT_SMTP_PORT

Commands

  • start <password> to authorize the current chat
  • questions to list the entered questions
  • add <question_id> to add more questions
  • del <question_id> to remove questions
  • stop to stop asking questions (clears the session) and return to idle
  • ask prompts the system to ask you questions now
  • any other text will be logged
  • questions are automatically asked every evening at 20:30 UTC
  • an email recap is automatically sent on sundays 22:50 UTC