TeleShop is an e-commerce application that has an integration built between Telegram and web app. It uses Telegram as a client to serve customers, while the web app acts as a CRM system for shop owners to manage their shop.
Demo can be found on Telegram via @teleshop_beta_bot. A dummy visa card can be used for testing of the payment - 4242 4242 4242 4242 in Telegram.
Note that the responses might be slow due to Heroku's web dyno sleeping, do wait for a couple of seconds for the bot to respond!
| Feature | Description | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Message Cleanup | Messages that are sent between the user and bot are cleared upon each transition in scenes | ✔️ |
| Live Stock Count | Users are able to capture updated stock counts and reserve the items in their cart | ✔️ |
| Payment | Integration with Stripe has been provided for users to transact with shops | ✔️ |
| Voucher Codes | Users are able to enter voucher code provided by the shop owners | ✔️ |
| Order Message | Users are able to leave a note on their order for the shop owners | ✔️ |
| Order Hogging | Cron job will be run daily midnight to prevent users from hogging the items for too long | ✔️ |
| Order Date | Users are able to select their delivery date (if applicable) | ✔️ |
| Order Limit | Each order is limited to $13,725.35 which is supported by Telegram | ✔️ |
| Web Dashboard | Shop owners are able to upload their products via the dashboard | ❌ |
- Develop a full fledged dashboard using Next.js.
- Currently, the bot is being deployed via a hacky way using Express.js while running Telegraf in the background. For production usage, optimise by changing to webhooks.
Database design and UX flow can be found here.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
BOT_TOKEN |
Telegram bot token from BotFather |
DATABASE_URL |
Postgres database URL |
PGSSLMODE |
Requires a SSL TCP/IP connection with the database (set to 'require', only required if hosting on Heroku) |
PROVIDER_TOKEN |
Stripe provider token provided by Telegram |
MODE |
Sets the mode of the environment (set to 'demo' to allow seeding of data upon using commands) |