WhatsApp Store Bot

A WhatsApp bot that allows users to browse and purchase products from a Wix store.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

• You have a Wix account and a Wix store with some products.
• You have a WhatsApp account.
• You have installed Node.js (version 14 or higher).

Setup

To set up the WhatsApp Store Bot, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/YitziG/wa-store.git
   cd wa-store

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory with the following content:

   WIX_CLIENT_ID=your_wix_client_id

   Replace your_wix_client_id with your actual Wix client ID.

4. Run the bot:

   npm start

5. Scan the QR code that appears in the terminal with your WhatsApp account.

Setting up GitHub Secrets and Auto-deployment

This repository is configured to auto-deploy your changes to your EC2 instance with each push to the master branch. To set up the required GitHub secrets for auto-deployment, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to your GitHub repository and click the Settings tab.
2. In the left sidebar, click on Secrets.
3. Click the New repository secret button.
4. Add the following secrets:

• ENV_FILE: This should contain WIX_CLIENT_ID=your_wix_client_id, where your_wix_client_id is your actual Wix client ID.
• EC2_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: Your EC2 SSH private key.
• EC2_HOST: Your EC2 instance host.
• EC2_USER: Your EC2 instance user.

5. Save each secret by clicking the Add secret button.

These secrets will now be accessible in the deploy.yml file as shown:

env:
  ENV_FILE: ${{ secrets.ENV_FILE }}
  PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.EC2_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
  HOST: ${{ secrets.EC2_HOST }}
  USER: ${{ secrets.EC2_USER }}

Acknowledgments

Big thanks to Pedro López, whose whatsapp-web.js was a lifesaver for this project. Pedro's work stands as a testament to the power of open source - it's been a great learning resource for me, and the backbone of my WhatsApp chatbot. Do check it out, it's worth it. Cheers, Pedro!