Bitcoin Cash Telegram tipping bot

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📱 Usage

Simply open https://t.me/BCHtipbot and talk to the bot.

List of commands

Tipping

/start - Starts the bot
/deposit - Displays your Bitcoin Cash address for top up
/balance - Shows your balance in Bitcoin Cash
/withdraw - Withdraw your funds. Usage: /withdraw amount|all address
/help - Lists all commands
/tip - Sends a tip. Usage: /tip amount [@username]

Note that you can also tip satoshis with, for example: /tip 2000 satoshi @merc1er.

Price

/price - Displays the current price of Bitcoin Cash. Usage: /price [currency_code]

For example: /price (defaults to USD), /price eur, price BTC and so on.

⚙️ Run development server

Run the following commands:

pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
python3 tipbot/app.py

Credentials and API keys are stored in environment variables (recommended) or in settings.py (not recommended for production).

Run tests

Simply do:

python run_tests.py

Or, if you want to check coverage, do:

pip install coverage  # if you don't have it already
coverage run -m unittest
coverage html

then open the htmlcov/index.html page in a browser.

Linting

This project uses black Python code formatter. Use the following command to format your code:

black .

Customize the bot

⚠️ Add the following environment variables:

FEE_ADDRESS  # the Bitcoin Cash address where you want to collect the fees
FEE_PERCENTAGE  # how much fee you want to charge per tip (over $1)
TOKEN  # is the Telegram API token for the development bot (not for prod)
ADMIN_LIST  # you may add your Telegram username to the list to use the admin commands

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🚀 Deployment

Deployments are automatic on master if tests pass.

To deploy your own bot, add the environment variables found in the section above (⚠️) and read this page.

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To do

• Reply with stickers
• Queues with Celery/rq
• Implement more tests
• Allow users without a username to use the bot
• Sometimes the bot doesn't get triggered with the /tip command while not admin