Telegram bot for sending messages from various users to one channel

The main purpose of this bot is to organize a channel where some users could read reports from their reportee like a news feed but reporters can't see reports of each other.

Service setup

1. Install requirements: pip install -r .\requirements.txt
2. Make file settings.ini according to the settings.example.ini
3. Specify BOT_API_KEY and TARGET_CHANNEL_ID in settings.ini

Run service

python .\run_bot.py

Operation

Make admin

For first launch users can't send messages to the channel. First of all you need to promote one user to admin level:

1. Open chat with you bot and write /start
2. Press Authorization request to send reports button
3. Edit users.json in project's root dirrectory and manually change level of chosen user from "level": "pending" to "level": "admin" and then save the file
4. In telegram application press help button to update menu
5. Now you are admin

Make reporter

For now new users can request for authorization to write to channel and admin user can get list or requests and promote promote them to reporter status.

• /display_requests button:

Requested authorization to send reports:
1. @some_user ID 35XXXX761 - Some User;

• /make_reporter 35XXXX761

User status changed

Now user has reporter level and can write messages to the channel.

Write message to channel

Users with admin and reporter level can write messages to the channel

1. Press Send message to the channel
2. Write the message and add necessary files or images and press send
3. Confirm sending with Confirm button