Hacker News Bot For Telegram Channel and Chat Group.

A Python-based Telegram bot that delivers daily updates of top Hacker News stories to your group chat.

Features

• Daily updates at 8:00 AM EAT (UTC+3)
• Top 10 highest-ranked Hacker News stories
• Interactive commands (/getnews, /help)
• Error handling with retry mechanism
• Clean message formatting with HTML support

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• Telegram Bot Token
• Telegram Group Chat ID

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/snackshell/Hacker-News-Bot.git
cd Hacker-News-Bot

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Create a .env file in the project root:

TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=your_chat_id_here

Usage

Run the bot:

python src/bot.py

Available Commands

• /start - Welcome message and bot introduction
• /getnews - Get current top 10 Hacker News stories
• /help - Display help message and available commands

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── bot.py           # Main bot setup and command handlers
│   ├── hn_service.py    # Hacker News API integration
│   ├── message_formatter.py  # Message formatting utilities
│   └── scheduler.py     # Daily update scheduling
├── .env                 # Environment variables
├── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
└── README.md           # Project documentation

License

MIT