HN News Telegram Bot

A Telegram bot that sends daily top stories from Hacker News to configured Telegram channels and groups.

Features

• 📰 Fetches top stories from Hacker News
• ⏰ Sends daily updates at 8:00 AM EAT (Ethiopia/Addis Ababa time)
• 💬 Supports multiple Telegram channels and group topics
• 🤖 Responds to commands like /getnews and /help

Commands

• /start - Welcome message and bot introduction
• /getnews - Get latest top Hacker News stories
• /help - Show available commands and information

Setup

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file with:

   TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token
   TELEGRAM_DESTINATIONS=@channel1,@group1@topic1,@channel2
   

4. Start the bot:

   npm start

Environment Variables

• TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN: Your Telegram bot token from @BotFather
• TELEGRAM_DESTINATIONS: Comma-separated list of destinations
  • For channels/groups: @channelname
  • For topic threads: @groupname@topicid

Project Structure

├── src/
│   ├── config/
│   │   └── config.js          # Configuration setup
│   ├── services/
│   │   ├── hnService.js       # Hacker News API integration
│   │   └── messageService.js  # Telegram message handling
│   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── logger.js         # Logging utility
│   │   ├── messageFormatter.js # Message formatting
│   │   └── scheduler.js      # Scheduling utility
│   └── index.js              # Main bot file
├── .env
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
└── README.md

License

MIT