voglbot

Every VOGL's favorite assistant! A Telegram bot to assist attendance management for freshmen and OGLs.

Made for USP FOP 2016, NUS.

Requirements

Python 3.4

telepot

mongodb and pymongo

Deployment

1. Ensure Telegram bot API key is inside settings_secret.py. Use the example file settings_secret_example.py as a template.

2. Ensure that the mongod daemon is running in the background.

3. Run the bot using

python3 voglbot.py

User Management

Manage the whitelist in authorized.py by adding the person's Telegram chat ID and an identifer (usually their name) to the address book dictionary. You will also need to add them to the corresponding group, e.g. safety or cogls.