assert os.path.isfile('.env') # environment variables file
# Instantiate logging in accordance with config file
fileConfig('../utils/logging_config.ini')
logger = logging.getLogger('telegram')
# Explicit start of the bot runtime
logger.info("Started Telegram bot")
# message used when the help command is invoked
HELP_MESSAGE="You can find more about this bot [here](https://github.com/bobby-b-bot/telegram/blob/master/README.md)"
try:
# Check if it is PROD or TEST environment
environment = get_env('ENV', __file__)
logger.info("Running on environment: {}".format(environment))
# Get TOKEN environment variable
token = get_env('TOKEN', __file__)
logger.info("Got Telegram token")
except Exception as e:
logger.exception("Could not get environment variables: {}".format(str(vars(e))))
try:
# Instantiate Telegram bot
bot_updater = Updater(token=token)
bot_dispatcher = bot_updater.dispatcher
logger.info("Instantiated Telegram client")
except Exception as e:
assert os.path.isfile('blocked_users.json') # blocked users file
if not os.path.isfile(
'posts_replied_to.txt'): # If record file does not exist create it
open("posts_replied_to.txt", "w+")
# Instantiate logging in accordance with config file
fileConfig('../utils/logging_config.ini')
logger = logging.getLogger('reddit')
# Explicit start of the bot runtime
logger.info("Started Reddit bot")
try:
# Check if it is PROD or TEST environment, which changes the variables such as subreddits
environment = get_env('ENV', __file__)
logger.info("Running on environment: {}".format(environment))
with open('subs.json', 'r') as subs:
if environment == 'TEST':
# test sub is in environment variables
subreddits = get_env('TST_SUBS', __file__)
elif environment == 'PROD':
# productive subs are on a JSON file
json_raw = json.load(subs)
subreddits = '+'.join(json_raw)
else:
raise Exception # invalid environment variable
logger.info("Got subreddit names: bot running on {} subreddits".format(