IOU Bot

Telegram bot frontend for IOU app

How to set up

Create Telegram bot

1. In Telegram, open @botfather
2. Create a new bot
3. Get API key

Authorization

Create an authorized_users.txt in the root project directory with an authorized Telegram username on each line, e.g.,

alice
bob

How to run

python -m app.main

Development

Pre-commit hooks:

$ poetry run pre-commit run --all-files

TODO

• Add more tests
• Add CI/CD
• Clean up error handling for invalid messages
• Bidirectional IOUs
• Use actual buttons for better UX rather than /send, etc. commands
• Split bills between given people (after doing buttons)
• Recurring, automatic payments
• Only allow authorized users to add / interface with the bot