@orc4bikes_bot

Telegram bot for ORC4BIKES, an RC4 interest group

What this bot does

Handles the rental of bicycles from ORC4BIKES.

Using telegram, users are able to check the availability of bikes, and rent them after verification.

Commands available

Command	Description
/start	Initializes the bot
/topup	Top-up via PayLah / PayNow
/routes	orc4bikes-curated routes
/status	Credits and rental status
/history	Recent transactions history
/bikes	See available bikes
/rent	Start your rental trip here!
/getpin	Get the PIN for the bike you rented
/return	Return the current bicycle
/report	Report damages or anything sus

Setup

1. Download and install Python by following the instructions here. Ensure that the version is at least the major version declared in runtime.txt.

2. Install Python modules required.

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Additionally, install the python-dotenv library if you are testing locally.

python3 -m pip install python-dotenv

4. Make a copy of .env.example as .env, then fill in the necessary environment variables.

5. Start the bot.

python3 main.py