aprsd-telegram-plugin
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Features
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* Have a 2 way chat with users of Telegram messenger `http://telegram.org`

Requirements
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* You have to create a telegram bot and start the bot
* Telegram users have to add that bot and then /start
* Telegram user can then message the bot
* Only after a telegram user has successfully completed the above
  can you then message a telegram user from an APRS enabled HAM Radio.

Installation
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You can install *aprsd-telegram-plugin* via pip_ from PyPI_:

.. code:: console

   $ pip install aprsd-telegram-plugin


Now edit your aprsd.conf config file and add the plugin

.. code:: ini


    [DEFAULT]
    enabled_plugins = aprsd_telegram_plugin.telegram.TelegramChatPlugin

    [aprsd_telegram_plugin]

    #
    # From aprsd_telegram_plugin.conf
    #

    # Callsign allowed to use Telegram! For example, if you set this to
    # WB4BOR then anycallsign starting with WB4BOR will be allowed to use
    # this.This way WB4BOR-1 can use this instance. (string value)
    #callsign = <None>

    # Your telegram apiKeyInformation for creating your api keys is here:
    # https://core.telegram.org/api/obtaining_api_id (string value)
    #apiKey = <None>

    # List of shortcuts for sending telegram messages For Example:
    # wb=hemna6969,cl=craigerl
    # Means use 'wb' to send a telegram message to hemna6969 (list value)
    #shortcuts = <None>


Usage
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Please see the `Command-line Reference <Usage_>`_ for details.


Contributing
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Contributions are very welcome.
To learn more, see the `Contributor Guide`_.


License
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Distributed under the terms of the `MIT license`_,
*aprsd-telegram-plugin* is free and open source software.


Issues
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If you encounter any problems,
please `file an issue`_ along with a detailed description.


Credits
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This project was generated from `@hemna`_'s `APRSD Plugin Python Cookiecutter`_ template.

.. _@hemna: https://github.com/hemna
.. _Cookiecutter: https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter
.. _MIT license: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
.. _PyPI: https://pypi.org/
.. _APRSD Plugin Python Cookiecutter: https://github.com/hemna/cookiecutter-aprsd-plugin
.. _file an issue: https://github.com/hemna/aprsd-telegram-plugin/issues
.. _pip: https://pip.pypa.io/
.. github-only
.. _Contributor Guide: CONTRIBUTING.rst
.. _Usage: https://aprsd-telegram-plugin.readthedocs.io/en/latest/usage.html


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