energieprijzen

README

☀️ energieprijzen

energieprijzen ("energy prices" in Dutch) is a Telegram bot that posts tomorrow's energy prices to a Telegram channel. If, like me, you have a dynamic contract ("dynamisch (energie)contract") at ANWB Energie, this bot could help you save both time and money.

You can interact with the bot directly at @energieprijzenbot. It doesn't do much, but it can tell you about your privacy rights when using the bot. The privacy policy is only available in Dutch for now, but the long and short of it is that I'm actively disinterested in your data.

🤖 Installation and usage

You likely won't need to run the bot yourself, as you can just join the channel or start a chat with the instance I set up (see above). However, if you want to run your own instance, follow these steps:

1. Download the latest binary from the Releases page (linux/amd64 only for now, but it should build and run on other platforms as well).

2. Create a config.json file with your Telegram bot token and chat ID:

   {
     "telegram": {
       "token": "your-telegram-bot-token",
       "chat_id": 123456789
     },
     "cronitor": {
       "telemetry_url": "https://cronitor.link/your/telemetry/endpoint"
     }
   }
   

   • The cronitor section is optional.
   • The chat ID can also be a string username if you prefer.

3. Run the bot using the following command:

   ./energieprijzen
   

   It'll start an infinite loop, responding to incoming messages and posting the energy prices at the right time.

4. To check the version number and build timestamp, run:

   ./energieprijzen -v
   

🔨 Contributing

If you have any suggestions or improvements, feel free to open an issue or a pull request. I'd be happy to hear from you!