HN Best Comments Bot

This repository contains a bot that automatically posts the best comments from Hacker News to a specified Telegram channel.

Getting Started

To set up the HN Best Comments Bot, follow these steps:

1. Copy Files: Place hn.js and hn.pb.js into the pb_hooks directory of your PocketBase instance.

2. Import Collection: Import the collection from pb_schema.json by navigating to Settings > Import Collections.

   Important: Ensure you select the "Merge with existing collections" option during the import process.

3. Configure Metadata: Create new records in the hnbc_meta collection:

   • botToken: Enter your Telegram Bot Token.

   • channelId: Specify the Telegram channel where the bot should post new comments.

How It Works

The bot operates using two cron jobs:

1. Comment Retrieval: Every 15 minutes, the bot pulls fresh comments from Hacker News and saves them to the hnbc collection.

2. Posting Comments: Every 5 minutes, the bot retrieves 5 unpublished comments from the hnbc collection and posts them to the specified Telegram channel.