VK Bot, v1.2.0

Conversation with the bot

Extendable VK group bot.

Add special responses and correct a logging.

listen inbox messages via the long polling technology;
process messages by the specified outer command:
- serialize a message object (see below for details) to the JSON format;
special responses:
- request of a join to the group;
- preliminary response about a receiving of a message for a processing;
attachments:
- support attachments in a response (see below for details);
- automatically load attachments from a command response;
- cache loaded attachments:
  - search in a cache by:
    - attachment path;
    - attachment basename.

$ vk-bot --version
$ vk-bot --help

Options:

Environment variables:

VK_BOT_TOKEN — VK API access token;
VK_BOT_GROUP — ID or screen name of the group;
VK_BOT_COMMAND — messages process command;
VK_BOT_CACHE — file where to persist cached attachments (default: ~/.vk-bot/attachments.json);
VK_BOT_INEXACT_CACHE — search attachments in a cache only by its basenames (allowed: TRUE);
VK_BOT_LOG — file where to persist a log (default: ~/.vk-bot/logs/app.log);
VK_BOT_PRELIMINARILY — preliminary response about a receiving of a message for a processing (default: Hello! Your message is being processed. Please, wait.);
VK_BOT_REQUIRE_JOIN — require join to the group before start a conversation (allowed: TRUE);
VK_BOT_JOIN_REQUEST — request of a join to the group (default: Hello! To talk to me, please, join my group.).