BronyBot-java

BronyBot-java is a lightweight Java-based bot project. It provides a starting point for building chat/Discord-style bots in Java, with conventions for configuration, building, and running. This README covers how to build, configure, and run the project locally.

NOTE: This README is intentionally generic — if you want specific instructions for a particular bot platform (Discord, Telegram, Slack), tell me which one and I will update the README with platform-specific setup and examples.

Features

• Java-based bot skeleton
• Configuration via environment variables or properties file
• Build with Maven or Gradle (if project uses either)
• Extensible command/event handler structure (examples should be in the repository)

Requirements

• Java 11 or newer (adjust to your project's target Java version)
• Maven or Gradle (if the repository contains a build file)

Quickstart

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/AlexanderBazarov/BronyBot-java.git cd BronyBot-java

2. Configure the bot credentials

   The project expects a bot token and optional configuration. You can set these via environment variables or a properties file.

   • Environment variable (recommended):

     • DISCORD_TOKEN (or BOT_TOKEN) — your bot token

   • Or create a config.properties file at the project root with entries like:

     bot.token=YOUR_TOKEN_HERE bot.prefix=! # command prefix (if applicable)

   Replace the keys/format with whatever the repository's configuration loader expects.

3. Build the project

   mvn clean package
   

   Or build with your IDE (IntelliJ, Eclipse).

Configuration

• bot.token or DISCORD_TOKEN: the token for your bot account (keep secret)
• bot.prefix: command prefix used by the bot (if commands are prefix-based)

If the repository contains a README or example config file already, follow that format. If not, open an issue or tell me which config approach you prefer and I can add a strongly-typed example (YAML, properties, or JSON).

Development

• Create feature branches from main:

  git checkout -b feat/your-feature

• Make changes, add tests, then open a pull request.

• Follow Java best practices and include Javadoc for public classes.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome. Please open an issue to discuss large changes before sending a PR. Include descriptive titles and test coverage where possible.

Contact

Maintainer: AlexanderBazarov

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If you'd like I can:

• Add platform-specific setup (Discord, Telegram) with code examples
• Create an example config.properties file and .env support
• Add a GitHub Actions CI to build and publish artifacts

Tell me which of those you'd like and I will add them.