[+] Create start command

src/bot.py

@@ -1,26 +1,13 @@
 import telegram
+from telegram.ext import CommandHandler
+from telegram.ext import Updater
 import logging
 import os
 
-helpMsg = """
-Welcome! This bot monitors http changes!
+from src.commands import start
 
-/start - Start the bot
-
-**Management Commands**
-/ls - List the http requests you've created
-/touch - Create a http request
-/rm - Delete a http request
-/mv - Rename a http request
-
-**Configuration Commands**
-/nano - Edit a http request
-/interval - Change the interval between the updates of a http request
-
-**Start/Stop Commands**
-/enable - Start listening to a http request
-/stop - Stop listening to a http request
-"""
+# Read token from an environment variable
+token=os.environ['TG_TOKEN']
 
 # Main
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -28,9 +15,15 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     #  Initialize logger
     logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s', level=logging.INFO)
 
-    # Create bot with configurable token
+    # Create bot
     bot = telegram.Bot(token=os.environ['TG_TOKEN'])
 
     # Print bot info
-    print("Bot info: ", bot.getMe())
+    print("Bot created: ", bot.getMe())
 
+    # Create updater
+    updater = Updater(bot=bot)
+    dispatcher = updater.dispatcher
+
+    # Register commands
+    dispatcher.add_handler(CommandHandler('start', start))

src/commands.py

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# Help message
+helpMsg = """
+Welcome! This bot monitors http changes!
+
+/start - Start the bot
+
+**Management Commands**
+/ls - List the http requests you've created
+/touch - Create a http request
+/rm - Delete a http request
+/mv - Rename a http request
+
+**Configuration Commands**
+/nano - Edit a http request
+/interval - Change the interval between the updates of a http request
+
+**Start/Stop Commands**
+/enable - Start listening to a http request
+/stop - Stop listening to a http request
+"""
+
+
+def start(update, context):
+    context.bot.send_message(chat_id=update.effective_chat.id, text=helpMsg)