Command line¶

The hidesay-bot command does the chores that don’t need a running bot. python -m hidesay_bot works the same.

hidesay-bot keygen --name NAME --out FILE [--username HANDLE] [--public FILE]
               [--passphrase-env VAR | --no-passphrase] [--force]
hidesay-bot fingerprint FILE [--spaced] [--passphrase-env VAR]
hidesay-bot whoami
hidesay-bot publish-key FILE [--passphrase-env VAR] [--yes]
hidesay-bot webhook info | set URL [--secret-env VAR] | delete
hidesay-bot --version

The token comes from HIDESAY_BOT_TOKEN (or HIDESAY_BOT_TOKEN_FILE) and the server from HIDESAY_API, as for the library.

Passphrases and secrets are never command-line arguments, where they would end up in your shell history and in the process list. They are read from an environment variable that you name (--passphrase-env VAR, --secret-env VAR), or asked on the terminal.

Exit codes: 0 success, 1 cancelled, 2 an error (printed on standard error, without the token), 130 interrupted with Ctrl+C.

keygen¶

Makes a new key for a bot and saves the private key.

Option	Meaning
`--name`	the bot’s name, for the key’s user ID (required)
`--username`	the bot’s handle, without `@`: the user ID becomes `Name (@handle)`
`--out`	where to write the private key (required)
`--public`	also write the public key here
`--passphrase-env VAR`	protect the key with the passphrase in `$VAR`
`--no-passphrase`	leave the key unprotected (not recommended)
`--force`	replace existing files

Without --passphrase-env or --no-passphrase, it asks for the passphrase twice on the terminal (an empty answer means none).

hidesay-bot keygen --name Weather --username weatherbot --out bot-key.asc --public bot-key.pub.asc \
    --passphrase-env BOT_KEY_PASSPHRASE

private key: bot-key.asc
public key:  bot-key.pub.asc
fingerprint: 3F1A 9C0D 52E7 B8A4 6C11 0D93 E2F4 7A55 9B10 C6D2

The private key file is created with mode 0600 on Linux and macOS.

fingerprint¶

Prints the fingerprint of a key file: a public key, a private key, or a private key sealed with a passphrase (which needs --passphrase-env, or is asked on the terminal).

hidesay-bot fingerprint bot-key.asc --spaced

whoami¶

Asks the server who the token belongs to.

@weatherbot (id 412) - Weather
mode:     protected, key 3F1A 9C0D 52E7 B8A4 6C11 0D93 E2F4 7A55 9B10 C6D2
status:   active, privacy mode on
webhook:  none (polling)
queued:   0 update(s)

publish-key¶

Publishes the public part of a private key file: the bot becomes protected and its private chats end-to-end encrypted. It loads the private key first (asking for the passphrase if needed), so you can’t publish a key you can’t use.

It asks you to type publish to confirm, because it is one-way: only the owner can make the bot readable again, from the console. --yes skips the question (for scripts).

hidesay-bot publish-key bot-key.asc --passphrase-env BOT_KEY_PASSPHRASE

webhook¶

hidesay-bot webhook info
hidesay-bot webhook set https://bot.example.org/hidesay --secret-env WEBHOOK_SECRET
hidesay-bot webhook delete

set without --secret-env makes a new secret and prints it once: give it to your webhook app. info shows the address, whether a secret is set (never the secret), the updates waiting and the last error.