A friend sent you a meme on Telegram, and it is actually funny. You want to turn that piece of contemporary art into a sticker using the default way is through the @stickers bot, but then:

• "Please check that the image fits into a 512x512 square (one of the sides should be 512px and the other 512px or less)."
• "Please attach the image as a file (uncompressed), not as a photo."
• "Sorry, the file type is invalid. Please convert your image to PNG." (the file format of the photo in chat)

The requirements are quite troublesome, especially for mobile users that need to perform these steps manually which could take several minutes. And thus, this bot is created as an attempt (successful one) to automate the process.

This bot is made using the following stack/services:

• Go
• Google Firebase (I have a personal bias of using non-SQL database)
• Amazon EC2

Commands

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/start	Start the bot.
/initialize	Initialize a sticker pack for this current chat with the referred* photo/sticker.
/convert	Add the referred* photo/sticker to a sticker to the chat's sticker pack.
/getpack	Get the sticker pack link for the current chat.
/connect	Connect an existing sticker pack (made through this bot) to the chat.
/disconnect	Disconnect the sticker pack from the chat.
/help	Shows the help message.

*Refers to the photo/sticker attached to the command or the replied message

To check the parameters of the sticker pack, you can just type the command without any parameters.

Suggestions

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If you have any suggestions or input, feel free to contact me through my email. 

Changelogs

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Any major changes will be listed in this changelog.

• (1/8/2023) Added the /connect and /disconnect commands. The /initialize and /convert command now accepts a sticker as a parameter.
• (1/8/2023) Initial release for the bot. Add the bot through this link here https://t.me/jamesticker_bot.

Gallery

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