techtrans-bot

TechTrans

Overview

A Twitch bot that tells you about cool inventions by pulling data from NASA's Technology Transfer API

!tech command

Returns the name and image URL of a NASA patent.

Example output:

Aircraft Engine Icing Event Avoidance and Mitigation
https://tinyurl.com/yf4oa2ab

Developer Instructions

Run

1. Change into the project directory

   cd techtrans-bot
   

2. Build the project

   go build
   

3. Run the executable binary

   ./techtrans-bot
   

Credentials

Create a credentials.json file in the root with the following structure. Fill in the values with the appropriate data. Password should contain the OAuth access token, which you can obtain here: https://twitchapps.com/tmi/

{
  "nick": "",
  "password": ""
}