README.md

lemmy-wikibot-rs

A Lemmy bot written in Rust to summarize wikipedia articles and reply to them.

How to run locally

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Asudox/lemmy-wikibot-rs.git

   • Install Rust if you haven't yet: https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install

2. Compile it with cargo: cargo build --release

3. Edit the .env file according to this table:

Key	Description
LEMMY_USERNAME_OR_EMAIL	The username or email of the lemmy bot
LEMMY_PASSWORD	The password of the lemmy bot
LEMMY_INSTANCE	The domain name of the lemmy instance where the bot is registered at
SENTENCE_REDUCTION_LIMIT	The sentence reduction limit (recommended value: 5)

5. Run the bot: cargo run --release

TODO

• Multiple wikipedia link support
• Better error handling (?)
• Fix wikipedia section support
• Add wikipedia search functionality

License

This project is licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License.