How to run a bot using sbt?

[Rosey723]

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I am trying to install https://github.com/Alkaar/resy-booking-bot.
i'm trying to run it by sbt. I downloaded as a zip. And went into cmd and navigated to the resy-booking-bot-master folder. It said "C:\Users\Username\Downloads\resy-booking-bot-master"
But, i'm unsure of how to proceed after this. How do i run this bot?

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[anhoangcao]

1. Install Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Java Development Kit (JDK)
• sbt

2. Set Up Your Project

3. Create a new project directory:

   mkdir my-bot
   cd my-bot

4. Initialize sbt project:

   sbt new scala/scala-seed.g8

   Follow the prompts to set up your project. This will create the basic structure of an sbt project.

5. Define Dependencies

Open build.sbt and add the necessary dependencies for your bot. For example, if you are building a bot using the Akka library, you might add:

name := "my-bot"

version := "0.1"

scalaVersion := "2.13.8"

libraryDependencies ++= Seq(
"com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-actor-typed" % "2.6.18",
"com.typesafe.akka" %% "akka-stream" % "2.6.18"
)

4. Write Your Bot Code

Create a source file for your bot, for example, Bot.scala under src/main/scala.

Here's a simple example using Akka:

import akka.actor.typed.ActorSystem
import akka.actor.typed.scaladsl.Behaviors

object Bot {
def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
val system = ActorSystem(Behaviors.empty, "bot-system")
println("Bot is running!")
}
}

5. Run Your Bot

To run your bot using sbt, use the following command:

sbt run

This command will compile your code and run the main method of your Bot object.

6. Packaging Your Bot (Optional)

If you want to package your bot into a JAR file, you can use the assembly plugin:

1. Add the sbt-assembly plugin to project/plugins.sbt:

   addSbtPlugin("com.eed3si9n" % "sbt-assembly" % "1.1.0")

2. Configure the assembly plugin in build.sbt:

   assemblyMergeStrategy in assembly := {
   case PathList("META-INF", xs @ _*) => MergeStrategy.discard
   case x => MergeStrategy.first
   }

3. Run the assembly command:

   sbt assembly

   This will create a fat JAR file in the target/scala-2.13/ directory (or the appropriate Scala version you are using), which you can run with:

   java -jar target/scala-2.13/my-bot-assembly-0.1.jar

Following these steps will help you set up, develop, run, and package a bot using sbt.

[ebndev]

Hi @HemalathaT2 & @anhoangcao, thanks for taking the time to answer!

@Rosey723 if the responses above helped, please feel encouraged to mark one as the answer. If not, let us know if you have further questions or post the solution if you've resolved it on your own. It would be helpful for other users who might experience this in the future 😄