bot-updates got a send to user function and will be working with crontab

telegram_bot/bot.py

@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ def query_text(inline_query):
 
 def main_loop():
     
-    """ Get Information about bot status every 3 seconds
+    """ Start bot
     :raises: none
 
     :rtype: none

telegram_bot/bot_updates.py

@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ __date__ = "05.04.2022"
 __version__ = "0.0.1" 
 __license__ = "None"
 
+from shares.share_fetcher import get_share_price
+import time
+from bot import bot
+import sys
+
 '''
 * * * * * code
 ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬
 │ │ │ │ │
-│ │ │ │ └──── weekday (0-7, Sunday is 0 or 7)
+│ │ │ │ └──── weekday (0->Monday, 7->Sunday)
 │ │ │ └────── Month (1-12)
 │ │ └──────── Day (1-31)
 │ └────────── Hour (0-23)
@@ -18,3 +23,36 @@ __license__ = "None"
 
 example 0 8 * * * -> daily update at 8am
 '''
+
+def main_loop():
+    """ main loop for regularly sending updates
+    :raises: none
+
+    :rtype: none
+    """
+    
+    
+def send_to_user(pText, pUser_id = 1770205310):
+    
+    """ Send message to user
+    :type pText: string
+    :param pText: Text to send to user
+
+    :type pUser_id: int
+    :param pUser_id: user to send to. per default me (Florian Kellermann)
+
+    :raises: none
+
+    :rtype: none
+    """
+    bot.send_message(chat_id=pUser_id, text=pText)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print('This script shall not be run directly. Starting main_loop for debugging purposes.')
+    try:
+        main_loop()
+        sys.exit(-1)
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("Ending")
+        sys.exit(-1)