Makefile for Telegram Bot

Generate a production-ready Makefile for Telegram bot projects running on macOS with LaunchAgent background service support.

When to Use

• Setting up a new Telegram bot project
• Adding macOS LaunchAgent service management
• Need quick start/stop/restart commands for a bot
• Want to manage bot as a background service

Features Generated

Quick Start

Command	Description
make setup	First-time setup (install deps, create .env)
make run	Run bot in foreground
make dev	Run with auto-reload (watch mode)

Background Service (macOS LaunchAgent)

Command	Description
make start	Install and start background service
make stop	Stop background service
make restart	Restart background service
make status	Check if service is running
make logs	Tail stdout logs
make logs-err	Tail stderr logs
make uninstall	Remove background service

Development

Command	Description
make install	Install dependencies
make test	Run tests
make typecheck	Run TypeScript type check
make clean	Remove temp files and logs

Requirements

Before generating, ensure the project has:

1. LaunchAgent plist template at launchagent/com.{project-name}.plist.template
2. Environment file template at .env.example
3. Bun as the runtime (or modify for npm/node)

Instructions

Step 1: Gather Project Info

Ask user for:

• Project name (for plist label, e.g., claude-telegram-ts)
• Runtime command (default: bun run src/index.ts)
• Log file paths (default: /tmp/{project-name}.log)

Step 2: Generate Makefile

Create Makefile with:

# {Project Name} - Makefile
# Usage: make <target>

SHELL := /bin/bash

PLIST_NAME := com.{project-name}
PLIST_PATH := ~/Library/LaunchAgents/$(PLIST_NAME).plist
PLIST_TEMPLATE := launchagent/$(PLIST_NAME).plist.template
LOG_FILE := /tmp/{project-name}.log
ERR_FILE := /tmp/{project-name}.err

.PHONY: help install setup run dev stop start restart status logs logs-err clean typecheck test uninstall

help:
	@echo "{Project Name}"
	@echo ""
	@echo "Quick start:"
	@echo "  make setup      - First-time setup (install deps, create .env)"
	@echo "  make run        - Run bot in foreground"
	@echo "  make dev        - Run with auto-reload (watch mode)"
	@echo ""
	@echo "Background service (macOS LaunchAgent):"
	@echo "  make start      - Install and start background service"
	@echo "  make stop       - Stop background service"
	@echo "  make restart    - Restart background service"
	@echo "  make status     - Check if service is running"
	@echo "  make logs       - Tail stdout logs"
	@echo "  make logs-err   - Tail stderr logs"
	@echo "  make uninstall  - Remove background service"
	@echo ""
	@echo "Development:"
	@echo "  make install    - Install dependencies"
	@echo "  make test       - Run tests"
	@echo "  make typecheck  - Run TypeScript type check"
	@echo "  make clean      - Remove temp files and logs"

install:
	bun install

setup: install
	@if [ ! -f .env ]; then \
		cp .env.example .env; \
		echo "Created .env from template"; \
		echo ">>> Edit .env with your credentials"; \
	else \
		echo ".env already exists"; \
	fi

run:
	bun run start

dev:
	bun run dev

test:
	bun test

typecheck:
	bun run typecheck

start:
	@if [ ! -f .env ]; then \
		echo "Error: .env not found. Run 'make setup' first."; \
		exit 1; \
	fi
	@echo "Installing LaunchAgent..."
	@mkdir -p ~/Library/LaunchAgents
	@export $$(grep -v '^#' .env | xargs) && \
	sed -e "s|/Users/USERNAME/.bun/bin/bun|$$(command -v bun)|g" \
	    -e "s|/Users/USERNAME/Dev/{project-path}|$$(pwd)|g" \
	    -e "s|USERNAME|$$(whoami)|g" \
	    -e "s|your-bot-token-here|$${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}|g" \
	    -e "s|<string>123456789</string>|<string>$${TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS}</string>|g" \
	    $(PLIST_TEMPLATE) > $(PLIST_PATH)
	@echo "Created $(PLIST_PATH) with values from .env"
	@launchctl unload $(PLIST_PATH) 2>/dev/null || true
	@launchctl load $(PLIST_PATH)
	@echo "Service started. Check 'make logs' for output."

stop:
	@launchctl unload $(PLIST_PATH) 2>/dev/null || echo "Service not running"
	@echo "Service stopped"

restart:
	@launchctl kickstart -k gui/$$(id -u)/$(PLIST_NAME) 2>/dev/null || \
		(echo "Service not loaded. Run 'make start' first." && exit 1)
	@echo "Service restarted"

status:
	@if launchctl list | grep -q $(PLIST_NAME); then \
		echo "Service: RUNNING"; \
		launchctl list $(PLIST_NAME); \
	else \
		echo "Service: NOT RUNNING"; \
	fi

uninstall: stop
	@rm -f $(PLIST_PATH)
	@echo "Service uninstalled"

logs:
	@if [ -f $(LOG_FILE) ]; then \
		tail -f $(LOG_FILE); \
	else \
		echo "No log file yet. Start the service first."; \
	fi

logs-err:
	@if [ -f $(ERR_FILE) ]; then \
		tail -f $(ERR_FILE); \
	else \
		echo "No error log yet."; \
	fi

clean:
	rm -f $(LOG_FILE) $(ERR_FILE) 2>/dev/null || true
	@echo "Cleaned temp files"

Step 3: Customize sed Replacements

The start target needs sed patterns matching the plist template. Common patterns:

• your-bot-token-here → ${TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN}
• 123456789 → ${TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USERS}
• /Users/USERNAME → $(whoami) expanded path
• Add more -e "s|pattern|replacement|g" for other env vars

Step 4: Verify

make help
make setup
make run  # Test in foreground first
make start  # Then as service
make status

Example

Input: "Create a Makefile for my telegram bot project"

Output: Generate complete Makefile, ask for project-specific values (name, paths), and customize sed patterns based on their plist template.