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+import { 
+    MatrixClient,
+    SimpleFsStorageProvider,
+    AutojoinRoomsMixin,
+    RustSdkCryptoStorageProvider
+} from "matrix-bot-sdk";
+
+//import config data
+const config = require("./config/config.json");
+
+const homeserverUrl = config.TeleTokConf.matrixAddress;
+const accessToken = config.TeleTokConf.accessToken;
+
+const storage = new SimpleFsStorageProvider("./config/bot.json");
+const cryptoProvider = new RustSdkCryptoStorageProvider("./config/crypto");
+
+const client = new MatrixClient(homeserverUrl, accessToken, storage, cryptoProvider);
+AutojoinRoomsMixin.setupOnClient(client);
+
+
+client.on("room.message", handleCommand);
+
+client.start().then(() => console.log("Now listening for TikTok URLs..."));
+
+async function handleCommand(roomId: string, event: any) {
+    // Don't handle unhelpful events (ones that aren't text messages, are redacted, or sent by us)
+    if (event['content']?.['msgtype'] !== 'm.text') return;
+    if (event['sender'] === await client.getUserId()) return;
+    
+    // Check to ensure that the `!hello` command is being run
+    const body = event['content']['body'];
+    if (!body?.startsWith("!hello")) return;
+    
+    // Now that we've passed all the checks, we can actually act upon the command
+    await client.replyNotice(roomId, event, "Hello world!");
+}
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