Initial commit: teaching institution management API.

Express/MongoDB backend with JWT auth, RBAC, S3 uploads, notifications, and scheduled jobs.

utils/senders/baleBotSender.js

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+// /utils/senders/baleBotSender.js
+
+const axios = require('axios');
+const config = require('../../config/config');
+const logger = require('../logger');
+
+const sendBaleMessage = async ({ chatId, body }) => {
+  try {
+    const targetChatId = chatId || 'default_channel';
+
+    if (config.BALE_BOT_TOKEN === 'mock_bale_bot_token') {
+      logger.info(`[BaleBotSender MOCK] ChatID: ${targetChatId} | Message: "${body}"`);
+      return { success: true, messageId: `bale_mock_${Date.now()}` };
+    }
+
+    const url = `https://tapi.bale.ai/bot${config.BALE_BOT_TOKEN}/sendMessage`;
+    const response = await axios.post(url, {
+      chat_id: targetChatId,
+      text: body
+    }, { timeout: 5000 });
+
+    logger.info(`[BaleBotSender] Sent message to ${targetChatId}`);
+    return { success: true, messageId: response.data?.result?.message_id || `bale_${Date.now()}` };
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(`[BaleBotSender ERROR] Failed to send Bale message: ${error.message}`);
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  sendBaleMessage
+};