Telegram Bot Api wrapper with a user-friendly interface.
Add the ksp plugin and library plugin to your Gradle build file.
build.gradle.kts example:
plugins {
// ...
id("com.google.devtools.ksp") version "2.0.21-1.0.26"
id("eu.vendeli.telegram-bot") version "7.4.1"
}
Manually
To set up the project without using the plugin, you need to add a dependency and configure the ksp processor:plugins {
// ...
id("com.google.devtools.ksp") version "2.0.21-1.0.26"
}
dependencies {
// ...
implementation("eu.vendeli:telegram-bot:7.4.1")
ksp("eu.vendeli:ksp:7.4.1")
}
For multiplatform, you need to add the dependency to common sources and define ksp for the targets you need, see example in native-example.
Snapshots
To install snapshot versions, add snapshot repository,
if you're using plugin just use addSnapshotRepo
parameter:
ktGram {
forceVersion = "branch-xxxxxx~xxxxxx"
addSnapshotRepo = true
}
or manually add repository:
repositories {
mavenCentral()
// ...
maven("https://mvn.vendeli.eu/telegram-bot") // this
}
And add library dependency (with ksp processor) as described in manually
section using the latest package version
from packages or from badge above.
- Template repository - draft example.
- FeedbackBot - Use ready example of a feedback bot.
- Conversation - An example of using
FSM
and usage ofBotContext
. - Echo - Echo bot :)
- Poll - An example of how to build a questionnaire bot.
- Ktor webhook starter - An example of using webhook mode with Ktor.
- Spring Boot usage - An example of using the bot organically in the Spring ecosystem, using its built-in DI.
- Heroku ready example - An example of a bot working via Heroku.
- Native example - An example of using a bot with Kotlin Native target.
- Web app - Example of a bot using Telegram Webapps.
suspend fun main() {
val bot = TelegramBot("BOT_TOKEN")
bot.handleUpdates()
// start long-polling listener
}
@CommandHandler(["/start"])
suspend fun start(user: User, bot: TelegramBot) {
message { "Hello, what's your name?" }.send(user, bot)
bot.inputListener[user] = "conversation"
}
@InputHandler(["conversation"], guard = UserPresentGuard::class)
suspend fun startConversation(update: ProcessedUpdate, user: User, bot: TelegramBot) {
message { "Nice to meet you, ${update.text}" }.send(user, bot)
message { "What is your favorite food?" }.send(user, bot)
bot.inputListener.set(user) { "conversation-2step" } // another way to set input
}
@CommonHandler.Regex("blue colo?r")
suspend fun color(user: User, bot: TelegramBot) {
message { "Oh you also like blue color?" }.send(user, bot)
}
//..
a little more detailed about handlers you can see in handlers article.
It is also possible to process updates functionally:
fun main() = runBlocking {
val bot = TelegramBot("BOT_TOKEN")
bot.handleUpdates { update ->
onCommand("/start") {
message { "Hello, what's your name?" }.send(user, bot)
bot.inputListener[user] = "conversation"
}
inputChain("conversation") {
message { "Nice to meet you, ${message.text}" }.send(update.getUser(), bot)
message { "What is your favorite food?" }.send(update.getUser(), bot)
}.breakIf({ message.text == "peanut butter" }) { // chain break condition
message { "Oh, too bad, I'm allergic to it." }.send(update.getUser(), bot)
// action that will be applied when match
}.andThen {
// next input point if break condition doesn't match
}
}
}
The library has very flexible customization options, and there are different options to configure through external sources.
You can read more in a Bot configuration article.
To process over response or/and have more control over request flow
use
sendReturning()
instead
of
send()
method,
which
returns
Response
:
message { "test" }.sendReturning(user, bot).onFailure {
println("code: ${it.errorCode} description: ${it.description}")
}
Any sendReturning
method returns
a
Response
on which you can also use
methods
getOrNull()
,
isSuccess()
,
onFailure()
- There is a wiki section that has helpful information.
- API reference
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