Telegram

Bot Father

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Bot API

• https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot

Bot Implementation

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
#
# Simple Bot to reply to Telegram messages
# This program is dedicated to the public domain under the CC0 license.
"""
This Bot uses the Updater class to handle the bot.

First, a few callback functions are defined. Then, those functions are passed to
the Dispatcher and registered at their respective places.
Then, the bot is started and runs until we press Ctrl-C on the command line.

Usage:
Example of a bot-user conversation using ConversationHandler.
Send /start to initiate the conversation.
Press Ctrl-C on the command line or send a signal to the process to stop the
bot.
"""

from telegram import ReplyKeyboardMarkup
from telegram.ext import (Updater, CommandHandler, MessageHandler, Filters, RegexHandler,
                          ConversationHandler)

import logging

# Enable logging
logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s',
                    level=logging.INFO)

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

CHOOSING, TYPING_REPLY, TYPING_CHOICE = range(3)

reply_keyboard = [['Age', 'Favourite colour'],
                  ['Number of siblings', 'Something else...'],
                  ['Done']]
markup = ReplyKeyboardMarkup(reply_keyboard, one_time_keyboard=True)


def facts_to_str(user_data):
    facts = list()

    for key, value in user_data.items():
        facts.append('{} - {}'.format(key, value))

    return "\n".join(facts).join(['\n', '\n'])


def start(bot, update):
    logger.info(update.message.chat_id)
    update.message.reply_text(
        "Hi! My name is Doctor Botter. I will hold a more complex conversation with you. "
        "Why don't you tell me something about yourself?",
        reply_markup=markup)
    logger.info(bot)
    return CHOOSING


def regular_choice(bot, update, user_data):
    text = update.message.text
    user_data['choice'] = text
    update.message.reply_text(
        'Your {}? Yes, I would love to hear about that!'.format(text.lower()))

    return TYPING_REPLY


def custom_choice(bot, update):
    update.message.reply_text('Alright, please send me the category first, '
                              'for example "Most impressive skill"')

    return TYPING_CHOICE


def received_information(bot, update, user_data):
    logger.info(update.message.from_user)
    text = update.message.text
    category = user_data['choice']
    user_data[category] = text
    del user_data['choice']

    update.message.reply_text("Neat! Just so you know, this is what you already told me:"
                              "{}"
                              "You can tell me more, or change your opinion on something.".format(
                                  facts_to_str(user_data)), reply_markup=markup)

    return CHOOSING


def done(bot, update, user_data):
    if 'choice' in user_data:
        del user_data['choice']

    update.message.reply_text("I learned these facts about you:"
                              "{}"
                              "Until next time!".format(facts_to_str(user_data)))

    user_data.clear()
    return ConversationHandler.END


def error(bot, update, error):
    """Log Errors caused by Updates."""
    logger.warning('Update "%s" caused error "%s"', update, error)


def main():
    # Create the Updater and pass it your bot's token.
    updater = Updater("Token")

    # Get the dispatcher to register handlers
    dp = updater.dispatcher

    # Add conversation handler with the states GENDER, PHOTO, LOCATION and BIO
    conv_handler = ConversationHandler(
        entry_points=[CommandHandler('start', start)],

        states={
            CHOOSING: [RegexHandler('^(Age|Favourite colour|Number of siblings)$',
                                    regular_choice,
                                    pass_user_data=True),
                       RegexHandler('^Something else...$',
                                    custom_choice),
                       ],

            TYPING_CHOICE: [MessageHandler(Filters.text,
                                           regular_choice,
                                           pass_user_data=True),
                            ],

            TYPING_REPLY: [MessageHandler(Filters.text,
                                          received_information,
                                          pass_user_data=True),
                           ],
        },

        fallbacks=[RegexHandler('^Done$', done, pass_user_data=True)]
    )

    dp.add_handler(conv_handler)

    # log all errors
    dp.add_error_handler(error)

    # Start the Bot
    updater.start_polling()

    # Run the bot until you press Ctrl-C or the process receives SIGINT,
    # SIGTERM or SIGABRT. This should be used most of the time, since
    # start_polling() is non-blocking and will stop the bot gracefully.
    updater.idle()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    logger.info('Bot running....')
    main()