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Bashbot function reference
Send, forward, delete messages
send_action
send_action shows users what your bot is currently doing.
usage: send_action "${CHAT[ID]}" "action"
"action": typing, upload_photo, record_video, upload_video, record_audio, upload_audio, upload_document, find_location.
example:
send_action "${CHAT[ID]}" "typing"
send_action "${CHAT[ID]}" "record_audio"
send_normal_message
send_normal_message sends text only messages to the given chat.
usage: send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "message"
example:
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "this is a text message"
send_markdown_message
send_markdown_message sends markdown style messages to the given chat.
Telegram supports a reduced set of Markdown only
usage: send_markdown_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "markdown message"
example:
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "this is a markdown message, next word is *bold*"
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "*bold* _italic_ [text](link)"
send_html_message
send_html_message sends HTML style messages to the given chat.
Telegram supports a reduced set of HTML only
usage: send_html_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "html message"
example:
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "this is a markdown message, next word is <b>bold</b>"
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "<b>bold</b> <i>italic><i> <em>italic>/em> <a href="link">Text</a>"
forward_message
forward_mesage forwards a messsage to the given chat.
usage: forward_message "chat_to" "chat_from" "${MESSAGE[ID]}"
alias: forward "${CHAT[ID]}" "$FROMCHAT" "${MESSAGE[ID]}"
send_message
send_message sends any type of message to the given chat. Type of output is steered by keywords within the message.
The main use case for send_message is to process the output of interactive chats and background jobs. For regular Bot commands I recommend using of the dedicated send_xxx_message() functions from above.
usage: send_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "message"
example: - see Usage and Advanced Usage
delete_message
If your Bot is admin of a Chat he can delete every message, if not he can delete only his messages.
usage: delete_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "${MESSAGE[ID]}"
answer_inline_query
Inline Queries allows users to interact with your bot directly without sending extra commands. answer_inline_query provide the result to a users Inline Query
usage: answer_inline_query "$iQUERY_ID" "type" "type arg 1" ... "type arg n"
example: - see Advanced Usage
File, Location, Venu, keyboards
get_file
usage:
example:
send_file
send_file allows you to send different type's of files, e.g. photos, stickers, audio, media, etc. see more
usage: send_file "${CHAT[ID]}" "file" "caption"
example:
send_file "${CHAT[ID]}" "/home/user/doge.jpg" "Lool"
send_file "${CHAT[ID]}" "https://www.domain,com/something.gif" "Something"
send_location
usage: send_location "${CHAT[ID]}" "Latitude" "Longitude"
send_venue
usage: send_venue "${CHAT[ID]}" "Latitude" "Longitude" "Title" "Address" "foursquare id (optional)"
send_keyboard
Note: since version 0.6 send_keyboard was changed to use native "JSON Array" notation as used from Telegram. Example Keybord Array definitions:
- OLD format: 'yes' 'no' (two strings)
- NEW format: '[ "yes" , "no" ]' (string containing an array)
- new keybord layouts, no possible with old format:
- Yes No in two rows: '[ "yes" ] , [ "no" ]'
- numpad style keyboard: '[ "1" , "2" , "3" ] , [ "4" , "5" , "6" ] , [ "7" , "8" , "9" ] , [ "0" ]'
usage: send_keyboard "chat-id" "keyboard"
example:
send_keyboard "${CHAT[ID]}" "[ \\"yes\" , \\"no\" ]""
send_keyboard "${CHAT[ID]}" "[ \\"yes\\" ] , [ \\"no\\" ]"
send_keyboard "${CHAT[ID]}" "[ \\"1\\" , \\"2\\" , \\"3\\" ] , [ \\"4\\" , \\"5\\" , \\"6\\" ] , [ \\"7\\" , \\"8\\" , \\"9\\" ] , [ \\"0\\" ]"
remove_keyboard
usage:
Manage users
kick_chat_member
If your Bot is Admin of a chat he can kick and ban a user.
usage: kick_chat_member "${CHAT[ID]}" "${USER[ID]}"
unban_chat_member
If your Bot is Admin of a chat he can unban a kicked user.
usage: unban_chat_member "${CHAT[ID]}" "${USER[ID]}"
leave_chat
Bot will leave given chat.
usage: leave_chat "${CHAT[ID]}"
if _is_admin ; then
send_markdown_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "*LEAVING CHAT...*"
leave_chat "${CHAT[ID]}"
fi
user_is_creator
Return true (0) if user is creator of given chat or chat is a private chat.
usage: user_is_creator "${CHAT[ID]}" "${USER[ID]}"
alias: _is_creator
user_is_admin
Return true (0) if user is admin or creator of given chat.
usage: user_is_admin "${CHAT[ID]}" "${USER[ID]}"
alias: _is_creator
example:
if _is_admin ; then
send_markdown_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "*LEAVING CHAT...*"
leave_chat "${CHAT[ID]}"
fi
user_is_botadmin
Return true (0) if user is owner / admin of bot. Name or ID botadmin must be placed in './botadmin' file.
usage: user_is_botadmin "${CHAT[ID]}" "${USER[ID]}"
alias: _is_botadmin
example:
_is_botadmin && send_markdown_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "You are *BOTADMIN*."
user_is_allowed
Bahsbot supports User Access Control, see Advanced Usage
usage: user_is_allowed "${USER[ID]}" "what" "${CHAT[ID]}"
example:
if ! user_is_allowed "${USER[ID]}" "start" "${CHAT[ID]}" ; then
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "You are not allowed to start Bot."
fi
Interactive and backgound jobs
startproc
startproc starts a script (or C or python program etc.) running in parallel to your Bot. The text that the script outputs is sent to the user or chat, user input will be sent back to the script. see Advanced Usage
usage: startproc "./script"
example:
startproc './calc'
checkproc
Return true (0) if an interactive script active in the given chat.
usage: checkprog
example:
checkproc
if [ "$res" -gt 0 ] ; then
startproc "./calc"
else
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "Calc already running ..."
fi
killproc
usage: killproc
example:
checkprog
if [ "$res" -eq 0 ]; then
killproc && send_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "Command canceled."
else
send_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "Command is not running."
fi
background
background starts a script / programm as a background job and attaches a jobname to it. All output from a background job is sent to the associated chat.
In contrast to interactive chats, background jobs do not recieve user input and can run forever. In addition you can suspend and restart running jobs, e.g. after reboot.
usage: background "./script" "jobname"
example:
background "./notify" "notify"
checkback
Return true (0) if an background job is active in the given chat.
usage: checkback "jobname"
example:
checkback "notify"
if [ "$res" -gt 0 ] ; then
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "Start notify"
background "./notify" "notify"
else
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "Process notify already running."
fi
killback
usage: killback "jobname"
example:
checkback "notify"
if [ "$res" -eq 0 ] ; then
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "Kill notify"
killback "notify"
else
send_normal_message "${CHAT[ID]}" "Process notify not run."
fi
Bashbot internal functions
These functions are for internal use only and must not used in your bot commands.
send_text
usage: send_text "${CHAT[ID]}" "message"
JsonDecode
Outputs decoded string to STDOUT
usage: JsonDecode "string"
JsonGetString
Reads JSON fro STDIN and Outputs found String to STDOUT
usage: JsonGetString "path","to","string"
JsonGetValue
Reads JSON fro STDIN and Outputs found Value to STDOUT
usage: JsonGetValue "path","to","value"
get_chat_member_status
usage: get_chat_member_status "${CHAT[ID]}" "${USER[ID]}"
process_client
Every Message sent to your Bot is processd by this function. It parse the send JSON and assign the found Values to bash variables.
process_updates
If new updates are availible, this functions gets the JSON from Telegram and dispatch it.
getBotName
The name of your bot is availible as bash variable "$ME", there is no need to call this function if Bot is running.
usage: ME="$(getBotNiname)"
inproc
Send Input from Telegram to waiting Interactive Chat.