All of the functions and methods are executed in the network loop of tg, NOT IMMEDIATELY. What this means is all calls should be considered async, and so there is an optional callback parameter for every function/method as the last parameter. For many uses, you won't care about the return value, so you can leave out the callback. Note there are a few cases where the callback is considered mandatory when the function is considered an information query and has no functionality without returned data. These will explicitly have the callback in the parameter list and will be noted in the description.
You can specify the python script from config ("python_script" option) or from command_line [-Z].
The python integration is written with Python 2/3 in mind, however, there is a bias to Python 3. Because of this, there are a few caveats:
- I am only testing against Python 2.7, and have no intention to support/test < 2.7 but am more than happy to accept PRs for fixes as long as it does not break 2.7/3
- repr/print of native types is dumbed down for < 2.7.9, I highly recommend using this version or newer. (This is due to a bug in python)
Assign python fuctions to the following tgl attributes to set callbacks from TG.
| Callback | Description |
|---|---|
tgl.on_binlog_replay_end() |
This is called when replay of old events end. Any updates prior this call were already received by this client some time ago. |
tgl.on_get_difference_end() |
This is called after first get_difference call. So we received all updates after last client execute. |
tgl.on_our_id(our_id) |
Informs about id of currently logged in user. |
tgl.on_msg_receive(msg) |
This is called when we receive new tgl.Msg object (may be called before on_binlog_replay_end, than it is old msg). |
tgl.on_user_update(peer, what_changed) |
updated info about user. peer is a tgl.Peer object representing the user, and what_changed is array of strings. |
tgl.on_chat_update(peer, what_changed) |
updated info about chat. peer is a tgl.Peer object representing the chat, and what_changed is array of strings. |
tgl.on_secret_chat_update(peer, what_changed) |
updated info about secret chat. peer is a tgl.Peer object representing the secret chat, and what_changed is array of strings. |
As mentioned, all methods and functions have callbacks. The following are the different signatures that may be required (The description of the method will mention which is used)
| Type | Signature | Description |
|---|---|---|
| empty_cb | (success) |
This just indicated the success of the call. All other callback types have this as well. |
| contact_list_cb | (success, peer_list) |
peer_list is a list of tgl.Peer objects |
| dialog_list_cb | (success, dialog_list) |
dialog_list is a list of dicts, with keys: 'peer': tgl.Peer, 'message': tgl.Msg |
| msg_cb | (success, msg) |
msg is a tgl.Msg |
| msg_list_cb | (success, msg_list) |
msg_list is a list of tgl.Msg objects |
| file_cb | (success, file_path) |
file_path is a string with an absolute path |
| chat_cb | (success, peer) |
peer is a tgl.Peer that will have the type of tgl.PEER_CHAT |
| peer_cb | (success, peer) |
peer is a tgl.Peer |
| secret_chat_cb | (success, peer) |
peer is a tgl.Peer that will have the type of tgl.PEER_ENCR_CHAT |
| user_cb | (success, peer) |
peer is a tgl.Peer that will have the type of tgl.PEER_USER |
| str_cb | (success, string) |
string is a simple string |
All of these functions are accessed by importing the tgl module.
| Function | Description | Callback Type |
|---|---|---|
tgl.get_contact_list (callback) |
Retrieve peers stored in the contact list. requires callback | contact_list_cb |
tgl.get_dialog_list (callback) |
Get a list of current conversations with the tgl.Peer and the most recent tgl.Msg. requires callback |
dialog_list_cb |
tgl.add_contact (phone, first_name, last_name) |
Adds contact to contact list, last name is optional | contact_list_cb |
tgl.del_contact (peer) |
Removes contact from contact list | empty_cb |
tgl.rename_contact (phone, first_name, last_name) |
Renaming a contact means sending the first/last name with the same phone number of an existing contact | contact_list_cb |
tgl.msg_global_search (text, callback) |
Get all messages that match the search text. requires callback | msg_list_cb |
tgl.set_profile_photo (file_path) |
Sets avatar to image found at file_path, no checking on the file. |
empty_cb |
tgl.create_secret_chat (user) |
Creates secret chat with user, callback recommended to get new peer for the secret chat. | secret_chat_cb |
tgl.create_group_chat (peer_list, name) |
peer_list contains users to create group with, must be more than 1 peer. |
empty_cb |
tgl.restore_msg (msg_id) |
Restore a deleted message by message id. | empty_cb |
tgl.status_online () |
Sets status as online | empty_cb |
tgl.status_offline () |
Sets status as offline | empty_cb |
tgl.import_chat_link (link) |
Join channel using the link. |
empty_cb |
tgl.safe_exit (exit_status) |
Exception to the rule about callbacks, no callback parameter is accepted. Causes the bot to quit after cleaning up. exit_status is an optional parameter with the exit status (On glibc, this must be 0-255) |
NONE |
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
int |
Telegram peer id |
type |
int |
Peer type, you can compare this with tgl.PEER_CHAT, tgl.PEER_USER, or tgl.PEER_ENCR_CHAT |
type_name |
string |
Text representation of the type of the peer, 'chat', 'user', or 'secret_chat' |
name |
string |
Returns the tg print version of the name. Usually FirstName_LastName for user, and the chatname with spaces replaced with _ |
user_id |
int |
Used in secret chats, since a secret chat has it's own id, this is the id of the user at the endpoint. |
user_list |
peer_list |
Only used in tgl.PEER_CHAT peers, contains list of users. This currently does not work, it is not populating properly. |
user_status |
dict |
Only used in tgl.PEER_USER peers. Dictionary with the current status, keys: 'online': bool, 'when': datetime |
phone |
string |
Only used in tgl.PEER_USER peers. Phone number, only available if user is on contact list. |
username |
string |
Only used in tgl.PEER_USER peers. Will be None if username is not set. |
first_name |
string |
Only used in tgl.PEER_USER peers. |
last_name |
string |
Only used in tgl.PEER_USER peers. |
| Method | Description | Callback Type |
|---|---|---|
peer.rename_chat (new_name) |
empty_cb |
|
peer.chat_set_photo (file) |
Sets avatar for the group to image found at file_path, no checking on the file. The calling peer must be of type tgl.PEER_CHAT. |
msg_cb |
peer.send_typing () |
Tell peer that you are typing. | empty_cb |
peer.send_typing_abort () |
Tell peer you are done typing. | empty_cb |
peer.send_msg (text, reply=msg_id, preview=bool) |
Sends message to peer. Optional keyword arguments: reply is the message id we are replying to, preview is a boolean that forces URL preview on or off. | msg_cb |
peer.fwd_msg (msg_id) |
Forwards msg with message id to peer. | msg_cb |
peer.fwd_media (msg_id) |
Forwards media with message id to peer. | msg_cb |
peer.send_photo (file) |
Send media to peer using file. No checking is done on the contents of the file. |
msg_cb |
peer.send_video (file) |
Send media to peer using file. No checking is done on the contents of the file. |
msg_cb |
peer.send_audio (file) |
Send media to peer using file. No checking is done on the contents of the file. |
msg_cb |
peer.send_document (file) |
Send media to peer using file. No checking is done on the contents of the file. |
msg_cb |
peer.send_text (file) |
Send media to peer using file. No checking is done on the contents of the file. |
msg_cb |
peer.send_location (latitude, longitude) |
Sends location media message to peer, longitude and latitude should be specified as double. |
msg_cb |
peer.chat_add_user (user) |
Adds user(tgl.Peer) to the group. The calling peer must be of type tgl.PEER_CHAT |
empty_cb |
peer.chat_del_user (user) |
Removes user(tgl.Peer) from the group. The calling peer must be of type tgl.PEER_CHAT |
empty_cb |
peer.mark_read () |
Marks the dialog with the peer as read. This cannot be done on message level. | empty_cb |
peer.msg_search (text, callback) |
Get all messages that match the search text with the peer. requires callback | msg_list_cb |
peer.get_history (offset, limit, callback) |
Get all messages with the peer. offset specifies what message to start at, and limit specifies how many messages to retrieve. See example below for one method to get the entire history. requires callback |
msg_list_cb |
peer.info () |
Gets peer info. | peer_cb |
Example usage for peer.get_history:
from functools import partial
history = []
# Get all the history, 100 msgs at a time
peer.get_history(0, 100, partial(history_callback, 100, peer))
def history_callback(msg_count, peer, success, msgs)
history.extend(msgs)
if len(msgs) == msg_count:
peer.get_history(len(history), msg_count, partial(history_callback, msg_count, peer))
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
int |
Message id |
flags |
int |
tgl flags, see source code for tgl for various possible flags. This is a bitfield in an int. |
mention |
bool |
True if you are @mentioned. |
out |
bool |
True if you sent this message. |
unread |
bool |
True if you have not marked this as read. |
service |
bool |
True if the message is a service messages, see tgl.Msg.action for the type. |
src |
tgl.Peer |
Peer who sent the message |
dest |
tgl.Peer |
Peer who the message was sent too. In a group, this will be the chat peer. Otherwise it will be you. |
text |
string |
Text contents of the message. This may be None if it's media without caption. |
media |
dict |
Dictionary that varies based on the media type. |
date |
datetime |
When the message was sent. |
fwd_src |
tgl.Peer |
The user that sent the forwarded message. |
fwd_date |
datetime |
When the forwarded message was originally sent. |
reply |
tgl.Msg |
Message that this message is replying to. |
reply_id |
int |
Message id that this message is replying to. |
action |
int |
Action enum for the message if msg.service == True. See all the possible values below |
- tgl.ACTION_NONE
- tgl.ACTION_GEO_CHAT_CREATE
- tgl.ACTION_GEO_CHAT_CHECKIN
- tgl.ACTION_CHAT_CREATE
- tgl.ACTION_CHAT_EDIT_TITLE
- tgl.ACTION_CHAT_EDIT_PHOTO
- tgl.ACTION_CHAT_DELETE_PHOTO
- tgl.ACTION_CHAT_ADD_USER
- tgl.ACTION_CHAT_ADD_USER_BY_LINK
- tgl.ACTION_CHAT_DELETE_USER
- tgl.ACTION_SET_MESSAGE_TTL
- tgl.ACTION_READ_MESSAGES
- tgl.ACTION_DELETE_MESSAGES
- tgl.ACTION_SCREENSHOT_MESSAGES
- tgl.ACTION_FLUSH_HISTORY
- tgl.ACTION_RESEND
- tgl.ACTION_NOTIFY_LAYER
- tgl.ACTION_TYPING
- tgl.ACTION_NOOP
- tgl.ACTION_COMMIT_KEY
- tgl.ACTION_ABORT_KEY
- tgl.ACTION_REQUEST_KEY
- tgl.ACTION_ACCEPT_KEY
| Method | Description | Callback Type |
|---|---|---|
msg.load_photo(callback) |
Saves the media and returns the path to the file in the callback. requires callback | file_cb |
msg.load_video(callback) |
Saves the media and returns the path to the file in the callback. requires callback | file_cb |
msg.load_video_thumb(callback) |
Saves the media and returns the path to the file in the callback. requires callback | file_cb |
msg.load_audio(callback) |
Saves the media and returns the path to the file in the callback. requires callback | file_cb |
msg.load_document(callback) |
Saves the media and returns the path to the file in the callback. requires callback | file_cb |
msg.load_document_thumb(callback) |
Saves the media and returns the path to the file in the callback. requires callback | file_cb |
msg.delete_msg () |
Deletes the message from the local history | empty_cb |