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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ bashbot-lib provides generic functionality for telegram bots made in bash<br>
with this library you will be able to run a telegram bot with few dependencies<br> with this library you will be able to run a telegram bot with few dependencies<br>
**IMPORTANT**: bashbot-lib uses the getUpdates method with tcp_keepalive, not webhooks<br> **IMPORTANT**: bashbot-lib uses the getUpdates method with tcp_keepalive, not webhooks<br>
**IMPORTANT**: bashbot-lib is not made for asynchronous use, only one message is received at a time and is done so in order<br> **IMPORTANT**: bashbot-lib is not made for asynchronous use, only one message is received at a time and is done so in order<br>
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## license ## license
this program is licensed under the **Affero GNU Public License v3**, you can read the copy that comes along with this program or read it at [gnu.org's website](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html) this program is licensed under the **Affero GNU Public License v3**, you can read the copy that comes along with this program or read it at [gnu.org's website](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.html)
@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ the `getmsg_content` receives two arguments
**IMPORANT**: you must pass only the name of the associative array and not a reference to it **IMPORANT**: you must pass only the name of the associative array and not a reference to it
``` ```
# wrong way # wrong way
getmsg_content ${curmsg} updates.txt getmsg_content "${curmsg}" "updates.txt"
# right way # right way
getmsg_content curmsg updates.txt getmsg_content "curmsg" "updates.txt"
``` ```
this is so because bash associative arrays can only be passed to functions as named references this is so because bash associative arrays can only be passed to functions as named references
@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ the bash associative array will hold the following contents
| text | may contain special symbols | | text | may contain special symbols |
| callback | callback_data, empty if there is none | | callback | callback_data, empty if there is none |
if you sourced the viewer, you can view these contents with `view_content curmsg` where `curmsg` is the name of the bash associative array populated by `getmsg_content` if you sourced the viewer, you can view these contents with `view_content "curmsg"` where `curmsg` is the name of the bash associative array populated by `getmsg_content`
### sending messages ### sending messages
use the `sendmsg` function to send messages and print the result to `sentmsgs.txt` use the `sendmsg` function to send messages and print the result to `sentmsgs.txt`
the `sendmsg` function takes up to three arguments the `sendmsg` function takes up to three arguments
* the chat_id of the chat to send the message to * the chat_id of the chat to send the message to
* the contents of the message (text only for this version) * the contents of the message (text only for this version, support for images and media will come in future versions)
* (optional) an inline keyboard made with `mkinline_kbd` * (optional) an inline keyboard made with `mkinline_kbd`
**IMPORTANT**: you must [URL % encode](https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.ASP) some special characters in the contents of the message or telegram won't accept them **IMPORTANT**: you must [URL % encode](https://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_urlencode.ASP) some special characters in the contents of the message or telegram won't accept them
@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ declare -a kbd_rows=( 1 3 3)
declare -a kbd_text=( "apple" "orange" "banana" "peach" "cherry" "pear" "lemon" ) declare -a kbd_text=( "apple" "orange" "banana" "peach" "cherry" "pear" "lemon" )
declare -a kbd_data=( "red" "orange" "yellow" "orange" "red" "green" "yellow" ) declare -a kbd_data=( "red" "orange" "yellow" "orange" "red" "green" "yellow" )
mkinline_kbd kbd_rows kbd_text kbd_data mkinline_kbd "kbd_rows" "kbd_text" "kbd_data"
``` ```
will result in will result in
``` ```
@ -159,4 +159,14 @@ will result in
``` ```
if you use this with sendmsg, the keyboard will look like this if you use this with sendmsg, the keyboard will look like this
![why are you blind](./images/example1.png "example 1 image") ![why are you blind](https://i.imgur.com/IRC2lhk.png "example 1 image")
## acknowledgements
bash manpage
sed manpage
grep manpage
telegram bot api reference
stackoverflow
## bug-reporting
send me an email at celsochan@disroot.org with the contents of error.log and a description of your issue with reproduction steps if possible