Bot: Creating a Bot

Description

This object represents a Telegram Bot.

Usage

Bot(token, base_url = NULL, base_file_url = NULL,
  request_config = NULL)
is.Bot(x)

Arguments

token

The bot's token given by the BotFather.

base_url

(Optional). Telegram Bot API service URL.

base_file_url

(Optional). Telegram Bot API file URL.

request_config

(Optional). Additional configuration settings to be passed to the bot's POST requests. See the config parameter from ?httr::POST for further details.

The request_config settings are very useful for the advanced users who would like to control the default timeouts and/or control the proxy used for http communication.

Object to be tested.

Format

An R6Class object.

API Methods

answerCallbackQuery: Send answers to callback queries
answerInlineQuery: Send answers to an inline query
deleteMessage: Delete a message
deleteWebhook: Remove webhook integration
editMessageReplyMarkup: Edit the reply markup of a message
forwardMessage: Forward messages of any kind
getFile: Prepare a file for downloading
getMe: Check your bot's information
getUpdates: Receive incoming updates
getUserProfilePhotos: Get a user's profile photos
getWebhookInfo: Get current webhook status
leaveChat: Leave a chat
sendAnimation: Send animation files
sendAudio: Send audio files
sendChatAction: Send a chat action
sendDocument: Send general files
sendLocation: Send point on the map
sendMessage: Send text messages
sendPhoto: Send image files
sendSticker: Send a sticker
sendVideo: Send a video
sendVideoNote: Send video messages
sendVoice: Send voice files
setWebhook: Set a webhook

Other Methods

clean_updates: Clean any pending updates
set_token: Change your bot's auth token

Details

To take full advantage of this library take a look at Updater.

You can also use its methods snake_case equivalent.

Examples

Run this code

# NOT RUN {
bot <- Bot(token = "TOKEN")

# In case you want to set a proxy (see ?httr:use_proxy)
bot <- Bot(token = "TOKEN",
           request_config = httr::use_proxy(...))
# }

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