BaseBotLib is a .NET/.NET Core library for creating Telegram bots.
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Create a new bot using BotFather and obtain the botId and token.
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Install the standard Nuget package into your application.
CLI : dotnet add package BaseBotLib_Pilyukov Package Manager : Install-Package BaseBotLib_Pilyukov Rider / Visual Studio : Manage NuGet Packages -> Search for BaseBotLib_Pilyukov -> Install
A simple way to receive new messages and respond to them :
using BaseBotLib.Interfaces.Bot;
using BaseBotLib.Services.Bot;
private async Task StartBot(string botId, string botToken)
{
var bot = new Bot(botId, botToken);
while (true)
{
var newMessages = await bot.GetNewMessages();
foreach (var newMessage in newMessages)
{
Console.WriteLine($"New message : \"{newMessage.Text}\" from user \"{newMessage.UserName}\".");
await ProcessMessage(bot, newMessage);
}
await Task.Delay(20);
}
}The message handler function can look like this :
private async Task ProcessMessage(IBot bot, Message message)
{
var msg = message.Text?.ToLower();
switch (msg)
{
case "hi":
await bot.SendMessage(message.ChatId, $"Hi {message.UserName}");
break;
case "bye":
await bot.SendMessage(message.ChatId, $"Bye {message.UserName}");
break;
}
}
