Add a way to cummunicate with a Telegram Bot

Veldkornet

jorden said:

The new app is completed. Once I finish the Email-sender, and Synology SDKv2 apps, I will release this app update together with the Image Grabber app.

Woohoo! 

martijn1980

Any updates on this one? 

jorden

martijn1980 said:

Any updates on this one? 

The Telegram bot app is done, but I have a lot of work to do in the new Synology app version before I can put all my apps that use image tokens, online.

Mecallie

jorden said:

martijn1980 said:

Any updates on this one? 

The Telegram bot app is done, but I have a lot of work to do in the new Synology app version before I can put all my apps that use image tokens, online.

You can't put the Telegram bot app online and just let people know the image upload to Synology does not work yet?
I really want to use Telegram again so I can easilly add people to a group and set custom notification sounds (slow whoop for the fire group )

jorden

Mecallie said:

jorden said:

martijn1980 said:

Any updates on this one? 

The Telegram bot app is done, but I have a lot of work to do in the new Synology app version before I can put all my apps that use image tokens, online.

You can't put the Telegram bot app online and just let people know the image upload to Synology does not work yet?
I really want to use Telegram again so I can easilly add people to a group and set custom notification sounds (slow whoop for the fire group )

Hmm I might do that. I'll think about it!

khangwei

please do consider uploading this app first.. many of us are eagerly waiting thank you

jorden

I have submitted the new app for approval.

jorden

New version is live! I hope all works well....

basvanderploeg

Updated right away, but unfortunately I can no longer use my own bot. When I try to re-add it the app crashes immediately after sending the "/register" command... Not sure what to do now.

jorden

@basvanderploeg
I received a lot of errors from the Webhook. I think I fixed that, but I am not sure if I fixed your problem.

Can you please add your Telegram ID to the "default" chatbot first? I think that that will fix it. You can add the custom bot afterward.

If that fixes it, I'll work on a new version so this extra step is not required.

basvanderploeg

@jorden

Even when I try to register it to the @athomhomey_bot the app crashed instantly.

jorden

@basvanderploeg Damn I have the same... Can't see what's happening either. Will investigate.

canedje

I am not able to send grabbed images anymore.
I used the flow below before.
If I do remove the Telegram bod card from the "dan" section, and replace it with a new card, I am not able to add the image tag anymore. It gives the "forbidden to place/ stopbord" sign 
The simple log file shows the message, so the flow is running.

jorden

@canedje you have an updated "ImageGrabber", but not yet an updated "Telegram". They are incompatible until you update the Telegram app as well (but that is not fault free, I just noticed... see above)

canedje

jorden said:

@canedje you have an updated "ImageGrabber", but not yet an updated "Telegram". They are incompatible until you update the Telegram app as well (but that is not fault free, I just noticed... see above)

I reinstalled the new version of Telegram after your message . Now I can add the tag. The card also asks for "Naam ontvanger" I'm not able to fill in
Beside that I can not register homey to the @athomhomey_bot anymore? I tried unregister Homey from the bot, also not possible.

What to do?

jorden

@canedje yes it is, I released it at the same moment. However, until version 0.2.1 it will not work due to an unforeseen bug. Working on 0.2.1 as we speak.

jorden

Version 0.2.2 is submitted for approval. Fixes 2 big bugs that crash the app, that I didn't see while developing.

canedje

jorden said:

Version 0.2.2 is submitted for approval. Fixes 2 big bugs that crash the app, that I didn't see while developing.

Oke thanks again. I will wait for 0.2.2 (Running 0.2.0 and not working at the moment)

Mecallie

jorden said:

Version 0.2.2 is submitted for approval. Fixes 2 big bugs that crash the app, that I didn't see while developing.

First I want to say: thank you! Thank you for listening to the Telegram app users and inclusing more options for privacy and groups! I am sure you will get the bugs ironed out.

I just removed the Telegram App. Will wait for version 0.2.2 to be out before installing it again.

In the mean time: is there someone we can spam to get the approval through quicker? :P

jorden

I just asked Bas on Slack, but I don't think he is around (he's not responding at the moment).

basvanderploeg

Thanks for the fast fix @jorden! Hopefully it will get approved soon.

jorden

Thanks to Emile, the update is published now! Version 0.2.2 should be much more fun!

canedje

I just installed 0.2.2.. I'm up and running again.
It is working again

Thanks!

basvanderploeg

Yup, works great now!

jorden

How do you guys like the ability to send to multiple users? I personally love it

khangwei

thanks @jorden. installed the latest but having troubles with own bot. I save the token but the /register doesnt seem to work. seems like the webhook is not set properly. any idea?

Mecallie

khangwei said:

thanks @jorden. installed the latest but having troubles with own bot. I save the token but the /register doesnt seem to work. seems like the webhook is not set properly. any idea?

Ah, I thought it was me.
I put in the token, takes it fine.
But the /register does not work.

Also I do not understand why I have to register with the athomhomey_bot? I am assuming that my own bot is going to send the messages and that I should register that in any groups I want the messages sent to? Or is the other part just for sending messages to Homey itself so you can chat with it?

Right now I do not see any "users or groups". So I cannot send any messages. I tried sending something to the username directly (@username or @username.bot) but that does not work either. Some guidance is appreciated

khangwei

Mecallie said:

khangwei said:

thanks @jorden. installed the latest but having troubles with own bot. I save the token but the /register doesnt seem to work. seems like the webhook is not set properly. any idea?

Ah, I thought it was me.
I put in the token, takes it fine.
But the /register does not work.

Also I do not understand why I have to register with the athomhomey_bot? I am assuming that my own bot is going to send the messages and that I should register that in any groups I want the messages sent to? Or is the other part just for sending messages to Homey itself so you can chat with it?

Right now I do not see any "users or groups". So I cannot send any messages. I tried sending something to the username directly (@username or @username.bot) but that does not work either. Some guidance is appreciated

you either use the athomhomey_bot that jorden kindly provided or you can use the custom bot. right now, it seems that the app failed to register the webhook. i might be wrong but its not working for me hmm

jorden

You need to register the custom bot, so the Webhook knows that your custom bot belongs to your Homey. It's typically the same as with the normal bot, also linked to the same webhook.

I guess that when you "register" the Telegram token of your custom bot to Homey, something goes wrong. Will have an extended look at that tomorrow; it worked while developing, but that might be because some stuff got setup already from the old app that I converted.

jorden

Fix for custom bot (temporary):

Open the following URL
https://api.telegram.org/bot<CUSTOMTOKEN>/setWebhook?url=https://webhooks.athom.com/webhook/5795eeea20ad3acc0b868ced

Replace <CUSTOMTOKEN> with the token of your custom bot. Should work!