@puregram/prompt

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@puregram/prompt

Basic prompt system implemetation for puregram package

Introduction

@puregram/prompt can ask user to send some message and will keep that message in PromptAnswer.context variable, which you can access and do whatever you want

Example

const { Telegram } = require('puregram');
const { PromptManager } = require('@puregram/prompt');

const telegram = new Telegram({
  token: process.env.TOKEN
});

const promptManager = new PromptManager();

telegram.updates.use(promptManager.middleware);

telegram.updates.on('message', (context) => {
  let nameAnswer;

  while (!nameAnswer || !nameAnswer.text) {
    nameAnswer = await context.prompt('Hey! Please, enter your name.')
  }

  const name = nameAnswer.text; // also accessible via `nameAnswer.context.text`

  let ageAnswer;

  while (!ageAnswer || !ageAnswer.text || Number.isNaN(+ageAnswer.text)) {
    ageAnswer = await context.prompt('Cool! Now please enter your age.');
  }

  const age = Number.parseInt(ageAnswer.text);

  return context.send(`You're welcome, ${name} ${age} y.o.!`);
});

telegram.updates.startPolling();

Installation

$ yarn add @puregram/prompt
$ npm i -S @puregram/prompt

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TypeScript usage

You can extend context's properties by passing PromptContext into Updates.on<T>:

telegram.updates.on<PromptContext>('message', (context) => {
  /* Now you have access to `prompt` and `promptReply` methods via types! */
});