Telegram messaging doesn't answer to the correct conversation

[helldog136]

When sending messages across different conversations having the Gladys telegram bot, the bot answers in a private message instead of answering in the conversation. this is due to the message group context id not being saved in the message context.

[helldog136]

I'll add precisions to this rather quicky typed issue:

From node-telegram-bot-api Readme:

// Listen for any kind of message. There are different kinds of
// messages.
bot.on('message', (msg) => {
  const chatId = msg.chat.id;

  // send a message to the chat acknowledging receipt of their message
  bot.sendMessage(chatId, 'Received your message');
});

From Gladys message reception code:

async function newMessage(msg) {
  logger.debug(`new message from telegram, ${msg.text}`);
  logger.debug(msg);
  const telegramUserId = msg.from.id;

  if (msg.text.startsWith('/start')) {
    const splitted = msg.text.split(' ');
    await this.linkUser(splitted[1], telegramUserId);
    return null;
  }
  const user = await this.gladys.user.getByTelegramUserId(telegramUserId);

  const message = {
    source: 'telegram',
    source_user_id: telegramUserId,
    user_id: user.id,
    user,
    language: user.language,
    date: msg.date,
    text: msg.text,
  };
  this.gladys.event.emit(EVENTS.MESSAGE.NEW, message);
  return null;
}

chat by telegram shouldn't be linked to telegram user id (msg.from.id) but telegram chat id (msg.chat.id). Gladys should listen and answer to anyone who talks to her in the correct group chat.

Setup of Telegram Service needs refinement.

• We need Gladys to know which user in Gladys corresponds to who in Telegram chat

  • This allows Gladys to send personal notifications to its users using Telegram

• We need Gladys bot to have parallel and independent conversations via Telegram.

  • This allowes Gladys to speak with a "family" group chat in telegram
  • and also to a specific person
  • and also to another Bot (IFTTT Telegram Bot for example)

[Pierre-Gilles]

Agree with this! For now, Telegram integration only work in 1-1, groups are not supported.