Create your own commands

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You have to install or update composer, set your webhook and check if preset commands work correctly before trying to create custom commands.

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• Just copy examples/hook.php and paste it to your hook address.

Step One : (Optional)

You can point to your custom command folder using your hook :

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$COMMANDS_FOLDER = 'your/Commands/folder/';
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try {
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  $telegram->addCommandsPath($COMMANDS_FOLDER);
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}

Step Two

Assume that we want to create a test command with usage /test :

create a new .php file named TestCommand.php in your commands folder ((The first word in filename have to be in uppercase))

step Three

First of all define namespace and use dependencies for Command class in TestCommand.php file :

namespace Longman\TelegramBot\Commands;

use Longman\TelegramBot\Request;
use Longman\TelegramBot\Command;
use Longman\TelegramBot\Entities\Update;

Step Four

Now create a class named testCommand that extends Command Class :

class testCommand extends Command
{

Step Five

Define properties :

    protected $name = 'test';                      //your command's name
    protected $description = 'A command for test'; //Your command description
    protected $usage = '/test';                    // Usage of your command
    protected $version = '1.0.0';                  
    protected $enabled = true;
    protected $public = true;

Note:

Every Command have a method named execute that will execute your command automatically. You can create your own methods but you have to call them inside execute. execute works like constructor in normal classes

Step Six

execute Method:

    public function execute()
    {
        $update = $this->getUpdate();                //get Updates
        $message = $this->getMessage();              // get Message info

        $chat_id = $message->getChat()->getId();     //Get Chat Id
        $message_id = $message->getMessageId();      //Get message Id
        //$text = $message->getText(true);           // Get recieved text

        $data = array();                             // prepapre $data
        $data['chat_id'] = $chat_id;                 //set chat Id
        $data['reply_to_message_id'] = $message_id;  //set message Id
        $data['text'] = 'This is just a Test...';    //set reply message

        $result = Request::sendMessage($data);       //send message
        return $result;
     }

Now system will automatically find your command and when user type /test, the bot will answer her/him with : This is just a Test...