Telethon/telethon/client/bots.py

from .users import UserMethods
from ..tl import types, functions, custom


class BotMethods(UserMethods):
    async def inline_query(self, bot, query, *, offset=None, geo_point=None):
        """
        Makes the given inline query to the specified bot
        i.e. ``@vote My New Poll`` would be as follows:

        >>> client = ...
        >>> client.inline_query('vote', 'My New Poll')

        Args:
            bot (`entity`):
                The bot entity to which the inline query should be made.

            query (`str`):
                The query that should be made to the bot.

            offset (`str`, optional):
                The string offset to use for the bot.

            geo_point (:tl:`GeoPoint`, optional)
                The geo point location information to send to the bot
                for localised results. Available under some bots.

        Returns:
            A list of `custom.InlineResult
            <telethon.tl.custom.inlineresult.InlineResult>`.
        """
        bot = await self.get_input_entity(bot)
        result = await self(functions.messages.GetInlineBotResultsRequest(
            bot=bot,
            peer=types.InputPeerEmpty(),
            query=query,
            offset=offset or '',
            geo_point=geo_point
        ))

        return custom.InlineResults(self, result)