Implement client.inline_query()

readthedocs/telethon.tl.custom.rst

@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ telethon\.tl\.custom\.button module
     :undoc-members:
     :show-inheritance:
 
+telethon\.tl\.custom\.inlineresult module
+-----------------------------------------
+
+.. automodule:: telethon.tl.custom.inlineresult
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
+
 telethon\.tl\.custom\.chatgetter module
 ---------------------------------------
 

telethon/client/__init__.py

@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@ from .chats import ChatMethods
 from .dialogs import DialogMethods
 from .downloads import DownloadMethods
 from .auth import AuthMethods
+from .bots import BotMethods
 from .telegramclient import TelegramClient

telethon/client/bots.py

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+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
+        ))
+
+        # TODO Custom InlineResults(UserList) class with more information
+        return [
+            custom.InlineResult(self, x, query_id=result.query_id)
+            for x in result.results
+        ]

telethon/client/telegramclient.py

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 from . import (
-    AuthMethods, DownloadMethods, DialogMethods, ChatMethods,
+    AuthMethods, DownloadMethods, DialogMethods, ChatMethods, BotMethods,
     MessageMethods, ButtonMethods, UpdateMethods, UploadMethods,
     MessageParseMethods, UserMethods
 )
 
 
 class TelegramClient(
-    AuthMethods, DownloadMethods, DialogMethods, ChatMethods,
+    AuthMethods, DownloadMethods, DialogMethods, ChatMethods, BotMethods,
     MessageMethods, UploadMethods, ButtonMethods, UpdateMethods,
     MessageParseMethods, UserMethods
 ):

telethon/sync.py

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import inspect
 from async_generator import isasyncgenfunction
 
 from .client.telegramclient import TelegramClient
-from .tl.custom import Draft, Dialog, MessageButton, Forward, Message
+from .tl.custom import (
+    Draft, Dialog, MessageButton, Forward, Message, InlineResult
+)
 from .tl.custom.chatgetter import ChatGetter
 from .tl.custom.sendergetter import SenderGetter
 
@@ -81,4 +83,4 @@ def syncify(*types):
 
 
 syncify(TelegramClient, Draft, Dialog, MessageButton,
-        ChatGetter, SenderGetter, Forward, Message)
+        ChatGetter, SenderGetter, Forward, Message, InlineResult)

telethon/tl/custom/__init__.py

@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ from .forward import Forward
 from .message import Message
 from .button import Button
 from .inline import InlineBuilder
+from .inlineresult import InlineResult