Save self user ID in session file

Should result in one less request after connecting,
as there is no longer a need to fetch the self user.

telethon/_updates/entitycache.py

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class EntityCache:
         self,
         hash_map: dict = _sentinel,
         self_id: int = None,
-        self_bot: bool = False
+        self_bot: bool = None
     ):
         self.hash_map = {} if hash_map is _sentinel else hash_map
         self.self_id = self_id

telethon/client/auth.py

@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ class AuthMethods:
         except errors.RPCError:
             return False
 
-        self._mb_entity_cache.set_self_user(None, False, None)
+        self._mb_entity_cache.set_self_user(None, None, None)
         self._authorized = False
 
         await self.disconnect()

telethon/client/telegrambaseclient.py

@@ -549,6 +549,14 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
         self.session.auth_key = self._sender.auth_key
         self.session.save()
 
+        try:
+            # See comment when saving entities to understand this hack
+            self_id = self.session.get_input_entity(0).access_hash
+            self_user = self.session.get_input_entity(self_id)
+            self._mb_entity_cache.set_self_user(self_id, None, self_user.access_hash)
+        except ValueError:
+            pass
+
         if self._catch_up:
             ss = SessionState(0, 0, False, 0, 0, 0, 0, None)
             cs = []
@@ -670,6 +678,11 @@ class TelegramBaseClient(abc.ABC):
         # It doesn't matter if we put users in the list of chats.
         self.session.process_entities(types.contacts.ResolvedPeer(None, [e._as_input_peer() for e in entities], []))
 
+        # As a hack to not need to change the session files, save ourselves with ``id=0`` and ``access_hash`` of our ``id``.
+        # This way it is possible to determine our own ID by querying for 0. However, whether we're a bot is not saved.
+        if self._mb_entity_cache.self_id:
+            self.session.process_entities(types.contacts.ResolvedPeer(None, [types.InputPeerUser(0, self._mb_entity_cache.self_id)], []))
+
         ss, cs = self._message_box.session_state()
         self.session.set_update_state(0, types.updates.State(**ss, unread_count=0))
         now = datetime.datetime.now()  # any datetime works; channels don't need it

telethon/client/users.py

@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class UserMethods:
                 else:
                     print('Hello')
         """
-        if self._mb_entity_cache.self_id is None:
+        if self._mb_entity_cache.self_bot is None:
             await self.get_me(input_peer=True)
 
         return self._mb_entity_cache.self_bot