import abc class SenderGetter(abc.ABC): """ Helper base class that introduces the `sender`, `input_sender` and `sender_id` properties and `get_sender` and `get_input_sender` methods. """ def __init__(self, sender_id=None, *, sender=None, input_sender=None): self._sender_id = sender_id self._sender = sender self._input_sender = input_sender self._client = None @property def sender(self): """ Returns the :tl:`User` or :tl:`Channel` that sent this object. It may be ``None`` if Telegram didn't send the sender. If you're using `telethon.events`, use `get_sender` instead. """ return self._sender async def get_sender(self): """ Returns `sender`, but will make an API call to find the sender unless it's already cached. """ # ``sender.min`` is present both in :tl:`User` and :tl:`Channel`. # It's a flag that will be set if only minimal information is # available (such as display name, but username may be missing), # in which case we want to force fetch the entire thing because # the user explicitly called a method. If the user is okay with # cached information, they may use the property instead. if (self._sender is None or self._sender.min) \ and await self.get_input_sender(): try: self._sender =\ await self._client.get_entity(self._input_sender) except ValueError: await self._refetch_sender() return self._sender @property def input_sender(self): """ This :tl:`InputPeer` is the input version of the user/channel who sent the message. Similarly to `input_chat`, this doesn't have things like username or similar, but still useful in some cases. Note that this might not be available if the library can't find the input chat, or if the message a broadcast on a channel. """ if self._input_sender is None and self._sender_id and self._client: try: self._input_sender = \ self._client._entity_cache[self._sender_id] except KeyError: pass return self._input_sender async def get_input_sender(self): """ Returns `input_sender`, but will make an API call to find the input sender unless it's already cached. """ if self.input_sender is None and self._sender_id and self._client: await self._refetch_sender() return self._input_sender @property def sender_id(self): """ Returns the marked sender integer ID, if present. """ return self._sender_id async def _refetch_sender(self): """ Re-fetches sender information through other means. """