Executing Command

[MyZik]

Hi, everyone!

I want to execute a command from another command with sendMessage method. /start calls /clients command and they have Inline Keyboard buttons.

It works well, but now StartCommand calls ClientsCommands via editMessageText method...

I mean:
StartCommand -> ClientsCommand (sendMessage)
ClientsCommands -> ClientsCommand (editMessageText, normal use)

How can I do this?

Thanks in advance.

StartCommand

...

public function execute(BotApi $api, Update $update)
    {
        $index = isset($update) ? $this->getIndex($update) : 'start';

        $messageId = $chatId = null;

        if ($update->getCallbackQuery()) {
            $chat = $update->getCallbackQuery()->getMessage()->getChat();
            $messageId = $update->getCallbackQuery()->getMessage()->getMessageId();
        } else {
            $chat = $update->getMessage()->getChat();
        }

        $this->showSection($api, $index, $chat->getId(), $messageId);
    }

    /**
     * @param Update $update
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isApplicable(Update $update)
    {
        if (parent::isApplicable($update)) {
            return true;
        }
        return $this->getIndex($update) !== null;
    }

    /**
     * @param Update $update
     * @return mixed|null
     */
    private function getIndex(Update $update)
    {
        if ($update->getMessage() && preg_match(self::REGEX_INDEX, $update->getMessage()->getText(), $matches)) {
            return $matches[1];
        }
        if ($update->getCallbackQuery() && preg_match(self::REGEX_INDEX, $update->getCallbackQuery()->getData(), $matches)) {
            return $matches[1];
        }
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * @param BotApi $api
     * @param $index
     * @param $chatId
     * @param null $messageId
     * @throws \TelegramBot\Api\Exception
     * @throws \TelegramBot\Api\InvalidArgumentException
     */
    private function showSection(BotApi $api, $index, $chatId, $messageId = null) {
        $replyMarkup = new InlineKeyboardMarkup([
            [['text' => 'Über uns', 'callback_data' => '/start_about']],
            [['text' => 'Kunden', 'callback_data' => '/clients_0']]
        ]);

        switch ($index) {
            case 'about':
                $text = 'Text from *About* section';
                break;

            case 'clients':
                $text = 'Text from *Clients* section';
                break;

            default:
                $text = "Hello :)" .
                    "❓ How can I help you?";
        }

        if ($messageId) {
            $api->editMessageText(
                $chatId,
                $messageId,
                $text,
                'markdown',
                false,
                $replyMarkup
            );
        } else {
            $api->sendMessage(
                $chatId,
                $text,
                'markdown',
                false,
                null,
                $replyMarkup
            );
        }
    }

ClientsCommand

... 

public function execute(BotApi $api, Update $update)
    {
        $clients = $this->repository->findAll();
        $index = (int)$this->getIndex($update);
        $index = isset($clients[$index]) ? $index : 0;

        $messageId = $chatId = null;

        if ($update->getCallbackQuery()) {
            $chat = $update->getCallbackQuery()->getMessage()->getChat();
            $messageId = $update->getCallbackQuery()->getMessage()->getMessageId();
        } else {
            $chat = $update->getMessage()->getChat();
        }

        $this->paginateClients($api, $index, $chat->getId(), $messageId);
    }

    /**
     * @param Update $update
     * @return bool
     */
    public function isApplicable(Update $update)
    {
        if (parent::isApplicable($update)) {
            return true;
        }
        return $this->getIndex($update) !== null;
    }

    /**
     * @param Update $update
     * @return mixed|null
     */
    private function getIndex(Update $update)
    {
        if ($update->getMessage() && preg_match(self::REGEX_INDEX, $update->getMessage()->getText(), $matches)) {
            return $matches[1];
        }
        if ($update->getCallbackQuery() && preg_match(self::REGEX_INDEX, $update->getCallbackQuery()->getData(), $matches)) {
            return $matches[1];
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * @param BotApi $api
     * @param $index
     * @param $chatId
     * @param null $messageId
     * @throws \TelegramBot\Api\Exception
     * @throws \TelegramBot\Api\InvalidArgumentException
     */
    private function paginateClients(BotApi $api, $index, $chatId, $messageId = null) {
        $count = count($this->repository->findAll());
        $client = $this->repository->findById($index);

        if ($index === 'execute') {
            $index = 0;
        }

        $prev = $next = null;
        if ($index - 1 >= 0) {
            $prev = $index - 1;
        }
        if ($index + 1 < $count) {
            $next = $index + 1;
        }
        $buttons = [];

        if ($prev !== null) {
            $buttons[] = ['text' => '⬅️', 'callback_data' => '/clients_' . $prev];
        }

        $buttons[] = ['text' => '🌐 Zur Website', 'url' => $client['link']];

        if ($next !== null) {
            $buttons[] = ['text' => '➡️', 'callback_data' => '/clients_' . $next];
        }

        $text = "▫️ *{$client['title']}*\n\n" .
            "📋 _{$client['description']}_";

        if ($messageId) {
            $api->editMessageText(
                $chatId,
                $messageId,
                $text,
                'markdown',
                false,
                new InlineKeyboardMarkup([$buttons])
            );
        } else {
            $api->sendMessage(
                $chatId,
                $text,
                'markdown',
                false,
                null,
                new InlineKeyboardMarkup([$buttons])
            );
        }
    }

[BoShurik]

StartCommand calls ClientsCommands via editMessageText method

What do you mean by via editMessageText method? Maybe you have an example bot with this behavior?

[MyZik]

StartCommand calls ClientsCommands via editMessageText method

What do you mean by via editMessageText method? Maybe you have an example bot with this behavior?

StartCommand -> Click "About" button -> editMessageText shows you text (a part of StartCommand
StartCommand -> Click "Clients" button -> sendMessage ClientsCommand (execute another command)

So, I made it!

In StartCommand:

$replyMarkup = new InlineKeyboardMarkup([
    [['text' => 'About', 'callback_data' => '/start_about']],
    [['text' => 'Clients', 'callback_data' => '/clients_execute']],
]);

In ClientsCommand:

public function execute(BotApi $api, Update $update)
    {
       ...

        $messageId = $chatId = null;

        if ($update->getCallbackQuery()) {
            $chat = $update->getCallbackQuery()->getMessage()->getChat();

            if ($update->getCallbackQuery()->getData() !== '/clients_execute') {
                $messageId = $update->getCallbackQuery()->getMessage()->getMessageId();
            }
        } else {
            $chat = $update->getMessage()->getChat();
        }

        $this->paginateClients($api, $index, $chat->getId(), $messageId);
    }

It works :)