Enhancements in message forwarding

botogram/objects/messages.py

@@ -334,6 +334,8 @@ def from_(self):
         "forward_from": User,
         "forward_from_chat": Chat,
         "forward_from_message_id": int,
+        "forward_sender_name": str,
+        "forward_signature": str,
         "forward_date": int,
         "reply_to_message": _itself,
         "text": str,
@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@ def from_(self):
         # Those are provided dynamically by self.forward_from
         "forward_from": "_forward_from",
         "forward_from_chat": "_forward_from_chat",
+        "forward_sender_name": "_forward_sender_name",
     }
     _check_equality_ = "message_id"
 
@@ -390,12 +393,24 @@ def forward_from(self):
         """Get from where the message was forwarded"""
         # Provide either _forward_from or _forward_from_chat
         # _forward_from_chat is checked earlier because it's more correct
+        # _forward_sender_name is returned if the original sender
+        # has opted to hide his account
+
         if self._forward_from_chat is not None:
             return self._forward_from_chat
 
         if self._forward_from is not None:
             return self._forward_from
 
+        if self._forward_sender_name is not None:
+            return self._forward_sender_name
+
+    @property
+    def forward_hidden(self):
+        """Check if the original sender is hidden or not"""
+
+        return isinstance(self.forward_from, str)
+
     @property
     def channel_post_author(self):
         """Get the author of the channel post"""

docs/api/telegram.rst

@@ -1571,27 +1571,45 @@ about its business.
 
       * :py:class:`~botogram.User` when the original sender is an user
       * :py:class:`~botogram.Chat` when the message originated in a channel
+      * A string, when the original sender has opted to hide his account.
+      In this case, the attribute :py:attr:`~botogram.Message.forward_hidden` is set to ``True``.
 
       *This attribute can be None if it's not provided by Telegram.*
 
       .. versionchanged:: 0.3
 
          The value can also be an instance of :py:class:`~botogram.Chat`.
 
+      .. versionchanged:: 0.7
+
+         The value can also be a string if the original sender is hidden.
+
    .. py:attribute:: forward_from_message_id
 
       The ID of the original message that was forwarded. This is currently only
       available for channel posts.
 
       .. versionadded:: 0.4
 
+   .. py:attribute:: forward_signature
+
+      The signature of the post author if present. This is currently only available for channel posts.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 0.7
+
    .. py:attribute:: forward_date
 
       The integer date (in Unix time) of when the original message was sent,
       when this message is a forward.
 
       *This attribute can be None if it's not provided by Telegram.*
 
+   .. py:attribute:: forward_hidden
+
+      When ``True`` indicates that the original sender has opted to hide his account.
+
+      .. versionadded:: 0.7
+
    .. py:attribute:: reply_to_message
 
       The :py:class:`~botogram.Message` for which *this* message is a reply to.

docs/changelog/0.7.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+.. Copyright (c) 2015-2019 The Botogram Authors (see AUTHORS)
+   Documentation released under the MIT license (see LICENSE)
+
+===========================
+Changelog of botogram 0.7.x
+===========================
+
+Here you can find all the changes in the botogram 0.7.x releases.
+
+.. _changelog-0.7:
+
+botogram 0.7
+============
+
+*Alpha release, not yet released.*
+
+Release description not yet written.
+
+New features
+------------
+
+* Enhancements in message forwarding
+
+  * New return type for :py:attr:`~Message.forward_from`
+  * New attribute :py:attr:`~Message.forward_hidden`
+  * New attribute :py:attr:`~Message.forward_signature`
+
+
+Bug fixes
+---------