WIP initial working version of supporting channel post #37

src/UniversalTelegramBot.cpp

@@ -312,24 +312,10 @@ int UniversalTelegramBot::getUpdates(long offset)  {
         int resultArrayLength = root["result"].size();
         if (resultArrayLength > 0) {
           int newMessageIndex = 0;
+          //Step through all results
           for (int i=0; i < resultArrayLength; i++) {
-            JsonObject& message = root["result"][i]["message"];
-            int update_id = root["result"][i]["update_id"];
-            if (last_message_received != update_id) {
-              last_message_received = update_id;
-              String text = message["text"];
-              String date = message["date"];
-              String chat_id = message["chat"]["id"];
-              String from_id = message["from"]["id"];
-              String from_name = message["from"]["first_name"];
-
-              messages[newMessageIndex].update_id = update_id;
-              messages[newMessageIndex].text = text;
-              messages[newMessageIndex].date = date;
-              messages[newMessageIndex].chat_id = chat_id;
-              messages[newMessageIndex].from_id = from_id;
-              messages[newMessageIndex].from_name = from_name;
-
+            JsonObject& result = root["result"][i];
+            if (processResult(result, newMessageIndex)) {
               newMessageIndex++;
             }
           }
@@ -349,6 +335,56 @@ int UniversalTelegramBot::getUpdates(long offset)  {
   }
 }
 
+bool UniversalTelegramBot::processResult(JsonObject& result, int messageIndex) {
+  int update_id = result["update_id"];
+  // Check have we already dealt with this message (this shouldn't happen!)
+  if (last_message_received != update_id) {
+    last_message_received = update_id;
+
+    String text;
+    String date;
+    String chat_id;
+    String chat_title;
+    String from_id;
+    String from_name;
+    String type;
+
+
+    if (result.containsKey("message")) {
+      JsonObject& message = result["message"];
+      type = "message";
+      from_id = message["from"]["id"].as<String>();
+      from_name = message["from"]["first_name"].as<String>();
+
+      text = message["text"].as<String>();
+      date = message["date"].as<String>();
+      chat_id = message["chat"]["id"].as<String>();
+      chat_title = message["chat"]["title"].as<String>();
+    }
+    else if (result.containsKey("channel_post")) {
+      JsonObject& message = result["channel_post"];
+      type = "channel_post";
+
+      text = message["text"].as<String>();
+      date = message["date"].as<String>();
+      chat_id = message["chat"]["id"].as<String>();
+      chat_title = message["chat"]["title"].as<String>();
+    }
+
+    messages[messageIndex].update_id = update_id;
+    messages[messageIndex].text = text;
+    messages[messageIndex].date = date;
+    messages[messageIndex].chat_id = chat_id;
+    messages[messageIndex].chat_title = chat_title;
+    messages[messageIndex].from_id = from_id;
+    messages[messageIndex].from_name = from_name;
+    messages[messageIndex].type = type;
+
+    return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 /***********************************************************************
 * SendMessage - function to send message to telegram                  *
 * (Arguments to pass: chat_id, text to transmit and markup(optional)) *

src/UniversalTelegramBot.h

@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ typedef byte (*GetNextByte)();
 struct telegramMessage{
   String text;
   String chat_id;
+  String chat_title;
   String from_id;
   String from_name;
   String date;
+  String type;
   int update_id;
 };
 
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ class UniversalTelegramBot
     //JsonObject * parseUpdates(String response);
     String _token;
     Client *client;
+    bool processResult(JsonObject& result, int messageIndex);
     const int maxMessageLength = 1300;
     bool _debug = false;
 };