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How to change button_type in telegram

post by Seven7O7 on Feb 1, 2020

Hi! I want to change button_type (used in telegram.py) to vertical, but I don’t know how? Can I custom it without change anything from telegram.py file?

My credentials.yml

telegram:
  access_token: "........."
  verify: "....."
  webhook_url: "https://66267744.ngrok.io/webhooks/telegram/webhook"

My domain.yml

utter_mobile_devices_configuration_more_info:
  - text: Quizás te interese
    buttons:
    - title: Medidas
      payload: /request_mobile_devices_configuration_actions
    - title: No, gracias
      payload: /deny

post by Gehova on Feb 4, 2020

I couldn’t find a way to change that, the problem is that CollectingDispatcher has to be generic and work with all the channels.

If all your buttons are vertical, copy the contents of telegram.py into a new file like custom_channel.py in your bot folder and change the default button_type in send_text_with_buttons to “vertical”. Modify your credentials.yml as:

    custom_channel.TelegramInput:
      access_token: "..."
      verify: ".."
      webhook_url: ".../webhooks/telegram/webhook"

PS: An advantage of doing this, is that you can further implement more functionality from the telegram api, like sending local files.

post by Akhil on Jun 4, 2020

Hi, There is a very simple way. You can use custom: key in domain.yml and do it in this way. Reference: Domains

domain.yml

utter_mobile_devices_configuration_more_info:
  - custom:
    channel: "telegram"
    text: Quizás te interese
    button_type: vertical
    buttons:
    - title: Medidas
      payload: /request_mobile_devices_configuration_actions
    - title: No, gracias
      payload: /deny

In this way, no need to change anything in telegram.py file.