Build Telegram Bots: Develop Bots using the Telegram Bot API Step By Step

By: Srivastava, Sachin

Have you ever wondered how you could accomplish more by doing less, how you could have a sort of double who does all the work while you enjoy some cool beachside or spend more outdoor time with your beautiful children? I always have.I am a big fan of the Telegram chat platform. Let's call it a platform, because it is more than a simple chat service with which you can stay in touch with people who matter to you most. It also enables you to think in ways you haven't before.For example, living in Tokyo, you always care about what time the last train home is going to depart. I guess most people in big cities around the globe probably have that same concern. Checking the clock only every so often can result in a terrible and/or expensive taxi ride, so I started wanting something that automatically offered me a bunch of options to get home.The first bot I wrote was to tell me the schedule of the last few trains home and some different options, from the easiest to reach before the last few departures to the very latest, which I would have to dash to catch. That saved me quite a bit of money.The second bot I wrote was slightly more IoT-oriented. It used a webcam to send me via Telegram pictures of people who rang my doorbell.The third one, I also remember, was kind of stupid. It was to use a mini projector to display the most recent message coming through a Telegram chat room.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN13: 9798730212169
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"