Add typing indicator functionality for longer queries

Author: MQuaresma

.gitignore

@@ -102,3 +102,9 @@ venv.bak/
 
 # mypy
 .mypy_cache/
+
+# macOS artifacts
+**/.DS_Store
+**/._*
+
+**/inputs_received.txt

app.py

@@ -35,5 +35,11 @@ def get_location(idChat):
     bot.get_location(idChat)
     return 'ok'
 
+@app.route('/send_typing_act/<string:idChat>', methods['POST'])
+def send_typing_action(idChat):
+    bot.send_typing_action(idChat)
+    return 'ok'
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(port=5000)

bot.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import requests
-from config import TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL, TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL_BASE, TELEGRAM_SEND_PHOTO_URL, TELEGRAM_SEND_AUDIO_URL, CHAT_PROCESSOR_URL
+from config import TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL, TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL_BASE, TELEGRAM_SEND_PHOTO_URL, TELEGRAM_SEND_AUDIO_URL, CHAT_PROCESSOR_URL, TELEGRAM_SEND_TYPING_ACTION
 import json
 
 def send_message_to_chat_processor(req):
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ def send_photo_to_user(idChat, photo_url, caption):
     else:
         return False
 
+def send_typing_action(idChat):
+    res = requests.get(TELEGRAM_SEND_TYPING_ACTION.format(idChat, 'typing'))
+    
+    
 def get_location(idChat):
 
     reply_markup={

config.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-BOT_TOKEN = ''
-NGROK_URL = ''
+BOT_TOKEN = '1018188547:AAHr3fdw0Xarzg6jHuKqc80IruuS3F--Ql0'
+NGROK_URL = 'https://14478b6f.ngrok.io'
 CHAT_PROCESSOR_URL = 'http://localhost:5001'
 LOCAL_WEBHOOK_ENDPOINT = '{}/webhook'.format(NGROK_URL)
 BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL = 'https://api.telegram.org/bot' + BOT_TOKEN
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@
 TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL_BASE = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendMessage'
 TELEGRAM_SEND_PHOTO_URL = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendPhoto?chat_id={}&photo={}&caption={}&parse_mode={}'
 TELEGRAM_SEND_AUDIO_URL = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendAudio?chat_id={}&audio={}&caption={}&parse_mode={}'
+TELEGRAM_SEND_TYPING_ACTION = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendChatAction?chat_id={}&action={}'

usability_tests_simulation/bot.py

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import requests
-from config import TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL, TELEGRAM_SEND_PHOTO_URL
+from config import TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL, TELEGRAM_SEND_PHOTO_URL, TELEGRAM_SEND_TYPING_ACTION
 import json
 import re
+import time
 
 class Bot:
 
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ def send_movie(self, html_text, banner_url):
             return True
         else:
             return False
+
+    def send_typing_action(self):
+        res = requests.get(TELEGRAM_SEND_TYPING_ACTION.format(self.chat, 'typing'))
 
     def parse_data(self, data):
 
@@ -55,6 +59,8 @@ def action(self):
             self.send_message('Ok. Estou agora no passo ' + str(count) + '.')
         else:
             if self.msg_count == 1:
+                self.send_typing_action()
+                time.sleep(5)
                 # Pedir ao utilizador para consultar os cinemas mais próximos.
                 self.send_message('Os cinemas NOS perto de si num raio de 20Km são:\nBraga Parque')
             elif self.msg_count == 2:

usability_tests_simulation/config.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-BOT_TOKEN = ''
-NGROK_URL = ''
+BOT_TOKEN = '1018188547:AAHr3fdw0Xarzg6jHuKqc80IruuS3F--Ql0'
+NGROK_URL = 'https://ed3a3b4a.ngrok.io'
 LOCAL_WEBHOOK_ENDPOINT = '{}/webhook'.format(NGROK_URL)
 BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL = 'https://api.telegram.org/bot' + BOT_TOKEN
 TELEGRAM_INIT_WEBHOOK_URL = '{}/setWebhook?url={}'.format(BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL, LOCAL_WEBHOOK_ENDPOINT)
 TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendMessage?chat_id={}&text={}&parse_mode={}'
 TELEGRAM_SEND_MESSAGE_URL_BASE = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendMessage'
 TELEGRAM_SEND_PHOTO_URL = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendPhoto?chat_id={}&photo={}&caption={}&parse_mode={}'
 TELEGRAM_SEND_AUDIO_URL = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendAudio?chat_id={}&audio={}&caption={}&parse_mode={}'
+TELEGRAM_SEND_TYPING_ACTION = BASE_TELEGRAM_API_URL + '/sendChatAction?chat_id={}&action={}'