Telegram Bot - @LeipzigHelpsUkraine

Usage

Enter "/" in the message input-box of the telegram group, then choose the /command from the suggestions. This prevents typing errors!

Admins have access to the following commands:

• /help - displays main menu (in the language of the admin using the command)

• The following commands post a telegram-link to subgroups:

  /animals
  /arrival
  /donations
  /family
  /housing
  /jobs
  /legal
  /translations
  /transport
  

• /homepage - posts a browser link to webpage.

• /feedback - posts a telegram-link to a subgroup for technical feedback for bot.

• /pin - displays and pins main menu in group. There are the following variants:

  Variant	Output language of post
  /pin	Defaults to German
  /pin_en	English
  /pin_uk	Ukrainian

Note: If possible, you should post your command as a response to member messages.

Advanced usage

For greater control, admins may also send commands with arguments directly to the bot via:

@<botname> command [args...]

Enter "@" in the message input-box of the telegram group, then select the @<bot-name> to autocomplete the first part, then type in the command [args...] part.
The following table provides a list of the possibilities:

Command	Behaviour
help [xx]	Posts menu in language xx^
animals [xx]	Posts link to telegram subgroup in language xx^
arrival [xx]	"
donations [xx]	"
family [xx]	"
housing [xx]	"
legal [xx]	"
translations [xx]	"
transport [xx]	"
homepage [xx]	Posts link to webpage in language xx^
feedback [xx]	Posts link to subgroup for feedback in language xx^
pin [xx]	Pin command in language xx^
pin all	Pin command - posts menu in all languages and pins 1st

Notes:

• Here, [...] means that the argument is optional

• xx can be any of the following language codes:

  Code	Language
  de	German
  en	English
  pl	Polish
  ru	Russian
  uk	Ukrainian

• ^ the language in which the bot posts is decided by the following priorities:

  • language xx if given;
  • otherwise: language of message replied to, if the admin replied to a message;
  • otherwise: the default language (German).

For example

@<botname> help pl
@<botname> legal uk

prints the help menu in Polish, shows the redirect link to legal issues in Ukrainian, etc. regardless of the user's language setting.

Help!

How do I shut down the bot?

To shut down the bot, the easiest way is to remove it from the telegram group.

(It can always be added again at a later stage.)

How does the Bot decide what language to use?

The bot decides based on a list of priorities, which can be viewed in the technical notes.

Technical information for developers

See technical notes and contributions.