Always Replying to Messages

It is sometimes necessary to always send messages as replies, especially for bots that are meant to be used in groups. We usually do this by adding reply_parameters to the methods that send the message: sendText, reply, sendPhoto, replyWithPhoto and etc. However, if you’re doing this for every single message, it can get messy and boring.

This plugin sets the properties of reply_parameters for all reply* and send* methods that support it to make every message a reply to the message and chat that triggered it.

You can pass an options object with a allowSendingWithoutReply property to both addReplyParam and autoQuote functions, which will allow your bot to send messages even if the message being replied to does not exist anymore.

Usage

In a Specific Context

If you want all messages sent within a specific context (like a specific command), you can specifically apply the plugin to them:

TypeScript

import { Bot } from "grammy";
import { addReplyParam } from "@roziscoding/grammy-autoquote";

const bot = new Bot("");

bot.command("demo", async (ctx) => {
  ctx.api.config.use(addReplyParam(ctx));
  await ctx.reply("Demo command!"); // this is going to quote the user's message
});

bot.start();

JavaScript

const { Bot } = require("grammy");
const { addReplyParam } = require("@roziscoding/grammy-autoquote");

const bot = new Bot("");

bot.command("demo", async (ctx) => {
  ctx.api.config.use(addReplyParam(ctx));
  await ctx.reply("Demo command!"); // this is going to quote the user's message
});

bot.start();

Deno

import { Bot } from "https://deno.land/x/grammy@v1.38.3/mod.ts";
import { addReplyParam } from "https://deno.land/x/grammy_autoquote@v2.0.9/mod.ts";

const bot = new Bot("");

bot.command("demo", async (ctx) => {
  ctx.api.config.use(addReplyParam(ctx));
  await ctx.reply("Demo command!"); // this is going to quote the user's message
});

bot.start();

In Every Context

If you want every sent message to reply the messages that triggered them, you can apply the plugin this way:

TypeScript

import { Bot } from "grammy";
import { autoQuote } from "@roziscoding/grammy-autoquote";

const bot = new Bot("");

bot.use(autoQuote());

bot.command("demo", async (ctx) => {
  await ctx.reply("Demo command!"); // this is going to quote the user's message
});

bot.command("hello", async (ctx) => {
  await ctx.reply("Hi there :)"); // this quotes the user's message, too
});

bot.start();

JavaScript

const { Bot } = require("grammy");
const { autoQuote } = require("@roziscoding/grammy-autoquote");

const bot = new Bot("");

bot.use(autoQuote());

bot.command("demo", async (ctx) => {
  await ctx.reply("Demo command!"); // this is going to quote the user's message
});

bot.command("hello", async (ctx) => {
  await ctx.reply("Hi there :)"); // this quotes the user's message, too
});

bot.start();

Deno

import { Bot } from "https://deno.land/x/grammy@v1.38.3/mod.ts";
import { autoQuote } from "https://deno.land/x/grammy_autoquote@v2.0.9/mod.ts";

const bot = new Bot("");

bot.use(autoQuote());

bot.command("demo", async (ctx) => {
  await ctx.reply("Demo command!"); // this is going to quote the user's message
});

bot.command("hello", async (ctx) => {
  await ctx.reply("Hi there :)"); // this quotes the user's message, too
});

bot.start();

Plugin Summary

• Name: Autoquote
• Source