MessageFilters: Filter message updates

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Filter message updates

Description

Predefined filters for use as the filter argument of class MessageHandler.

Usage

MessageFilters

Format

A list with filtering functions.

Details

See BaseFilter and filtersLogic for advanced filters.

Functions

• all: All Messages.

• text: Text Messages.

• command: Messages starting with /.

• reply: Messages that are a reply to another message.

• audio: Messages that contain audio.

• document: Messages that contain document.

• photo: Messages that contain photo.

• sticker: Messages that contain sticker.

• video: Messages that contain video.

• voice: Messages that contain voice.

• contact: Messages that contain contact.

• location: Messages that contain location.

• venue: Messages that are forwarded.

• game: Messages that contain game.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Use to filter all video messages
video_handler <- MessageHandler(callback_method, MessageFilters$video)

# To filter all contacts, etc.
contact_handler <- MessageHandler(callback_method, MessageFilters$contact)

## End(Not run)

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