Chapter 76. Telegram Source
Receive all messages that people send to your Telegram bot.
To create a bot, contact the @botfather account by using the Telegram app.
The source attaches the following header to the messages:
-
chat-id/ce-chatid: The ID of the chat where the message comes from.
76.1. Configuration Options Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
The following table summarizes the configuration options available for the telegram-source Kamelet:
| Property | Name | Description | Type | Default | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| authorizationToken * | Token | The token to access your bot on Telegram. You can obtain it from the Telegram @botfather. | string |
* = Fields marked with an asterisk are mandatory.
76.2. Dependencies Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
76.2.1. Quarkus dependencies Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
<artifact>camel-quarkus-core</artifact>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
<artifact>camel-quarkus-jackson</artifact>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
<artifact>camel-quarkus-kamelet</artifact>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel.quarkus</groupId>
<artifact>camel-quarkus-telegram</artifact>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.camel.kamelets</groupId>
<artifact>camel-kamelets-utils</artifact>
<version>4.8.5</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
76.3. Usage Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
76.3.1. Camel JBang usage Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
76.3.1.1. Prerequisites for JBang Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
- Install JBang.
You have executed the following command:
jbang app install camel@apache/camel
76.3.1.2. Running a route with JBang Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
Suppose you have a file named route.yaml with this content:
- route:
from:
uri: "kamelet:timer-source"
parameters:
period: 10000
message: 'test'
steps:
- to:
uri: "kamelet:log-sink"
You can now run it directly through the following command.
camel run route.yaml
76.3.2. Knative Source Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
You can use the telegram-source Kamelet as a Knative source by binding it to a Knative object.
telegram-source-binding.yaml
apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Pipe
metadata:
name: telegram-source-binding
spec:
source:
ref:
kind: Kamelet
apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
name: telegram-source
properties:
authorizationToken: "The Token"
sink:
ref:
kind: Channel
apiVersion: messaging.knative.dev/v1
name: mychannel
76.3.3. Kafka Source Copy linkLink copied to clipboard!
You can use the telegram-source Kamelet as a Kafka source by binding it to a Kafka topic.
telegram-source-binding.yaml
apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
kind: Pipe
metadata:
name: telegram-source-binding
spec:
source:
ref:
kind: Kamelet
apiVersion: camel.apache.org/v1
name: telegram-source
properties:
authorizationToken: "The Token"
sink:
ref:
kind: KafkaTopic
apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta1
name: my-topic