package main import ( "context" "os" "os/signal" "github.com/go-telegram/bot" "github.com/go-telegram/bot/models" ) // Send any text message to the bot after the bot has been started func main() { ctx, cancel := signal.NotifyContext(context.Background(), os.Interrupt) defer cancel() opts := []bot.Option{ bot.WithDefaultHandler(defaultHandler), } b, err := bot.New(os.Getenv("EXAMPLE_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN"), opts...) if nil != err { // panics for the sake of simplicity. // you should handle this error properly in your code. panic(err) } b.RegisterHandler(bot.HandlerTypeMessageText, "/hello", bot.MatchTypeExact, helloHandler) b.Start(ctx) } func helloHandler(ctx context.Context, b *bot.Bot, update *models.Update) { b.SendMessage(ctx, &bot.SendMessageParams{ ChatID: update.Message.Chat.ID, Text: "Hello, *" + bot.EscapeMarkdown(update.Message.From.FirstName) + "*", ParseMode: models.ParseModeMarkdown, }) } func defaultHandler(ctx context.Context, b *bot.Bot, update *models.Update) { b.SendMessage(ctx, &bot.SendMessageParams{ ChatID: update.Message.Chat.ID, Text: "Say /hello", }) }