From 9c60068122bfac2c1deb305c04172fcc859cdbbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mohammed Sohail <sohailsameja@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2017 08:17:55 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] examples: Express webhook (#287)

Feature:

  A webhook integration with an express app.

References:

  * Feature request: https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/issues/282
  * PR: https://github.com/yagop/node-telegram-bot-api/pull/287
  * Requested-by: @kamikazechaser
  * PR-by: @kamikazechaser
---
 examples/expressWebhook.js | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 examples/expressWebhook.js

diff --git a/examples/expressWebhook.js b/examples/expressWebhook.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e564e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/expressWebhook.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/**
+ * This example demonstrates setting up a webook, and receiving
+ * updates in your express app
+ */
+
+const TOKEN = process.env.TELEGRAM_TOKEN || 'YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN';
+const url = 'https://<PUBLIC-URL>';
+const port = process.env.PORT;
+
+const TelegramBot = require('..');
+const express = require('express');
+const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+
+// No need to pass any parameters as we will handle the updates with Express
+const bot = new TelegramBot(TOKEN);
+
+// This informs the Telegram servers of the new webhook.
+bot.setWebHook(`${url}/bot${TOKEN}`);
+
+const app = express();
+
+// parse the updates to JSON
+app.use(bodyParser.json());
+
+// We are receiving updates at the route below!
+app.post(`/bot${TOKEN}`, (req, res) => {
+  bot.processUpdate(req.body);
+  res.sendStatus(200);
+});
+
+// Start Express Server
+app.listen(port, () => {
+  console.log(`Express server is listening on ${port}`);
+});
+
+// Just to ping!
+bot.on('message', msg => {
+  bot.sendMessage(msg.chat.id, 'I am alive!');
+});