add-telegram-api-tests

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name: add-telegram-api-tests description: [Library contributor] Writes tests for Telegram Bot API actions. Use when adding tests for an API action, testing a new Telegram method, or when the user asks to add tests for the telegram-bot library.

Add Telegram API Tests

Workflow

1. Test Class Setup

• Extend BotTestContext (provides bot, TG_ID, CHAT_ID, CHANNEL_ID)
• Use Kotest AnnotationSpec with @Test suspend fun
• Test names: backtick string e.g. `method name method test`

class MyApiTest : BotTestContext() {
    @Test
    suspend fun `my method test`() {
        // ...
    }
}

2. API Call Helpers

• Action (chat-based): action.sendReq(to = TG_ID, via = bot) or action.sendReq(CHAT_ID)
• SimpleAction: action.sendReq(via = bot) or action.sendReq()
• MediaAction: same as Action
• Defaults: sendReq() uses TG_ID and bot when omitted

3. Assertions

• Success: .shouldSuccess() - asserts ok, isSuccess, getOrNull not null
• Optional result: .getOrNull() when success not guaranteed
• Failure: .shouldFailure() - returns Response.Failure
• Error text: response.shouldFailure() shouldContainInDescription "ERROR_TEXT"

4. Rate Limits (429)

For methods that may hit rate limits (e.g. setMyName):

val result = setMyName("test").sendReq()
result.onFailure { if (it.errorCode == 429) return }
result.shouldSuccess()

5. Test Placement

• Path: telegram-bot/src/jvmTest/kotlin/eu/vendeli/api/
• Mirror API package: botactions/, media/, message/, chat/, etc.
• Add to existing test class if one exists for that API area

6. Environment

Tests load from .env or system env. Required for most tests:

• TELEGRAM_ID - your Telegram user ID
• BOT_TOKEN - bot token from BotFather

Optional:

• CHAT_ID - for chat/group tests
• CHANNEL_ID - for channel tests
• BOT_TOKEN_2 - rate-limit testing

Reference Examples

• Bot actions: SetMyActionsTest.kt
• User/chat: UserTest.kt
• Message actions: MessageActionsTest.kt
• Failure assertion: MessageActionsTest.kt - shouldFailure() shouldContainInDescription