/// <summary>
/// Sends a chat action. Use this method when you need to tell the user that something is happening on
/// the bot's side.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="chatId">
/// Unique identifier for the message recipient or username of the target channel (in the format
/// @channelusername).
/// </param>
/// <param name="action">Type of action to broadcast.</param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">
/// A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of
/// cancellation.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// On success, returns the sent <see cref="Message" />.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// Use this method when you need to tell the user that something is happening on the bot's side. The
/// status is set for 5 seconds or less (when a message arrives from your bot, Telegram clients clear
/// its typing status).
/// <example>
/// The <c>ImageBot</c> needs some time to process a request and upload the image. Instead of sending a
/// text message along the lines of "Retrieving image, please wait…", the bot may use
/// <see cref="SendChatActionAsync(string,Taikandi.Telebot.Types.ChatAction,System.Threading.CancellationToken)" />
/// with action = upload_photo. The user will see a "sending photo" status for the bot.
/// </example>
/// </remarks>
public Task<bool> SendChatActionAsync([NotNull] string chatId, ChatAction action, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
{
Contracts.EnsureNotNull(chatId, nameof(chatId));
var parameters = new NameValueCollection { { "action", action.Value } };
return this.CallTelegramMethodAsync<bool>(cancellationToken, "sendChatAction", parameters, chatId);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sends a chat action. Use this method when you need to tell the user that something is happening on
/// the bot's side.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="chatId">Unique identifier for the message recipient.</param>
/// <param name="action">Type of action to broadcast.</param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">
/// A cancellation token that can be used by other objects or threads to receive notice of
/// cancellation.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// On success, returns the sent <see cref="Message" />.
/// </returns>
/// <remarks>
/// Use this method when you need to tell the user that something is happening on the bot's side. The
/// status is set for 5 seconds or less (when a message arrives from your bot, Telegram clients clear
/// its typing status).
/// <example>
/// The <c>ImageBot</c> needs some time to process a request and upload the image. Instead of sending a
/// text message along the lines of "Retrieving image, please wait…", the bot may use
/// <see cref="SendChatActionAsync(long,ChatAction,CancellationToken)" />
/// with action = upload_photo. The user will see a "sending photo" status for the bot.
/// </example>
/// </remarks>
public Task<bool> SendChatActionAsync(long chatId, ChatAction action, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
{
Contracts.EnsureNotZero(chatId, nameof(chatId));
return this.SendChatActionAsync(chatId.ToString(), action, cancellationToken);
}