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Added the ability to send payload directly to Messenger #85

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Added support for sending custom payload to messenger
martinsJoseph May 20, 2020
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Changed function name to send_custom_message
martinsJoseph May 20, 2020
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions pymessenger/bot.py
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Expand Up @@ -160,6 +160,18 @@ def send_button_message(self, recipient_id, text, buttons, notification_type=Not
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def send_custom_message(self, recipient_id, payload, notification_type=NotificationType.regular):
"""This allows users send custom data to the Messenger API.
This is best for cases where Messenger releases new features
And the PyMessenger team hasn't specifically implemented that feature
Input:
recipient_id: recipient id to send to
payload: dictionary containing raw request payload (requested by Messenger)
Output:
Response from API as <dict>
"""
return self.send_message(recipient_id, payload, notification_type)

def send_action(self, recipient_id, action, notification_type=NotificationType.regular):
"""Send typing indicators or send read receipts to the specified recipient.
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-api-reference/sender-actions
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