python-telegram-bot · rahiel · Jul 14, 2016 · Jul 9, 2016 · Jul 14, 2016 · Jul 14, 2016
diff --git a/docs/source/telegram.constants.rst b/docs/source/telegram.constants.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+telegram.constants module
+=========================
+
+.. automodule:: telegram.constants
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
diff --git a/telegram/__init__.py b/telegram/__init__.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 from .inputcontactmessagecontent import InputContactMessageContent
 from .update import Update
 from .bot import Bot
+from .constants import MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH, MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH
 
 __author__ = 'devs@python-telegram-bot.org'
 __version__ = '4.3.3'
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@
            'KeyboardButton', 'Location', 'Message', 'MessageEntity', 'NullHandler', 'ParseMode',
            'PhotoSize', 'ReplyKeyboardHide', 'ReplyKeyboardMarkup', 'ReplyMarkup', 'Sticker',
            'TelegramError', 'TelegramObject', 'Update', 'User', 'UserProfilePhotos', 'Venue',
-           'Video', 'Voice']
+           'Video', 'Voice', 'MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH', 'MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH']
 
 if version_info < (2, 7):
     from warnings import warn

diff --git a/telegram/constants.py b/telegram/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# python-telegram-bot - a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2016
+# by the python-telegram-bot contributors <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
+"""Constants in the Telegram network.
+
+Attributes:
+    MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH (int): from
+        https://core.telegram.org/method/messages.sendMessage#return-errors
+    MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH (int): from https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#sendphoto
+
+The following constants were extracted from the
+`Telegram Bots FAQ <https://core.telegram.org/bots/faq>`_.
+
+Attributes:
+    SUPPORTED_WEBHOOK_PORTS (List[int])
+    MAX_FILESIZE_DOWNLOAD (int): In bytes.
+    MAX_FILESIZE_UPLOAD (int): Official limit, the actual limit can be a bit higher.
+    MAX_MESSAGES_PER_SECOND_PER_CHAT (int): Telegram may allow short bursts that go over this
+        limit, but eventually you'll begin receiving 429 errors.
+    MAX_MESSAGES_PER_SECOND (int)
+    MAX_MESSAGES_PER_MINUTE_PER_GROUP (int)
+"""
+
+MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 4096
+MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH = 200
+
+# constants above this line are tested
+
+SUPPORTED_WEBHOOK_PORTS = [443, 80, 88, 8443]
+MAX_FILESIZE_DOWNLOAD = int(20E6)  # (20MB)
+MAX_FILESIZE_UPLOAD = int(50E6)  # (50MB)
+MAX_MESSAGES_PER_SECOND_PER_CHAT = 1
+MAX_MESSAGES_PER_SECOND = 30
+MAX_MESSAGES_PER_MINUTE_PER_GROUP = 20
diff --git a/tests/test_constants.py b/tests/test_constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# python-telegram-bot - a Python interface to the Telegram Bot API
+# Copyright (C) 2015-2016
+# by the python-telegram-bot contributors <devs@python-telegram-bot.org>
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Lesser Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Lesser Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see [http://www.gnu.org/licenses/].
+"""Test the Telegram constants."""
+
+import sys
+
+from flaky import flaky
+
+if sys.version_info[0:2] == (2, 6):
+    import unittest2 as unittest
+else:
+    import unittest
+
+sys.path.append('.')
+
+import telegram
+from telegram.error import BadRequest
+from tests.base import BaseTest, timeout
+
+
+class ConstantsTest(BaseTest, unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @flaky(3, 1)
+    @timeout(10)
+    def testMaxMessageLength(self):
+        self._bot.sendMessage(chat_id=self._chat_id,
+                              text='a' * telegram.constants.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH)
+
+        try:
+            self._bot.sendMessage(chat_id=self._chat_id,
+                                  text='a' * (telegram.constants.MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH + 1))
+        except BadRequest as e:
+            err = str(e)
+
+        self.assertTrue("too long" in err)  # BadRequest: 'Message is too long'
+
+    @flaky(3, 1)
+    @timeout(10)
+    def testMaxCaptionLength(self):
+        self._bot.sendPhoto(photo=open('tests/data/telegram.png', 'rb'),
+                            caption='a' * telegram.constants.MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH,
+                            chat_id=self._chat_id)
+
+        try:
+            self._bot.sendPhoto(photo=open('tests/data/telegram.png', 'rb'),
+                                caption='a' * (telegram.constants.MAX_CAPTION_LENGTH + 1),
+                                chat_id=self._chat_id)
+        except BadRequest as e:
+            err = str(e)
+
+        self.assertTrue("TOO_LONG" in err)  # BadRequest: 'MEDIA_CAPTION_TOO_LONG'
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()