MTPyroger/pyrogram/client/methods/chats/join_chat.py

# Pyrogram - Telegram MTProto API Client Library for Python
# Copyright (C) 2017-2018 Dan Tès <https://github.com/delivrance>
#
# This file is part of Pyrogram.
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from pyrogram.api import functions, types
from ...ext import BaseClient


class JoinChat(BaseClient):
    def join_chat(self, chat_id: str):
        """Use this method to join a group chat or channel.

        Args:
            chat_id (``str``):
                Unique identifier for the target chat in form of *t.me/joinchat/* links or username of the target
                channel/supergroup (in the format @username).

        Raises:
            :class:`Error <pyrogram.Error>` in case of a Telegram RPC error.
        """
        match = self.INVITE_LINK_RE.match(chat_id)

        if match:
            return self.send(
                functions.messages.ImportChatInvite(
                    hash=match.group(1)
                )
            )
        else:
            resolved_peer = self.send(
                functions.contacts.ResolveUsername(
                    username=chat_id.lower().strip("@")
                )
            )

            channel = types.InputPeerChannel(
                channel_id=resolved_peer.chats[0].id,
                access_hash=resolved_peer.chats[0].access_hash
            )

            return self.send(
                functions.channels.JoinChannel(
                    channel=channel
                )
            )