send chat action

src/telegram.js

@@ -295,4 +295,22 @@ TelegramBot.prototype.sendAudio = function (chatId, audio, options) {
   return this._request('sendAudio', opts);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Send chat action
+ * @param  {Number|String} chatId  Unique identifier for the message recipient
+ * @param  {String} action Type of action to broadcast. `typing` for text messages,
+ * `upload_photo` for photos, `record_video` or `upload_video` for videos,
+ * `record_audio` or `upload_audio` for audio files, `upload_document` for general files,
+ * `find_location` for location data.
+ * @return {Promise}
+ * @see https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#sendchataction
+ */
+TelegramBot.prototype.sendChatAction = function (chatId, action) {
+  var query = {
+    chat_id: chatId,
+    action: action
+  };
+  return this._request('sendChatAction', {qs: query});
+};
+
 module.exports = TelegramBot;

test/index.js

@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ describe('Telegram', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#sendChatAction', function () {
+    it('should send a chat action', function (done) {
+      var bot = new Telegram(TOKEN);
+      var action = "typing";
+      bot.sendChatAction(USERID, action).then(function (resp) {
+        resp.should.be.exactly(true);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('#sendAudio', function () {
     it('should send an OGG audio', function (done) {
       var bot = new Telegram(TOKEN);
@@ -190,4 +201,5 @@ describe('Telegram', function () {
     });
   });
 
+
 });