Added getFile method to TelegramBot

README.md

@@ -264,4 +264,19 @@ See: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#sendlocation
 
 * **Promise**
 
+## getFile(fileId)
+
+Get file.
+Use this method to get basic info about a file and prepare it for downloading.
+Attention: link will be valid for 1 hour.
+
+See: https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#getfile
+
+### Params:
+* **String** *fileId* File identifier to get info about
+
+### Return:
+
+* **Promise**
+
 <!-- End src/telegram.js -->

src/telegram.js

@@ -380,4 +380,20 @@ TelegramBot.prototype.sendLocation = function (chatId, latitude, longitude, opti
   return this._request('sendLocation', {qs: query});
 };
 
+/**
+ * Get file.
+ * Use this method to get basic info about a file and prepare it for downloading.
+ * Attention: link will be valid for 1 hour.
+ *
+ * @param  {String} fileId  File identifier to get info about
+ * @return {Promise}
+ * @see https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#getfile
+ */
+TelegramBot.prototype.getFile = function(fileId) {
+
+	var query = { file_id: fileId };
+
+	return this._request('getFile', {qs: query});
+};
+
 module.exports = TelegramBot;

test/index.js

@@ -368,6 +368,32 @@ describe('Telegram', function () {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('#getFile', function () {
+		var fileId;
+
+		// To get a file we have to send any file first
+    it('should send a photo from file', function (done) {
+      var bot = new Telegram(TOKEN);
+      var photo = __dirname + '/bot.gif';
+      bot.sendPhoto(USERID, photo).then(function (resp) {
+        resp.should.be.an.instanceOf(Object);
+        fileId = resp.photo[0].file_id;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should get a file', function (done) {
+
+      var bot = new Telegram(TOKEN);
+
+      bot.getFile(fileId).then(function (resp) {
+        resp.should.be.an.instanceOf(Object);
+        resp.file_path.should.be.an.instanceOf(String);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
 }); // End Telegram