InlineQueriesBot

This Kotlin Multiplatform example answers inline queries with generated article results. It uses long polling and can be launched on the JVM or as a Kotlin/Native executable.

Behavior

For every inline query, the bot:

treats the numeric offset as a page number, defaulting to page 0 when the offset is absent or invalid;
returns a full page of numbered articles whose message text includes the user's query;
disables caching and marks the answer as personal;
provides the next numeric offset for pagination; and
adds a button that opens a /start deep link for the current page. The bot replies with that deep-link parameter.

The bot also prints its own account information at startup, logs received updates, and prints polling exceptions.

Setup

Create a bot and obtain its token, then enable inline mode for it in BotFather (for example, with /setinline). Keep the token private.

Both launchers require the bot token as the first command-line argument. Starting either launcher without an argument fails immediately; additional arguments are ignored.

Launch from the repository root

JVM

./gradlew :InlineQueriesBot:runJvm --args="<BOT_TOKEN>"

Kotlin/Native

The shared native configuration supports Linux x64/Arm64 and Windows x64 hosts. Build the debug executable with Gradle, then pass the token directly to the produced program:

./gradlew :InlineQueriesBot:linkDebugExecutableNative
./InlineQueriesBot/build/bin/native/debugExecutable/InlineQueriesBot.kexe "<BOT_TOKEN>"

On Windows, run InlineQueriesBot\build\bin\native\debugExecutable\InlineQueriesBot.exe "<BOT_TOKEN>" after the same Gradle link task.

Source sets

commonMain contains doInlineQueriesBot, including the long-polling behavior and inline-query/deep-link handlers.
jvmMain provides the suspending JVM entry point.
nativeMain provides the native entry point and calls the shared suspending function with runBlocking.