Viva la File, my boys, viva la File!

api.go

@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ func (b *Bot) sendObject(f *File, what string, params map[string]string) (*Messa
 	var respJSON []byte
 	var err error
 
-	if f.Exists() {
+	if f.InCloud() {
 		params[what] = f.FileID
 		respJSON, err = b.sendCommand(sendWhat, params)
 	} else {
-		respJSON, err = b.sendFile(sendWhat, what, f.filename, params)
+		respJSON, err = b.sendFile(sendWhat, what, f.FileLocal, params)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {

file.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package telebot
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 )
 
@@ -9,32 +9,61 @@ import (
 type File struct {
 	FileID   string `json:"file_id"`
 	FileSize int    `json:"file_size"`
+
+	// file on telegram server https://core.telegram.org/bots/api#file
 	FilePath string `json:"file_path"`
 
-	// Local absolute path to file on local file system.
+	// file on local file system.
-	filename string
+	FileLocal string
+
+	// file on the internet
+	FileURL *url.URL
+}
+
+// FromDisk constructs a new local (on-disk) file object.
+//
+// Note, it returns File, not *File for a very good reason:
+// in telebot, File is pretty much an embeddable struct,
+// so upon uploading media you'll need to set embedded File
+// with something. NewFile() returning File makes it a one-liner.
+//
+//     photo := &tb.Photo{File: tb.FromDisk("chicken.jpg")}
+//
+func FromDisk(filename string) File {
+	return File{FileLocal: filename}
 }
 
-// NewFile attempts to create a File object, leading to a real
+// FromURL constructs a new file on provided HTTPS URL.
-// file on the file system, that could be uploaded later.
 //
-// Notice that NewFile doesn't upload file, but only creates
+// Note, it returns File, not *File for a very good reason:
-// a descriptor for it.
+// in telebot, File is pretty much an embeddable struct,
-func NewFile(path string) (File, error) {
+// so upon uploading media you'll need to set embedded File
-	if _, err := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+// with something. NewFile() returning File makes it a one-liner.
-		return File{}, fmt.Errorf("telebot: '%s' does not exist", path)
+//
+//     photo := &tb.Photo{File: tb.FromURL("https://site.com/picture.jpg")}
+//
+func FromURL(u *url.URL) File {
+	return File{FileURL: u}
+}
+
+func (f *File) importLocal(g *File) {
+	if !g.OnDisk() {
+		return
 	}
 
-	return File{filename: path}, nil
+	f.FileLocal = g.FileLocal
 }
 
-// Exists says whether the file presents on Telegram servers or not.
+// InCloud tells whether the file is present on Telegram servers.
-func (f File) Exists() bool {
+func (f *File) InCloud() bool {
 	return f.FileID != ""
 }
 
-// Local returns location of file on local file system, if it's
+// OnDisk will return true if file is present on disk.
-// actually there, otherwise returns empty string.
+func (f *File) OnDisk() bool {
-func (f File) Local() string {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(f.FileLocal); err != nil {
-	return f.filename
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
 }

media.go

@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 package telebot
 
-// Photo object represents a photo (with or without caption).
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+type photoSize struct {
+	File
+
+	Width  int `json:"width"`
+	Height int `json:"height"`
+
+	// (Optional)
+	Caption string `json:"caption,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Photo object represents a single photo file.
 type Photo struct {
 	File
 
@@ -11,6 +26,31 @@ type Photo struct {
 	Caption string `json:"caption,omitempty"`
 }
 
+func (p *Photo) UnmarshalJSON(jsonStr []byte) error {
+	fmt.Println(string(jsonStr))
+	var hq photoSize
+
+	if jsonStr[0] == '{' {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(jsonStr, &hq); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		var sizes []photoSize
+
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(jsonStr, &sizes); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		hq = sizes[len(sizes)-1]
+	}
+
+	p.File = hq.File
+	p.Width = hq.Width
+	p.Height = hq.Height
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Audio object represents an audio file.
 type Audio struct {
 	File

message.go

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ type Message struct {
 	// For a general file, information about it.
 	Document *Document `json:"document"`
 
-	// For a photo, all available sizes (thumnails).
+	// For a photo, all available sizes (thumbnails).
-	Photo []Photo `json:"photo"`
+	Photo *Photo `json:"photo"`
 
 	// For a sticker, information about it.
 	Sticker *Sticker `json:"sticker"`

sendable.go

@@ -31,10 +31,8 @@ func (p *Photo) Send(b *Bot, to Recipient, opt *SendOptions) (*Message, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	thumbnails := msg.Photo
+	msg.Photo.File.importLocal(&p.File)
-	fname := p.filename
+	*p = *msg.Photo
-	p.File = thumbnails[len(thumbnails)-1].File
-	p.filename = fname
 
 	return msg, nil
 }
@@ -51,9 +49,8 @@ func (a *Audio) Send(b *Bot, to Recipient, opt *SendOptions) (*Message, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fname := a.filename
+	msg.Audio.File.importLocal(&a.File)
 	*a = *msg.Audio
-	a.filename = fname
 
 	return msg, nil
 }
@@ -70,9 +67,8 @@ func (d *Document) Send(b *Bot, to Recipient, opt *SendOptions) (*Message, error
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fname := d.filename
+	msg.Document.File.importLocal(&d.File)
 	*d = *msg.Document
-	d.filename = fname
 
 	return msg, nil
 }
@@ -88,9 +84,8 @@ func (s *Sticker) Send(b *Bot, to Recipient, opt *SendOptions) (*Message, error)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fname := s.filename
+	msg.Sticker.File.importLocal(&s.File)
 	*s = *msg.Sticker
-	s.filename = fname
 
 	return msg, nil
 }
@@ -107,9 +102,8 @@ func (v *Video) Send(b *Bot, to Recipient, opt *SendOptions) (*Message, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fname := v.filename
+	msg.Video.File.importLocal(&v.File)
 	*v = *msg.Video
-	v.filename = fname
 
 	return msg, nil
 }
@@ -125,9 +119,8 @@ func (v *Voice) Send(b *Bot, to Recipient, opt *SendOptions) (*Message, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fname := v.filename
+	msg.Voice.File.importLocal(&v.File)
 	*v = *msg.Voice
-	v.filename = fname
 
 	return msg, nil
 }
@@ -143,9 +136,8 @@ func (v *VideoNote) Send(b *Bot, to Recipient, opt *SendOptions) (*Message, erro
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	fname := v.filename
+	msg.VideoNote.File.importLocal(&v.File)
 	*v = *msg.VideoNote
-	v.filename = fname
 
 	return msg, nil
 }