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# Telegram: Advanced Techniques

### Using the templating system

Feel free to use all the features of the [Templating system](/template-system/basics-of-template-system.md) in the [Telegram step](/scenarios/editing-scenarios/integration-steps/telegram-step.md).

### Processing system commands

Telegram bots have `/commands`, so add them in the BotFather (using `/setcommands`) and create **one** scenario which triggers new objects from `TMessageIn`, and if there is no system commands in `text` field, the scenario sends an object to the **Router** **scenario**.

![](/files/-MQfdvp-ASQJAEuSwUeH)

{% hint style="info" %}
Important! The best bot architecture includes **only one** scenario which triggers new `TMessageIn` objects.
{% endhint %}

### Context-based architecture

**The Router** scenario (which is not triggered by events but invoked) is routing messages, based on the value of the field `context` in `TChat` object.

![](/files/-MQfgEylh62bus4hpR9K)

Condition step (checking `context`) looks like:

![](/files/-MQfggwZed1T6j8IdoUU)

{% hint style="info" %}
**Multi-context architecture**

You can add as many fields in `TChat` structure (e.g. `subcontext`) and compose conditions on them. That is a way to create multi-context architecture.
{% endhint %}

### Dealing with files, images and userpics

#### Step 1. Getting temporary file path

Call Telegram API-method `getFile` using Telegram step this way:

![](/files/-MQfihLjK1Skat4-Loyh)

Then, save to a field temporary URL: `https://api.telegram.org/file/bot_BOT_TOKEN_/{{API_response.file_path}}`, where `_BOT_TOKEN_` is token of your bot.

#### Step 2. Saving file to Directual

Use internal SDK method [$D.fs.download](/javascript-sdk/internal-usdd-methods.md#save-file-to-the-internal-file-storage-usdd-fs-download) (it can be applied in both [SDK step](/scenarios/editing-scenarios/action-steps/js-sdk-step.md) and in [Edit object step](/scenarios/editing-scenarios/action-steps/edit-object-step.md))