reply immediately and make users feel bots little resposible

handlers/__init__.py

@@ -21,32 +21,43 @@ T = TypeVar("T", bound=Callable)
 BOT_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 4000
 
 
-def bot_reply_markdown(message: Message, hint: str, text: str, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
+def bot_reply_markdown(reply_id: Message, who: str, text: str, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
     """
     reply the Markdown by take care of the message length.
     it will fallback to plain text in case of any failure
     """
     try:
         if len(text.encode("utf-8")) <= BOT_MESSAGE_LENGTH:
-            bot.reply_to(
+            bot.edit_message_text(
-                message,
+                f"**{who}**:\n{telegramify_markdown.convert(text)}",
-                f"**{hint}**:\n{telegramify_markdown.convert(text)}",
+                chat_id=reply_id.chat.id,
-                parse_mode="MarkdownV2",
+                message_id=reply_id.message_id,
+                parse_mode="MarkdownV2"
             )
             return
 
         # Need a split of message
         msgs = smart_split(text, BOT_MESSAGE_LENGTH)
-        for i in range(len(msgs)):
+        bot.edit_message_text(
+            f"**{who}** \[1/{len(msgs)}\]:\n{telegramify_markdown.convert(msgs[0])}",
+            chat_id=reply_id.chat.id,
+            message_id=reply_id.message_id,
+            parse_mode="MarkdownV2"
+        )
+        for i in range(1, len(msgs)):
             bot.reply_to(
-                message,
+                reply_id.reply_to_message,
                 f"**{hint}** \[{i+1}/{len(msgs)}\]:\n{telegramify_markdown.convert(msgs[i])}",
                 parse_mode="MarkdownV2",
             )
     except Exception as e:
         print(traceback.format_exc())
         # print(f"wrong markdown format: {text}")
-        bot.reply_to(message, f"{hint}:\n{text}")
+        bot.edit_message_text(
+            f"**{who}**:\n{text}",
+            chat_id=reply_id.chat.id,
+            message_id=reply_id.message_id,
+        )
 
 
 def extract_prompt(message: str, bot_name: str) -> str:

handlers/claude.py

@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ def claude_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         )
     else:
         player_message = claude_player_dict[str(message.from_user.id)]
-    if m.strip() == "clear":
+
+    q = m.strip()
+    if q == "clear" or len(q) == 0:
         bot.reply_to(
             message,
             "just clear you claude messages history",
@@ -45,6 +47,12 @@ def claude_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         player_message.clear()
         return
 
+    # show something, make it more responsible
+    reply_id = bot.reply_to(message,
+        "**Claude** is __thinking__...",
+        parse_mode="MarkdownV2"
+    )
+
     player_message.append({"role": "user", "content": m})
     # keep the last 5, every has two ask and answer.
     if len(player_message) > 10:
@@ -57,7 +65,7 @@ def claude_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
                 # tricky
                 player_message.pop()
         r = client.messages.create(
-            max_tokens=1024, messages=player_message, model=ANTHROPIC_MODEL
+            max_tokens=4096, messages=player_message, model=ANTHROPIC_MODEL
         )
         if not r.content:
             claude_reply_text = "Claude did not answer."
@@ -81,7 +89,7 @@ def claude_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         player_message.clear()
         return
 
-    bot_reply_markdown(message, "Claude answer", claude_reply_text, bot)
+    bot_reply_markdown(reply_id, "Claude", claude_reply_text, bot)
 
 
 def claude_pro_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
@@ -94,7 +102,8 @@ def claude_pro_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         )
     else:
         player_message = claude_pro_player_dict[str(message.from_user.id)]
-    if m.strip() == "clear":
+    q = m.strip()
+    if q == "clear" or len(q) == 0:
         bot.reply_to(
             message,
             "just clear you claude opus messages history",

handlers/gemini.py

@@ -49,13 +49,21 @@ def gemini_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         gemini_player_dict[str(message.from_user.id)] = player
     else:
         player = gemini_player_dict[str(message.from_user.id)]
-    if m.strip() == "clear":
+    q = m.strip()
+    if q == "clear" or len(q) == 0:
         bot.reply_to(
             message,
             "just clear you gemini messages history",
         )
         player.history.clear()
         return
+
+    # show something, make it more responsible
+    reply_id = bot.reply_to(message,
+        "**Gemini** is __thinking__...",
+        parse_mode="MarkdownV2"
+    )
+
     # keep the last 5, every has two ask and answer.
     if len(player.history) > 10:
         player.history = player.history[2:]
@@ -64,7 +72,7 @@ def gemini_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         player.send_message(m)
         gemini_reply_text = player.last.text.strip()
         # Gemini is often using ':' in **Title** which not work in Telegram Markdown
-        gemini_reply_text = gemini_reply_text.replace(": **", "**\: ")
+        gemini_reply_text = gemini_reply_text.replace(":**", "\:**")
     except StopCandidateException as e:
         match = re.search(r'content\s*{\s*parts\s*{\s*text:\s*"([^"]+)"', str(e))
         if match:
@@ -79,7 +87,7 @@ def gemini_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
             return
 
     # By default markdown
-    bot_reply_markdown(message, "Gemini answer", gemini_reply_text, bot)
+    bot_reply_markdown(reply_id, "Gemini", gemini_reply_text, bot)
 
 
 def gemini_photo_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:

handlers/yi.py

@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ def yi_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         )
     else:
         player_message = yi_player_dict[str(message.from_user.id)]
-    if m.strip() == "clear":
+    q = m.strip()
+    if q == "clear" or len(q) == 0:
         bot.reply_to(
             message,
             "just clear your yi messages history",
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ def yi_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         player_message.clear()
         return
 
+    # show something, make it more responsible
+    reply_id = bot.reply_to(message,
+        "**Yi** is __thinking__...",
+        parse_mode="MarkdownV2"
+    )
+
     player_message.append({"role": "user", "content": m})
     # keep the last 5, every has two ask and answer.
     if len(player_message) > 10:
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ def yi_handler(message: Message, bot: TeleBot) -> None:
         return
 
     # reply back as Markdown and fallback to plain text if failed.
-    bot_reply_markdown(message, "yi answer", yi_reply_text, bot)
+    bot_reply_markdown(replay_id, "Yi", yi_reply_text, bot)
 
 
 def _image_to_data_uri(file_path):