Add support for webhooks.

bot.py

@@ -501,4 +501,10 @@ unknown = MessageHandler(Filters.command, lambda x, y: message_handling(x, y,
                                                                         db))
 dispatcher.add_handler(unknown)
 
-updater.start_polling()
+if config.update_method == "polling":
+    updater.start_polling()
+elif config.update_method == "webhook":
+    updater.start_webhook(listen=config.webhook["listen"],
+                          url=config.webhook["url_path"],
+                          port=config.webhook["port"])
+    updater.set_webhook(webhook_url=config.webhook["url"])

sample.config.py

@@ -9,3 +9,17 @@ gifs = [
         "https://media.giphy.com/media/1wo19g2Fc6d8rqhSvp/giphy.gif",
         "https://media.giphy.com/media/l2vAhfuyG9m9lJQnyS/giphy.gif"
         ]
+
+# Update method
+# Available Modes: "polling", "webhook"
+update_method = "polling"
+
+# Webhook Config
+# Check the following urls for more details
+# https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/wiki/Webhooks
+
+webhook = {"listen": "0.0.0.0",
+           "url": "https://example.com/" + api_key,
+           "url_path": api_key,
+           "port": 9999,
+           }