Symfony 3.4: Telegram bot triggers Markdown entity errors. Using HTML or this function fixes it:
function g(x,y){return file_get_contents("https://api.telegram.org/botXYZ/sendMessage?chat_id="+x+"&text="+y+"&parse_mode=Markdown");}
Based on previous experiences with Telegram bots in Symfony projects, the Markdown parse_mode can trigger errors when special characters aren’t properly escaped. I encountered similar issues and eventually found that switching to HTML parsing resolved many of these conflicts since HTML tends to be more forgiving with content formatting. Additionally, crafting messages carefully and sanitizing input helps alleviate these problems. It is advisable to test the message content thoroughly before deployment. This approach helped me achieve more consistent results and reduced the entity parsing errors significantly.
hey i had a similar md parse issue. i ended up escaping special chars in my msgs before sending. its a bit manual but works ok. if u dont mind, try html since its more leniant with formatting.
I have dealt with similar issues when integrating Telegram bots in my Symfony projects. My solution involved a combination of thorough input validation and choosing HTML over Markdown when possible. I found that Markdown’s strict requirements for escaping characters often led to unexpected parsing errors, especially when dynamically generating messages. Switching to HTML provided more leeway and reduced the hassle of managing escape sequences. Running comprehensive tests on different types of message content before deployment further helped in ensuring that the output was rendered correctly, ultimately simplifying the maintenance of my bot.