Release Notes: v0.7.0¶

Release Date: 2026-05-31

Summary¶

This release adds significant new capabilities to Discord, Telegram, Slack, and WhatsApp providers including Discord voice channels, Telegram inline keyboards and Web Apps, and WhatsApp newsletter support.

Highlights¶

Discord voice channel support with join/leave, audio streaming, and auto-follow
Telegram inline keyboards and Web App integration
WhatsApp newsletters (channels) and emoji reactions

New Features¶

Discord Voice Channels¶

Full voice channel support for Discord bots:

p, err := discord.New(discord.Config{
    Token:  os.Getenv("DISCORD_TOKEN"),
    Logger: logger,
    Voice: &discord.VoiceConfig{
        ChannelAllowlist: []string{"123456789"},  // Only these channels
        ChannelBlocklist: []string{"111111111"},  // Never these channels
        FollowUsers:      []string{"user_id"},    // Auto-follow into voice
        AutoLeaveEmpty:   true,                   // Leave when empty
        AutoLeaveTimeout: 5 * time.Minute,
    },
})

// Join voice channel
p.JoinVoice(ctx, guildID, channelID)

// Send Opus audio
conn := p.Voice().GetConnection(guildID)
conn.SendAudio(opusData)

// Stream audio from reader
conn.StreamAudio(ctx, audioReader, frameSize)

// Receive audio
for packet := range conn.ReceiveAudio() {
    processAudio(packet.Opus)
}

Voice events:

EventTypeVoiceJoin - User joined voice channel
EventTypeVoiceLeave - User left voice channel
EventTypeVoiceMove - User moved between channels
EventTypeVoiceSpeaker - User started/stopped speaking

Telegram Inline Keyboards¶

Send messages with interactive buttons:

router.Send(ctx, "telegram", chatID, provider.OutgoingMessage{
    Content: "Choose an option:",
    Metadata: map[string]any{
        telegram.MetaInlineKeyboard: [][]telegram.InlineButton{
            {
                {Text: "Option 1", CallbackData: "opt1"},
                {Text: "Option 2", CallbackData: "opt2"},
            },
            {
                {Text: "Open App", WebAppURL: "https://myapp.example.com"},
            },
        },
    },
})

// Handle button callbacks
tgProvider.OnCallback(func(ctx context.Context, cb *telegram.Callback) error {
    tgProvider.AnswerCallback(ctx, cb.ID, "You clicked!", false)
    return nil
})

// Handle Web App data
tgProvider.OnWebAppData(func(ctx context.Context, data *telegram.WebAppData) error {
    log.Printf("Received: %s", data.Data)
    return nil
})

Localized bot commands:

tgProvider.SetLocalizedCommands(ctx, telegram.LocalizedCommands{
    "":   {{Command: "start", Description: "Start the bot"}},
    "es": {{Command: "start", Description: "Iniciar el bot"}},
    "de": {{Command: "start", Description: "Bot starten"}},
})

Slack Metadata Options¶

Control link unfurling and reply behavior:

router.Send(ctx, "slack", channelID, provider.OutgoingMessage{
    Content: "Check https://example.com",
    Metadata: map[string]any{
        slack.MetaUnfurlLinks:     false,  // Disable link preview
        slack.MetaUnfurlMedia:     false,  // Disable media preview
        slack.MetaReplyBroadcast:  true,   // Broadcast thread reply
    },
})

WhatsApp Newsletters and Reactions¶

Newsletter (channel) support:

waProvider := p.(*whatsapp.Provider)

// List subscribed newsletters
newsletters, _ := waProvider.GetNewsletters(ctx)

// Subscribe/unsubscribe
waProvider.FollowNewsletter(ctx, "123@newsletter")
waProvider.UnfollowNewsletter(ctx, "123@newsletter")

Emoji reactions:

// Send reaction
waProvider.SendReaction(ctx, chatID, messageID, "👍")

// Remove reaction
waProvider.RemoveReaction(ctx, chatID, messageID)

// Handle incoming reactions
router.OnEvent(func(ctx context.Context, evt provider.Event) error {
    if evt.Type == provider.EventTypeReaction {
        reaction := evt.Data["reaction"].(string)
        added := evt.Data["added"].(bool)
    }
    return nil
})

New chat types for WhatsApp:

ChatTypeNewsletter - WhatsApp Channel/Newsletter messages
ChatTypeStatus - Status broadcast messages

Feature Matrix Update¶

Feature	Discord	Telegram	WhatsApp	Slack
Voice channels	New	-	-	-
Inline keyboards	-	New	-	-
Web App	-	New	-	-
Localized commands	-	New	-	-
Unfurl controls	-	-	-	New
Reply broadcast	-	-	-	New
Newsletters	-	-	New	-
Reactions	-	-	New	-

Dependencies¶

Bump github.com/slack-go/slack from 0.23.0 to 0.24.0
Bump github.com/plexusone/omni-google from 0.4.0 to 0.4.1
Bump modernc.org/sqlite from 1.50.0 to 1.51.0

Upgrade Guide¶

This release is backwards compatible. Update your dependency:

go get github.com/plexusone/omnichat@v0.7.0

Discord Voice Setup¶

Enable voice intents in Discord Developer Portal
Add Connect, Speak, and Use Voice Activity permissions to your bot
Configure VoiceConfig when creating the provider

Telegram Inline Keyboards¶

No setup required. Use MetaInlineKeyboard in message metadata.

WhatsApp Newsletters¶

Newsletter reading works automatically. Posting requires admin permissions.

Contributors¶

Claude Opus 4.5 (AI pair programming)