Add support for Telethon's catch_up() (ref #124)

mautrix_telegram/bot.py

@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ class Bot(AbstractUser):
             except (ChannelPrivateError, ChannelInvalidError):
                 self.remove_chat(id.channel_id)
 
+        if config["bridge.catch_up"]:
+            try:
+                await self.client.catch_up()
+            except Exception:
+                self.log.exception("Failed to run catch_up() for bot")
+
     def register_portal(self, portal: po.Portal):
         self.add_chat(portal.tgid, portal.peer_type)
 

mautrix_telegram/config.py

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ class Config(DictWithRecursion):
         copy("bridge.plaintext_highlights")
         copy("bridge.public_portals")
         copy("bridge.native_stickers")
+        copy("bridge.catch_up")
 
         copy("bridge.command_prefix")
 

mautrix_telegram/user.py

@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ class User(AbstractUser):
             await self.update_info(info)
             await self.sync_dialogs()
             await self.sync_contacts()
+            if config["bridge.catch_up"]:
+                await self.client.catch_up()
         except Exception:
             self.log.exception("Failed to run post-login functions")