Better request format, expect only JSON reply

index.js

@@ -2,21 +2,57 @@
 const request = require('request')
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
-
+//const
-
 
 
 const token = JSON.parse( fs.readFileSync('api-token.json')).token
+let parameters = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('default-parameters.json'))
+
 const base = `https://api.telegram.org/bot${token}/`
 console.log(`Token: ${token}`) 
-request(`${base}getUpdates`,(err,res,body)=>{
+
+let updateOffset=-1
+let upDateOngoing=false
+
+
+
+setInterval(()=>{
+
+    if(!upDateOngoing){
+        upDateOngoing=true;
+        request.post(
+            {
+                "url":`${base}getUpdates`,"json":true,"body": parameters
+            },
+            (err,res,body)=>{
+            // Checking response
             if(err){
                 throw err;
             }
-    // If response malformed then move into next
+            //console.log(res.body+`${typeof(res.body)}`)
-    let contents = JSON.parse(res.body||{'ok':false})
+
+            let contents = res.body||{'ok':false}
             if(!contents.ok){
+                console.log(contents)
                 throw new Error("Not Ok")
             }
-    console.log(`${JSON.stringify(contents.result)}`)
+            // contents - Now work on response
-})
+            if(contents.result.length>0){
+                console.log(`Update:${JSON.stringify(contents.result)}`)
+                // Ready to work on
+                contents.result.forEach(e=>{
+                    console.log(e.update_id)
+                    
+                })
+
+
+            }
+            else{
+                console.log("Empty contents")
+            }
+
+            // Allow function to run in next interval since complete
+            upDateOngoing=false;
+        })
+    }    
+},1000 )