Release v1.7.1

Fixes #349.

README.md

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Click on one of the badges below to join the chat
 ![matterbridge.gif](https://s15.postimg.org/qpjhp6y3f/matterbridge.gif)
 
 Simple bridge between Mattermost, IRC, XMPP, Gitter, Slack, Discord, Telegram, Rocket.Chat, Hipchat(via xmpp), Matrix and Steam.
-Has a REST API.
+Has a REST API.  
+Minecraft server chat support via [MatterLink](https://github.com/elytra/MatterLink)
 
 # Table of Contents
  * [Features](#features)
@@ -35,6 +36,14 @@ Has a REST API.
 * Edits and delete messages across bridges that support it (mattermost,slack,discord,gitter,telegram)
 * REST API to read/post messages to bridges (WIP).
 
+## API
+The API is very basic at the moment and rather undocumented.
+
+Used by at least 2 projects. Feel free to make a PR to add your project to this list.
+
+* [MatterLink](https://github.com/elytra/MatterLink) (Matterbridge link for Minecraft Server chat)
+* [pyCord](https://github.com/NikkyAI/pyCord) (crossplatform chatbot)
+
 # Requirements
 Accounts to one of the supported bridges
 * [Mattermost](https://github.com/mattermost/platform/) 3.8.x - 3.10.x, 4.x
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ See https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/wiki
 
 # Installing
 ## Binaries
-* Latest stable release [v1.7.0](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/latest)
+* Latest stable release [v1.7.1](https://github.com/42wim/matterbridge/releases/latest)
 * Development releases (follows master) can be downloaded [here](https://dl.bintray.com/42wim/nightly/)  
 
 ## Building

bridge/telegram/telegram.go

@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ func (b *Btelegram) Connect() error {
 		flog.Debugf("%#v", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	updates, err := b.c.GetUpdatesChan(tgbotapi.NewUpdate(0))
+	u := tgbotapi.NewUpdate(0)
+	u.Timeout = 60
+	updates, err := b.c.GetUpdatesChan(u)
 	if err != nil {
 		flog.Debugf("%#v", err)
 		return err

changelog.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v1.7.1
+## Bugfix
+* telegram: Enable Long Polling for Telegram. Reduces bandwidth consumption. (#350)
+
 # v1.7.0
 ## New features
 * matrix: Add support for deleting messages from/to matrix (matrix). Closes #320

matterbridge.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	version = "1.7.0"
+	version = "1.7.1"
 	githash string
 )