Update app.py

app.py

@@ -3,49 +3,43 @@ import logging
 from telegram import Update
 from telegram.ext import Application, CommandHandler, ContextTypes
 
-# --- Basic Setup ---
+# Standard logging setup so you can see what's happening
 logging.basicConfig(
     format="%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s", level=logging.INFO
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# --- Get Token from Hugging Face Secrets ---
+# Get the Telegram Bot Token from environment variables (or Hugging Face Secrets)
 TOKEN = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_TOKEN")
 
-# --- Define the alternative Telegram API domain ---
-# This is the most important part of our test!
-ALT_API_URL = "https://api.tele.gs/bot"
 
-
-# --- Bot Command Handler ---
+# This function is called when a user sends the /start command
 async def start_command(update: Update, context: ContextTypes.DEFAULT_TYPE):
-    """Sends a confirmation message that the trick is working."""
-    logger.info("Received /start command. Replying now.")
-    await update.message.reply_text(
-        "Hello World! If you are seeing this, the trick worked! "
-        f"This bot is talking to Telegram via: {ALT_API_URL}"
-    )
+    """Sends a simple 'Hello, World!' message."""
+    logger.info(f"Received /start command from user {update.effective_user.first_name}")
+    await update.message.reply_text("Hello, World! This bot is using the original api.telegram.org domain.")
 
 
-# --- Main Bot Logic ---
 def main() -> None:
-    """Start the bot using the alternative domain."""
+    """The main function to set up and run the bot."""
     if not TOKEN:
-        logger.error("FATAL: TELEGRAM_TOKEN not found in Hugging Face Secrets!")
+        logger.error("FATAL: TELEGRAM_TOKEN not found in environment variables/secrets!")
         return
 
-    logger.info(f"Initializing bot to use API base: {ALT_API_URL}")
+    logger.info("Initializing bot with default settings...")
 
-    # Create the Application and explicitly set the base_url
-    application = Application.builder().token(TOKEN).base_url(ALT_API_URL).build()
+    # This is the key part: A completely standard Application builder.
+    # By not specifying a `base_url`, it defaults to `https://api.telegram.org`.
+    application = Application.builder().token(TOKEN).build()
 
     # Register the /start command handler
     application.add_handler(CommandHandler("start", start_command))
 
-    # Start polling
+    # Start the bot. It will continuously "poll" Telegram for new messages.
     logger.info("Bot is starting, polling for updates...")
     application.run_polling()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
+