[Bug]: Support Telegram Topics
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Description
What happened?
With the current version of Salt, we cannot send messages to different Telegram topics. This problem exists for both the module and the returner.
Type of salt install
Official deb
Major version
3007.x
What supported OS are you seeing the problem on? Can select multiple. (If bug appears on an unsupported OS, please open a GitHub Discussion instead)
debian-12, ubuntu-22.04
salt --versions-report output
Salt Version:
Salt: 3007.13
Python Version:
Python: 3.10.19 (main, Feb 5 2026, 07:05:38) [GCC 11.2.0]
Dependency Versions:
cffi: 2.0.0
cherrypy: unknown
cryptography: 42.0.5
dateutil: 2.8.2
docker-py: 7.1.0
gitdb: Not Installed
gitpython: Not Installed
Jinja2: 3.1.6
libgit2: Not Installed
looseversion: 1.3.0
M2Crypto: Not Installed
Mako: Not Installed
msgpack: 1.0.7
msgpack-pure: Not Installed
mysql-python: Not Installed
packaging: 24.0
pycparser: 2.21
pycrypto: Not Installed
pycryptodome: 3.19.1
pygit2: Not Installed
python-gnupg: 0.5.2
PyYAML: 6.0.1
PyZMQ: 25.1.2
relenv: 0.22.3
smmap: Not Installed
timelib: 0.3.0
Tornado: 6.5.4
ZMQ: 4.3.4
Salt Package Information:
Package Type: onedir
System Versions:
dist: ubuntu 22.04.3 jammy
locale: utf-8
machine: x86_64
release: 5.15.0-157-generic
system: Linux
version: Ubuntu 22.04.3 jammy
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating Salt's Telegram module and returner entry points, then inspect how each currently sends messages and represents the destination chat. Reproduce the reported limitation on Salt 3007.x if possible. Done means both paths can send messages to different Telegram topics on the supported installations.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100