Remove keyboard buttons for users in groups when pressed

telegram_bot/src/index.ts

@@ -223,17 +223,45 @@ bot.onText(/\/lottosettings/, async (msg) => {
 // TEXT MESSAGES
 // ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
 
+// Keyboard button texts that should trigger keyboard removal in groups
+const KEYBOARD_BUTTON_TEXTS = [
+  '🎰 Upcoming Jackpot',
+  '🎟 Buy Tickets',
+  '🧾 My Tickets',
+  '🏆 My Wins',
+  '⚡ Lightning Address',
+  '⚙️ Settings',
+  'ℹ️ Help',
+];
+
 // Handle keyboard button presses (text messages)
 bot.on('message', async (msg) => {
   if (!msg.text || msg.text.startsWith('/')) return;
   if (!shouldProcessMessage(msg.message_id)) return;
   
-  // Ignore group messages for button handling
-  if (isGroupChat(msg)) return;
-
   const text = msg.text.trim();
   const userId = msg.from?.id;
 
+  // Handle keyboard button presses in groups - remove the keyboard for that user
+  if (isGroupChat(msg)) {
+    // Only trigger if the message matches an exact keyboard button text
+    if (KEYBOARD_BUTTON_TEXTS.includes(text)) {
+      try {
+        // Send a temporary message to remove the keyboard for this user only
+        const sentMessage = await bot.sendMessage(msg.chat.id, '⚡', {
+          reply_to_message_id: msg.message_id,
+          reply_markup: { remove_keyboard: true, selective: true },
+        });
+        // Delete the message immediately so nothing is visible in the group
+        await bot.deleteMessage(msg.chat.id, sentMessage.message_id);
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Silently fail - bot might not have delete permissions
+        logger.error('Error removing keyboard in group', { error, chatId: msg.chat.id, userId });
+      }
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
   if (!userId) return;
 
   // Handle menu button presses