# Telegram library This is library that handles Telegram API and protocol. > This is a fork of [vysheng's repository](https://github.com/vysheng/tgl). This variant focuses mostly on the use for the [purple plugin](https://github.com/majn/telegram-purple). If you're looking for client CLI implementation, check [TG repository](https://github.com/vysheng/tg) instead. Build status: | Repository | Status| | ------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | | [vysheng](https://github.com/vysheng/tgl) (main) | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/vysheng/tgl.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/vysheng/tgl) | | [kenorb-contrib](https://github.com/kenorb-contrib/tgl) | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/kenorb-contrib/tgl.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/kenorb-contrib/tgl) | | [majn](https://github.com/majn/tgl) | [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/majn/tgl.svg)](https://travis-ci.org/majn/tgl) | Current versions: - `scheme.tl`: Layer 38 - `encrypted_scheme.tl`: Layer 23 ### API, Protocol documentation Documentation for Telegram API is available here: https://core.telegram.org/api Documentation for MTproto protocol is available here: https://core.telegram.org/mtproto ### Installation Clone this GitHub repository with `--recursive` parameter to clone submodules. git clone --recursive https://github.com/majn/tgl.git && cd tgl #### Linux and BSDs Install libs: openssl, zlib if you want to use provided net/timers then install libevent and add --enable-libevent key to configure You can also avoid the OpenSSL dependency: Install gcrypt (>= 1.60, Debian derivates know it as "libgcrypt20-dev"), and add --disable-openssl key to configure Then, ./configure make