Feature: Added support for posting text based status (stories)

[LogicalOgbonna]

PR Details

This PR allows users to post text stories (broadcasts)

Description

This is a feature that lets users post to their stories; only text-based stories are functional and tested.

Related Issue(s)

#3373 #3398 #2371

Motivation and Context

Automating story (status) posting, shoutout to @tofers

How Has This Been Tested

   it('should be able to post text status (stories)', async function () {
        this.timeout(35000);
        const status = await client.sendStatus('Hello World!');
        expect(typeof status).to.equal('object');
        expect(status.messageSendResult).to.equal('OK');
    });

How to test this PR yourself

npm install github:LogicalOgbonna/whatsapp-web.js#main

inside your index.js

const { Client, LocalAuth, MessageMedia } = require("whatsapp-web.js");
const qrcode = require('qrcode-terminal');

const client = new Client({
  puppeteer: {
    headless: true,
  },
  authStrategy: new LocalAuth(),
});

client.initialize();

client.on("qr", (qr) => {
    qrcode.generate(qr, {small: true});
});

client.on("authenticated", (session) => {
  console.log(JSON.stringify(session));
});

client.on("ready", async () => {
  const status = await client.sendStatus("Hello world!", {});
  console.log(status);
});

Environment

• Machine OS: macOs
• Phone OS: Android
• Library Version: 1.27.0

Types of changes

• Dependency change
• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to change)

Checklist

• My code follows the code style of this project.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly (index.d.ts).
• I have updated the usage example accordingly (example.js)

[firsttabz]

Your method for media ist not working.

[firsttabz]

You can send status but only text

[firsttabz]

You can send status but only text.

[tuyuribr]

Why don't inject on the sendMessage/sendMedia function ?

[tuyuribr]

The color change function is cool, maybe just a option for the sendMessage function, them send to @ broadcast

[alechkos]

Please combine the functionality with Client.sendMessage function so we could send a status something like this:

await client.sendMessage(chatId, 'Status text', { sendAsStatus: true });

[RC047]

Is there any update regarding this pull request? Because this feature can be very useful if it can send messages into stories.