Officially remove resolve_invite_link

telethon/_misc/utils.py

@@ -1115,43 +1115,6 @@ def _encode_telegram_base64(string):
         return None  # not valid base64, not valid ascii, not a string
 
 
-def resolve_invite_link(link):
-    """
-    Resolves the given invite link. Returns a tuple of
-    ``(link creator user id, global chat id, random int)``.
-
-    Note that for broadcast channels or with the newest link format, the link
-    creator user ID will be zero to protect their identity. Normal chats and
-    megagroup channels will have such ID.
-
-    Note that the chat ID may not be accurate for chats with a link that were
-    upgraded to megagroup, since the link can remain the same, but the chat
-    ID will be correct once a new link is generated.
-    """
-    link_hash, is_link = parse_username(link)
-    if not is_link:
-        # Perhaps the user passed the link hash directly
-        link_hash = link
-
-    # Little known fact, but invite links with a
-    # hex-string of bytes instead of base64 also works.
-    if re.match(r'[a-fA-F\d]+', link_hash) and len(link_hash) in (24, 32):
-        payload = bytes.fromhex(link_hash)
-    else:
-        payload = _decode_telegram_base64(link_hash)
-
-    try:
-        if len(payload) == 12:
-            return (0, *struct.unpack('>LQ', payload))
-        elif len(payload) == 16:
-            return struct.unpack('>LLQ', payload)
-        else:
-            pass
-    except (struct.error, TypeError):
-        pass
-    return None, None, None
-
-
 def resolve_inline_message_id(inline_msg_id):
     """
     Resolves an inline message ID. Returns a tuple of