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An example of Botkit using the Slack Button to offer a bot integration (from https://github.com/howdyai/botkit/blob/master/examples/slackbutton_bot.js)
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This is a sample Slack Button application that adds a bot to one or many slack teams.
# RUN THE APP:
Create a Slack app. Make sure to configure the bot user!
-> https://api.slack.com/applications/new
-> Add the Redirect URI: http://localhost:3000/oauth
Run your bot from the command line:
clientId=<my client id> clientSecret=<my client secret> port=3000 node slackbutton_bot.js
# USE THE APP
Add the app to your Slack by visiting the login page:
-> http://localhost:3000/login
After you've added the app, try talking to your bot!
# EXTEND THE APP:
Botkit has many features for building cool and useful bots!
Read all about it here:
-> http://howdy.ai/botkit
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/* Uses the slack button feature to offer a real time bot to multiple teams */
var Botkit = require('../lib/Botkit.js');
if (!process.env.clientId || !process.env.clientSecret || !process.env.port) {
console.log('Error: Specify clientId clientSecret and port in environment');
process.exit(1);
}
var controller = Botkit.slackbot({
json_file_store: './db_slackbutton_bot/',
}).configureSlackApp(
{
clientId: process.env.clientId,
clientSecret: process.env.clientSecret,
scopes: ['bot'],
}
);
controller.setupWebserver(process.env.port,function(err,webserver) {
controller.createWebhookEndpoints(controller.webserver);
controller.createOauthEndpoints(controller.webserver,function(err,req,res) {
if (err) {
res.status(500).send('ERROR: ' + err);
} else {
res.send('Success!');
}
});
});
// just a simple way to make sure we don't
// connect to the RTM twice for the same team
var _bots = {};
function trackBot(bot) {
_bots[bot.config.token] = bot;
}
controller.on('create_bot',function(bot,config) {
if (_bots[bot.config.token]) {
// already online! do nothing.
} else {
bot.startRTM(function(err) {
if (!err) {
trackBot(bot);
}
bot.startPrivateConversation({user: config.createdBy},function(err,convo) {
if (err) {
console.log(err);
} else {
convo.say('I am a bot that has just joined your team');
convo.say('You must now /invite me to a channel so that I can be of use!');
}
});
});
}
});
// Handle events related to the websocket connection to Slack
controller.on('rtm_open',function(bot) {
console.log('** The RTM api just connected!');
});
controller.on('rtm_close',function(bot) {
console.log('** The RTM api just closed');
// you may want to attempt to re-open
});
controller.hears('hello','direct_message',function(bot,message) {
bot.reply(message,'Hello!');
});
controller.hears('^stop','direct_message',function(bot,message) {
bot.reply(message,'Goodbye');
bot.rtm.close();
});
controller.on(['direct_message','mention','direct_mention'],function(bot,message) {
bot.api.reactions.add({
timestamp: message.ts,
channel: message.channel,
name: 'robot_face',
},function(err) {
if (err) { console.log(err) }
bot.reply(message,'I heard you loud and clear boss.');
});
});
controller.storage.teams.all(function(err,teams) {
if (err) {
throw new Error(err);
}
// connect all teams with bots up to slack!
for (var t in teams) {
if (teams[t].bot) {
controller.spawn(teams[t]).startRTM(function(err, bot) {
if (err) {
console.log('Error connecting bot to Slack:',err);
} else {
trackBot(bot);
}
});
}
}
});
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