demo_bot.js

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This is a sample Slack bot built with Botkit.

This bot demonstrates many of the core features of Botkit:

* Connect to Slack using the real time API
* Receive messages based on "spoken" patterns
* Send a message with attachments
* Send a message via direct message (instead of in a public channel)

# RUN THE BOT:

  Get a Bot token from Slack:

    -> http://my.slack.com/services/new/bot

  Run your bot from the command line:

    token=<MY TOKEN> node demo_bot.js

# USE THE BOT:

  Find your bot inside Slack to send it a direct message.

  Say: "Hello"

  The bot will reply "Hello!"

  Say: "Attach"

  The bot will send a message with a multi-field attachment.

  Send: "dm me"

  The bot will reply with a direct message.

  Make sure to invite your bot into other channels using /invite @<my bot>!

# EXTEND THE BOT:

  Botkit has many features for building cool and useful bots!

  Read all about it here:

    -> http://howdy.ai/botkit

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var Botkit = require('../lib/Botkit.js');


if (!process.env.token) {
  console.log('Error: Specify token in environment');
  process.exit(1);
}

var controller = Botkit.slackbot({
 debug: false
});

controller.spawn({
  token: process.env.token
}).startRTM(function(err) {
  if (err) {
    throw new Error(err);
  }
});


controller.hears(['hello','hi'],['direct_message','direct_mention','mention'],function(bot,message) {
    bot.reply(message,"Hello.");
});

controller.hears(['attach'],['direct_message','direct_mention'],function(bot,message) {

  var attachments = [];
  var attachment = {
    title: 'This is an attachment',
    color: '#FFCC99',
    fields: [],
  };

  attachment.fields.push({
    label: 'Field',
    value: 'A longish value',
    short: false,
  });

  attachment.fields.push({
    label: 'Field',
    value: 'Value',
    short: true,
  });

  attachment.fields.push({
    label: 'Field',
    value: 'Value',
    short: true,
  });

  attachments.push(attachment);

  bot.reply(message,{
    text: 'See below...',
    attachments: attachments,
  },function(err,resp) {
    console.log(err,resp);
  });
});

controller.hears(['dm me'],['direct_message','direct_mention'],function(bot,message) {
  bot.startConversation(message,function(err,convo) {
    convo.say('Heard ya');
  });

  bot.startPrivateConversation(message,function(err,dm) {
    dm.say('Private reply!');
  });

});