chatbot-constructor/examples/demo_bot.js

A chatbot constructor/builder that can help you develop chatbots in no time either using javascript and nodejs or without programming using excel sheet or JSON format. And it can also easily integrate with AI services like LUIS, Watson, Lex, Octane.AI, Wi

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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!');
  });

});