ExampleBot

An example Slackbot to use as a starter at Render hack

Setup

1. Clone this repository
2. npm install
3. Copy .env.example to .env
4. Get token details from Marcus or setup your own legacy token in a Slack team you control (see: https://api.slack.com/custom-integrations/legacy-tokens) and populate the .env file as appropriate. (Try to pick a unique name)
5. To run the bot: npm start

Adding new functionality

Simply add a new file in the lib directory that exports a single function that takes in a bot parameter.

This file will automatically be loaded on start and the bot instance passed in once conected.

For available functions see: https://www.npmjs.com/package/slackbots#methods

Note: You can disable files from being loaded by renaming them to start with a . E.g. countdown.js would become .countdown.js. It is recommended to do this with the example files once you are confident your bot it working.