Seed-slackbot NPM

slackbot

Installation

$ npm install seed-slackbot

Slackbot API

constructor({Object|String} options)

Options should contain a token field that is string. Options could contain a processSlackbot field, that is an optional boolean and false by default Options could contain a processReplies field, that is an optional boolean and false by default Options could contain a processSubtypes field, that is an optional boolean and false by default Options could contain a processSelf field, that is an optional boolean and false by default Options could contain a mock field, that is an optional boolean and false by default

var Slack = require('seed-slackbot');
var slack = new Slack({ token: 'ABC123', processReplies: true });
var slack = new Slack('ABC123'); // shorthand

request({String} method, {Object} data, {Function} callback(error, result)):Slack

Used to call slack web api

slack.request('chat.postMessage', msg, function(err, result) {});

channel({String} term):Object

Get channel by name or id

var channel = slack.channel('C1234');

user({String} term):Object

Get user by name or id

var user = slack.user('U4567');

im({String} term):Object

Get IM by id or user name or user id

var im = slack.im('C5678');

self():Object

Get current user

var self = slack.self();

send({String|Object} channelId, {String} message):Slack

Send message to channel

slack.send('1234', 'Hello world!');
slack.send({ type: 'message', channel: '1234', text: 'Hello world!' }); // alternative

stream():DuplexStream

Get slackbot's internal duplex stream

var stream = slack.stream();

stream.pipe(through(function(message, enc, cb) {
  if (message.type === 'presence_change' && message.user.id === slack.self().id) {
    this.push(['test', 'I\'m back!']);
  }
  cb();
})).pipe(stream);

Usage

var Slack = require('seed-slackbot');
var slack = new Slack({ token: process.env.SLACK_TOKEN });

slack.on('message', function(data) {
  slack.send(channel, message);
  slack.request('chat.postMessage', msg, function(err, result) {
    
  });
});

Testing

It's possible to mock slack transports to test slackbot and it's dependents

var slack = new Slack({ mock: true });

// simulate a message coming from slack
slack.mock(JSON.stringify({
  channel: 'C123',
  type: 'message',
  text: 'Hello world',
  user: 'U123'
}));

// examine messages going to slack
slack.on('mock:message', function(payload) {
  console.log(JSON.parse(payload));
});

// examine requests going to slack and simulate slack response
slack.on('mock:request', function(data) {
  // data.url
  // data.method 'rtm.start'
  // data.data {}
  // data.callback
  data.callback(null, { data: { users: [{}], channels: [{}], groups: [], ims: [{}], ...} });
});