anjasfedo / go-slack-age-bot

Golang program utilizing the slacker library to create a Slack bot that calculates user age.

Slack Age Calculator 🎂

This Go program calculates a user's age based on the year of birth (yob) provided in a Slack command. The program utilizes the slacker library for Slack bot development and reads environment variables from a .env file.

Usage 🚀

1. Create a .env file in the project root with the following format:

    SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=your_slack_bot_token
    SLACK_APP_TOKEN=your_slack_app_token

2. run the program:

    go run main.go
   

The bot will listen for commands in Slack and respond with the calculated age.

Code Explanation 📜

main Function 🚀

Load Environment Variables:

• Calls the loadEnv function to read environment variables from the .env file.

Create Slack API Client:

• Uses the Slack API token from the environment variables to create a new Slack API client.

Define Slack Bot Command:

• Defines a Slack bot command that calculates age based on the provided year of birth.

Listen for Slack Events:

• Sets up context for the bot and starts listening for Slack events.

loadEnv Function 🌐

Open and Read .env File:

• Opens the .env file and reads it line by line.

Set Environment Variables:

• Parses key-value pairs from each line and sets them as environment variables.

Handler Function 📊

Extract Year of Birth (yob):

• Extracts the "year" parameter from the command request.

Calculate Age:

• Converts the year parameter to an integer and calculates the age based on the current year.

Prepare Response:

• Prepares a response message with the calculated age.

Reply to Slack Channel:

• Replies to the Slack channel with the calculated age.

Closing Notes 📝

Feel free to adjust the configuration, and if you encounter any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

Happy coding! 🚀👨‍💻