maheshsundaramurthy / botkit-middleware-botmetrics

Botmetrics Middleware for Botkit

Botmetrics Middleware for Botkit

Botmetrics is an analytics and engagement platform for chatbots.

Installation

Add botkit-middleware-botmetrics to your package.json

$ npm install --save botkit-middleware-botmetrics

Usage

Register your bot with Botmetrics. Once you have done so, navigate to "Bot Settings" and find out your Bot ID and API Key.

Set the following environment variables with the Bot ID and API Key respectively.

BOTMETRICS_BOT_ID=your-bot-id
BOTMETRICS_API_KEY=your-api-key

Require botkit-middleware-botmetrics and use the middleware in your bot like so:

require('botkit-middleware-botmetrics')({
  botmetricsBotId: process.env.BOTMETRICS_BOT_ID,
  botmetricsApiKey: process.env.BOTMETRICS_API_KEY,
  controller: controller
});

Slack

For a detailed Slack example, look at examples/slack.js.

Set the appropriate environment variables SLACK_BOT_TOKEN and then run `node examples/slack.js).

Facebook

For a detailed Facebook example, look at examples/facebook.js.

Set the appropriate environment variables PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN and VERIFY_TOKEN and then run `node examples/slack.js).

Setting your API Host (for Self-Hosting)

If you are using your own self-hosted version of Botmetrics, remember to set the BOTMETRICS_API_HOST environment variable to your host (If you have hosted your Botmetrics instance at https://my-botmetrics-instance.herokuapp.com, set BOTMETRICS_API_HOST to https://my-botmetrics-instance.herokuapp.com.

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/botmetrics/botkit-middleware-botmetrics. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.