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- 1. Building Slackbots in JavaScript Dan Moore - Community Engineer - Transposit
- 2. About me ● Former ○ Startup CTO ○ Eng manager ○ Tech instructor ○ Contractor ● Current ○ Community engineer ○ Blogger ○ Meetup co-organizer ○ Dad @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 4. Why do you need a Slackbot? @mooreds https://www.transposit.com ? ?
- 5. Why do you need a Slackbot? ● You use Slack @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 6. Why do you need a Slackbot? ● You use Slack ● You have a business process which is relatively complicated but should be accessible. @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 7. Why do you need a Slackbot? ● You use Slack ● You have a business process which is relatively complicated but should be accessible. ○ Queries ○ Submitting expense reports ○ Asking for vacation ○ Setting up a new project @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 8. What is a Slackbot? @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 10. So it’s Just a webhook @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 12. So it’s Just a webhook… And permissions @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 14. Who starts it @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 15. Is it visible in workspace @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 16. So it’s Just a webhook… And permissions… And actions @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 18. So it’s Just a webhook… And permissions… And actions… And UX @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 20. So a Slackbot is Just a webhook… And permissions… And actions… And UX... And hosting @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 21. So a Slackbot is Just a webhook… And permissions… And actions… And UX... And hosting… That’s it. @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 22. So a Slackbot is Just a webhook… And permissions… And actions… And UX... And hosting… That’s it… Except @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 26. Tools to build ● Slack workflows ● Official SDKs ○ Javascript ○ Python ○ Bolt ○ https://slack.dev/ ● Community SDKs and examples ○ https://api.slack.com/community ● Botkit ○ https://botkit.ai ● Transposit ○ https://www.transposit.com @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 27. Example application: Starbot @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 29. Code ● https://github.com/mooreds/starbot ● Can deploy to heroku ● Both incoming webhook and slash command ● Toy @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 30. Example application: UmbrellaBot @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 34. Respond to requests @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 37. Example application code ● Code: https://console.transposit.com/t/transposit-samples/athena_cloudtrail_slack ● Fork code ● Set up test Slack ○ #cloudtrail channel ● Configure bot: https://www.transposit.com/docs/guides/slack/chatbots/ ● AWS setup ○ CloudTrail ○ S3 buckets ○ Athena (ddl in repo) @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 38. Things to think about @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 39. ● Get yourself a free Slack ● Create app ○ Blizzard of options ● ngrok ● JSON ● Testing ○ Integration ● Docs ○ https://api.slack.com/tutorials ○ https://www.transposit.com/docs/guides/slack/ ○ https://www.slackcertified.com/developer-certification-study-guide Development @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 40. Security ● SSL ● HMAC ● Challenge ● OAuth permissions @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 41. Performance ● Response time ○ 3 seconds ■ Response URLs ■ API Call ● Rate limits ○ https://api.slack.com/docs/rate-limits @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 42. Production ● Install on your Slack ● App store ○ https://api.slack.com/tutorials/submitting-apps-to-the-directory @mooreds https://www.transposit.com
- 43. Thanks!