writing slack bots in javascript

codemotion Berlin

October 2017

How to write your own Slack ChatBots in JavaScript

Ansgar Schmidt

IBM, Developer Advocate

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Niklas Heidloff

IBM, Developer Advocate

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Sample Bot

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Architecture

User

Slack

Slack

Your Bot

Code

External

Data

Source

API

IBM

WatsonBotkit

WatsonAdmin

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Slack APIs and Programming Model

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Slack Configuration

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Slack Configuration

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Slack Configuration

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Slack Configuration

Slack Configuration

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Slack Configuration

Node.js open source

framework

Support of various

messaging platforms

Support of various

NLP services

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Botkit

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Botkit – Configuration

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Botkit –

Real Time Messaging

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Botkit – Adding Bots

Botkit – Replies and Conversations

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Watson Conversation

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Watson

Watson

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Watson

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Message Builder

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Watson

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Watson Botkit Middleware

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Watson Botkit Middleware

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Watson Responses

Lookup Weather

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New Intent: Get Time

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Dialog

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Get Time Code

Bluemix Trial: http://codemotion17.mybluemix.net/

Botkit: https://botkit.ai/

Sample: https://github.com/nheidloff/slack-watson-bot

Watson Conversation:

https://www.ibm.com/watson/developercloud/conversation.html

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Q & A and Resources