Irma Response Bot API

An API for the purposes of creating a chatbot connecting Floridians with shelters and help requests.

This is a simple API which converts queries for a ZIP code into a lat/long, and then queries the Irma API with that lat/long.

Demo: https://us-central1-irma-response-bot.cloudfunctions.net/sheltersByZip?testAction=lookup-shelter&zip=33144&lang=en

Installation (Mac osx with Homebrew)

You will need a version of nodejs installed.

brew cask install google-cloud-sdk
npm install

gcloud components update && gcloud components install beta

Deploying the Cloud function

First, create a project in Google Developers Console: https://console.developers.google.com

Then, you will need to deploy the cloud function to your project. There is a quickstart here and also you might find the cloud console helpful.

Log in from the command line:

gcloud auth login
gcloud config set project irma-response-bot

You will need to make a bucket to store the build artifact:

gsutil mb -p [PROJECT_ID] gs://[BUCKET_NAME]

Deploy the app:

# TODO: this needs to dynamically look up the project ID and bucket name
make deploy