Simple Gitter-Bot

Preparations

• You need a gitter API access-token. You can obtain one here: https://developer.gitter.im/apps

• You need a RoomId, where you want the bot to run. You can find the RoomId here: https://api.gitter.im/v1/rooms?access_token=GITTER-TOKEN

• For the gif-displaying functionality you need a giphy access-token: You can obtain one here: https://giphy.com

• Put the Access-Tokens in environment-Variables by starting the script with parameters, or by editing your system environement-variables. E.g. in your ~/.bashrc file:

  export GITTER_TOKEN='your gitter token'
  export GITTER_ROOM_ID='your gitter room id'
  export GIPHY_API_KEY='your giphy token'
  

This bot can also listen to multiple rooms simultaneously. Just enter the room ids in the array room_ids in the initialize method.

Installation

bundle install

Usage

Start the software with:

ruby gitter_bot.rb

Bot will listen to following commands, in the gitter-room that you have specified:

tell a joke
gif topic
activate time service # Displays a clock-emoji every 30 min
deactivate time service # Stops displaying a clock-emoji every 30 min

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a branch (git checkout -b new-branch)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add great new thing')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin new-branch)
5. Create new Pull Request