node-vk-bot-api

API for VK bots, based on Long Poll.

Install

$ npm i node-vk-bot-api

Example

const API = require('node-vk-bot-api')

const bot = new API(process.env.TOKEN)

bot.command('start', ({ reply }) => reply('This is start!'))
bot.hears(/(car|tesla)/, ({ reply }) => reply('I love Tesla!'))
bot.on(({ reply }) => reply('What?'))

bot.listen()

Methods

• constructor(options)
• .use(callback)
• .command(command, callback)
• .hears(command, callback)
• .on(callback)
• .listen()

constructor(options)

Parameter	Type	Required
token	string	yes

Create bot.

const bot = new API(process.env.TOKEN)

.use(callback)

Parameter	Type	Required
callback	function	yes

Add middleware.

bot.use(ctx => ctx.date = new Date())

bot.on(({ date }) => {
  // Fri Nov 24 2017 16:00:21 GMT+0300 (MSK)
})

.command(command, callback)

Parameter	Type	Required
command	string	yes
callback	function	yes

Add command w/ strict match.

bot.command('start', ({ reply }) => reply('This is start!'))

.hears(command, callback)

Parameter	Type	Required
command	string/regexp	yes
callback	function	yes

Add command w/ match like RegEx.

bot.hears(/(car|tesla)/, ({ reply }) => reply('I love Tesla!'))

.on(callback)

Parameter	Type	Required
callback	function	yes

Add reserved callback.

bot.on(({ reply }) => {
  reply('What?')
})

.listen()

Start listen.

Context Methods

• .reply(peer_id, message, attachment, callback)

.reply(peer_id, message, attachment, callback)

Parameter	Type	Requried
user_id	number or array	yes
message	string	yes (no, if setten attachment)
attachment	string	yes (no, if setten message)
callback	function	no

Send a message to user.

bot.command('start', (ctx) => {
  // with shortcut from context
  ctx.reply('Hi, this is start!')
  // function from context
  ctx.sendMessage(ctx.peer_id, 'Hi, this is start!')
  // simple usage
  bot.reply(ctx.peer_id, 'Hi, this is start!')
})

License

MIT.