Google Chat RandomBot

Chat app that can be used to random google chat space member or anything else

Features:

• Quick shuffle the chat space members
• Unit Test (ready to TDD)
• No database needed
• Using google cloud task (AWS SQS equivalent)
• Shuffle from input
• Choose how many item will be showed (winner count)
• Random GPT, random anything using GPT prompt (e.g random number, quotes, places etc)

Roadmap:

• Make the app configurable (need a DB)
• Scheduler (example use case: send daily quote or motivation to google chat space)

Screenshot:

• Random based on input in mentioned message:
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• Random member of current google chat space
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• You can also get random quotes, motivation, number, places or anything else using this app
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Prerequisites:

• Minimum NodeJS 16
• yarn (optional)
• Google Cloud project that enabled Cloud Function, Cloud Task, Google Chat API, etc or click here
• Google Workspace account
• Google Cloud CLI (how to install)

How to install/deploy:

• run yarn install to install dependencies
• run yarn test to make sure no failing of functionality
• run cp .env.yaml.examle .env.yaml to copy .env.yaml.example to .env.yaml
• fill the value on .env.yaml file to correct config/environment
• run gcloud config set functions/region <your-region> with the same region in .env.yaml
• run yarn deploy to deploy

How to setup google chat app:

• In Google Cloud Console, search for "Google Chat API" and click Google Chat API.
• Click Manage button.
• Click Configuration and set up the Google Chat app:
  • In App name, enter the app name (e.g RandomBot Custom).
  • In Avatar URL, enter the logo(e.g https://developers.google.com/chat/images/quickstart-app-avatar.png) .
  • In Description, enter the app description.
  • Under Functionality, select Receive 1:1 messages, Join spaces and group conversations, and Log errors to Cloud Logging.
  • Under Connection settings, select App URL and paste the URL for the Cloud Function trigger into the box.
  • Under Permissions, select Specific people and groups in your domain and enter your email address.
• Click Save button. And done. You can use your app in google chat. Just search your app in "Find apps" menu