python-slack-bot

Pizza ordering Slack chatbot

Slack App creation -

• Signup on Slack and build a new app
• Enable "Incoming Webhooks"
• Enable "Interactive Components" and enter your servers address for "Request URL" (publicly accessible url where your python scripts are running). ex - http://mychatbot.com/slack/message_action
• In "OAuth and Permissions" provide these Scope element access - chat:write incoming-webhooks
• Add the app in your desired Channel.

Copy the Bot User OAuth Access Token and replace it in the code.

Python Requirements -

pip install flask pymongo slackclient

If you are like me, running flask on Raspberry pi (or any local machine) that is being firewall/NATs, use SSH Tunneling. I have used this simple service that works without any installations.