enable/disable typing indicator per message?

[Truong Nguyen]

The middleware is working beautifully, though there's no option to control the typing indicator per message inside a conversation.

I think adding a flag per message, when using convo.say, convo.addMessage, and convo.askQuestion would make it more flexible?

Proposal is adding a withTyping to a message that can be read inside the middleware. What do you think @MarcL ? I can do a PR for this.

[Marc Littlemore]

Hey @constantx.

Interesting idea but a question.
Why would you want the typing indicator on some messages and not others?
I feel like it should be enabled or not rather than some messages having it.

I guess it could work as an override, perhaps via the config?
My other worry is that you'd be altering the format of Botkit messages by adding a new property (unless withTyping already exists in Botkit).

Thoughts?

[Truong Nguyen]

I guess it could work as an override, perhaps via the config?

Yes, I'm proposing an override per message as needed :) We have a few cases where we want to send a series of message quickly one after another inside a convo (but separate message) to show the info quickly to users.

My other worry is that you'd be altering the format of Botkit messages by adding a new property (unless withTyping already exists in Botkit).

Can check for it inside the typing middleware, and delete it off the message before next()?