cjmabry / cronut

Cronut is a Slack bot that sets users up for a virtual coffee meeting on a recurring basis.

cronut

Cronut is a bot that sets users up for a virtual coffee meeting.

Requirements

• Python 3.8
• pipenv (recommended)

Setup

1. Clone the repo locally

git clone [e-mail]:cjmabry/cronut.git

2. Initialize pipenv environment

cd cronut
pipenv --python 3.8
pipenv install

3. Create local .env file with appropriate environment variables

CRONUT_OAUTH_TOKEN='xoxb-api-token-here'
CHANNEL_NAME='#channel'

4. Run demo app

pipenv run python ./main.py

Create Slack App

Scope Permissions

This app requires the following token scope permissions:

1. channels:join
2. channels:read
3. chat:write
4. groups:read
5. im:read
6. mpim:read
7. mpim:write
8. users:read

Install app to workspace

Install the app to your workspace, and allow the permissions.

Bot OAuth Token

Save your bot user OAuth Access Token to the environmental variable CRONUT_OAUTH_TOKEN

Credits

This app was developed by Bernie 2020 alum:

• Harry Baker
• Yong Jung Cho
• Hannah Fertig
• Matt Johnson
• Chris Mabry
• Haley Zink