This time it runs off electron so it's much cleaner to run
This is a WhatsApp API. Previously, it was difficult to setup and was very messy. That was due to the Content Security Policy kicking in.
This time, we go to the browser level, where such things don't apply to us.
We use Electron here.
Note that this library is callback based. So prepare for callback hell.
#Installing:
Run this:
git clone https://github.com/TeamFreeHugs/WhatsApp-Chatbot-2.0.git
cd WhatsApp-Chatbot-2.0
npm i -d
npm start
Since this is based off WhatsApp Web, you need to use your phone to connect. Read more here;
If you did not set NODE_ENV, you should find that the Chrome DevTools console pops up. Wait for the page to load, then play with the exposed WhatsAppAPI object.
Note: Unlike the previous version, you now no longer need to paste all your code into the console. Instead, you need to edit the file
/users/main.js
There, you can code NodeJS as normal, and when you enter a chat, run setupBot();, or whatever init function you have.
See here for an example. This example will only print any messages it receives to the console. Hopefully this clears up any questions on how to run code now