jw84 / InviteBot

LAUNCHBOT

A bot to build a launch list by sharing invites and ranking users to earn early access.

SETUP

1. Register the bot with Microsoft

   Create a bot on https://dev.botframework.com and follow the steps to setup a Facebook channel.

2. Register the app with Facebook

   The Facebook channel config page will walk you through creating a Facebook page & app for your bot.

RUNNING THE BOT

1. Git clone this repository into a folder

2. Run npm install

3. Install then run redis-server

4. Download and install the Bot Framework Emulator

5. Or, install and run ngrok using ngrok http 3978

   For the endpoint you setup on dev.botframework.com, copy the https link ngrok setup and set <ngrok link>/api/messages as your bots endpoint.

6. Run the node app

   In a separate console window set BOTFRAMEWORK_APPID and BOTFRAMEWORK_APPSECRET and run `node app.js

7. Go to http://localhost:3978/ to see the dashboard

DEPLOY

1. Create a Heroku account with heroku apps:create and add on redis.
2. Push repo to Heroku and set up redis

API

Rank [GET] - requires the userid, first_name, last_name

Verify [GET] - requires userid

Lookup [GET] - requires userid

Remove [GET] - requires userid

Messages [POST] - Sends and receives messages from chat platforms to Microsoft