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Hey there. Virtual Coffee isn't using this package any more, so we've archived it. Please feel free to fork and use on your own!
We miss you, Mike. ❤️
Bot : MeetingPlace Events
This friendly bot reports when the next event is in our Slack.
It pulls the data from the MeetingPlace API.
Sample Output
📅 *Next Event:* Virtual Coffee - Morning Crowd
Starting in 10 minutes! <https://meetingplace.io/virtual-coffee/events/3185|View Details>
Setting up
The bot runs on a schedule as managed by Heroku Scheduler (We did try GitHub Actions, but they proved unreliable at running on time). It requires the following secrets to be setup:
| Secret | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
SLACK_API_TOKEN | Bot User OAuth Access Token | This allows us to post as a bot to slack |
Slack Bot Token Scopes
The following scopes need to be added to your Slack Bot to allow it to post messages.
| Scope |
|---|
chat:write.public |
channels:read |
chat:write |
Scheduled Messages
Currently there are three scheduled tasks which run:
| Rake Task | When it should be run | Purpose | Crontab |
|---|---|---|---|
virtual_coffee_bot:next_event | Hourly ~15 minutes before the hour | Gives a heads up that a new meeting is about to start | 45 * * * * |
virtual_coffee_bot:todays_events | Every morning at 8am (Except Monday) | Tells us in the morning an event will happen that day | 0 8 * * * |
virtual_coffee_bot:this_weeks_events | Every Monday at 8am UTC | Lists all the meetings starting that week | 0 8 * * * |