bot4j example bot

This is an example bot for the bot4j framework. It illustrates integration with Facebook, Telegram, Slack and Alexa and is a starting point for developing own bots based on bot4j.

Getting started

• Clone or download this repo
• Start bot web server
  • In Eclipse import the directory as a an existing Maven project. Right click class ai.nitro.bot4j.Application, choose Run As and click Java Application. A Jetty Web server will start on address 0.0.0.0:4567.
  • Alternatively you can start by

$ mvn clean package exec:java

• Optionally install ngrok for exposing the web server on the internet. Start by ngrok http 4567.
• Facebook setup
  • Create a Facebook page, app, webhook and access token (cf. Facebook Messenger Platform Quick Start).
  • Store the Facebook access token in file facebook.properties and restart the web server.
• Chat
  • In Facebook Messenger send a message to your Facebook page. Facebook should forward the message via the configured webhook to your web server.
  • ExampleBot will process the message and answer.

License

Licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See LICENSE for details.

And finally...

Patches accepted, or create an issue!