### log v0.0.2 22/07/03 - RedistoGo was deprecated from Heroku, so I switched it out with RedisCloud. Redis is used for persistance via the [Hubot-Redis-Brain](https://github.com/hubotio/hubot-redis-brain) package. Also updated the [Heroku Stack](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/upgrading-to-the-latest-stack) from 18 to 22. --- # huey huey is a chat bot built on the [Hubot][hubot] framework. It was initially generated by [generator-hubot][generator-hubot], and configured to be deployed on [Heroku][heroku] to get you up and running as quick as possible. This README is intended to help get you started. Definitely update and improve to talk about your own instance, how to use and deploy, what functionality he has, etc! [heroku]: http://www.heroku.com [hubot]: http://hubot.github.com [generator-hubot]: https://github.com/github/generator-hubot ### Running huey Locally You can test your hubot by running the following. You can start huey locally by running: % bin/hubot You'll see some start up output about where your scripts come from and a prompt: [Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:41:11 GMT] INFO Loading adapter shell [Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:41:11 GMT] INFO Loading scripts from /home/tomb/Development/hubot/scripts [Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:41:11 GMT] INFO Loading scripts from /home/tomb/Development/hubot/src/scripts Hubot> Then you can interact with huey by typing `huey help`. huey> huey help huey> animate me - The same thing as `image me`, except adds a few convert me to - Convert expression to given units. help - Displays all of the help commands that Hubot knows about. ... ### Scripting An example script is included at `scripts/example.coffee`, so check it out to get started, along with the [Scripting Guide](https://github.com/github/hubot/blob/master/docs/scripting.md). For many common tasks, there's a good chance someone has already one to do just the thing. ### hubot-scripts There will inevitably be functionality that everyone will want. Instead of writing it yourself, you can check [hubot-scripts][hubot-scripts] for existing scripts. To enable scripts from the hubot-scripts package, add the script name with extension as a double quoted string to the `hubot-scripts.json` file in this repo. [hubot-scripts]: https://github.com/github/hubot-scripts ### external-scripts Hubot is able to load scripts from third-party `npm` package. Check the package's documentation, but in general it is: 1. Add the packages as dependencies into your `package.json` 2. `npm install` to make sure those packages are installed 3. Add the package name to `external-scripts.json` as a double quoted string You can review `external-scripts.json` to see what is included by default. ## Persistence If you are going to use the `hubot-redis-brain` package (strongly suggested), you will need to add the Redis to Go addon on Heroku which requires a verified account or you can create an account at [Redis to Go][redistogo] and manually set the `REDISTOGO_URL` variable. % heroku config:add REDISTOGO_URL="..." If you don't require any persistence feel free to remove the `hubot-redis-brain` from `external-scripts.json` and you don't need to worry about redis at all. [redistogo]: https://redistogo.com/ ## Adapters Adapters are the interface to the service you want your hubot to run on. This can be something like Campfire or IRC. There are a number of third party adapters that the community have contributed. Check [Hubot Adapters][hubot-adapters] for the available ones. If you would like to run a non-Campfire or shell adapter you will need to add the adapter package as a dependency to the `package.json` file in the `dependencies` section. Once you've added the dependency and run `npm install` to install it you can then run hubot with the adapter. % bin/hubot -a Where `` is the name of your adapter without the `hubot-` prefix. [hubot-adapters]: https://github.com/github/hubot/blob/master/docs/adapters.md ## Deployment % heroku create --stack cedar % git push heroku master If your Heroku account has been verified you can run the following to enable and add the Redis to Go addon to your app. % heroku addons:add redistogo:nano If you run into any problems, checkout Heroku's [docs][heroku-node-docs]. You'll need to edit the `Procfile` to set the name of your hubot. More detailed documentation can be found on the [deploying hubot onto Heroku][deploy-heroku] wiki page. ### Deploying to UNIX or Windows If you would like to deploy to either a UNIX operating system or Windows. Please check out the [deploying hubot onto UNIX][deploy-unix] and [deploying hubot onto Windows][deploy-windows] wiki pages. [heroku-node-docs]: http://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/node-js [deploy-heroku]: https://github.com/github/hubot/blob/master/docs/deploying/heroku.md [deploy-unix]: https://github.com/github/hubot/blob/master/docs/deploying/unix.md [deploy-windows]: https://github.com/github/hubot/blob/master/docs/deploying/unix.md ## Campfire Variables If you are using the Campfire adapter you will need to set some environment variables. Refer to the documentation for other adapters and the configuraiton of those, links to the adapters can be found on [Hubot Adapters][hubot-adapters]. Create a separate Campfire user for your bot and get their token from the web UI. % heroku config:add HUBOT_CAMPFIRE_TOKEN="..." Get the numeric IDs of the rooms you want the bot to join, comma delimited. If you want the bot to connect to `https://mysubdomain.campfirenow.com/room/42` and `https://mysubdomain.campfirenow.com/room/1024` then you'd add it like this: % heroku config:add HUBOT_CAMPFIRE_ROOMS="42,1024" Add the subdomain hubot should connect to. If you web URL looks like `http://mysubdomain.campfirenow.com` then you'd add it like this: % heroku config:add HUBOT_CAMPFIRE_ACCOUNT="mysubdomain" [hubot-adapters]: https://github.com/github/hubot/blob/master/docs/adapters.md ## Restart the bot You may want to get comfortable with `heroku logs` and `heroku restart` if you're having issues.