bot.js

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# EXTEND THE BOT:

  Botkit has many features for building cool and useful bots!

  Read all about it here:

    -> http://howdy.ai/botkit

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var env = require('node-env-file');
env(__dirname + '/.env');


var Botkit = require('botkit');
var debug = require('debug')('botkit:main');

var bot_options = {
    replyWithTyping: true,
};

// Use a mongo database if specified, otherwise store in a JSON file local to the app.
// Mongo is automatically configured when deploying to Heroku
if (process.env.MONGO_URI) {
  // create a custom db access method
  var db = require(__dirname + '/components/database.js')({});
  bot_options.storage = db;
} else {
    bot_options.json_file_store = __dirname + '/.data/db/'; // store user data in a simple JSON format
}

// Create the Botkit controller, which controls all instances of the bot.
var controller = Botkit.socketbot(bot_options);

// Set up an Express-powered webserver to expose oauth and webhook endpoints
var webserver = require(__dirname + '/components/express_webserver.js')(controller);

// Load in some helpers that make running Botkit on Glitch.com better
require(__dirname + '/components/plugin_glitch.js')(controller);

// Load in a plugin that defines the bot's identity
require(__dirname + '/components/plugin_identity.js')(controller);

// Open the web socket server
controller.openSocketServer(controller.httpserver);

// Start the bot brain in motion!!
controller.startTicking();

var normalizedPath = require("path").join(__dirname, "skills");
require("fs").readdirSync(normalizedPath).forEach(function(file) {
  require("./skills/" + file)(controller);
});

console.log('I AM ONLINE! COME TALK TO ME: http://localhost:' + (process.env.PORT || 3000))

function usage_tip() {
    console.log('~~~~~~~~~~');
    console.log('Botkit Starter Kit');
    console.log('Execute your bot application like this:');
    console.log('PORT=3000 node bot.js');
    console.log('~~~~~~~~~~');
}