hello bot

app.js

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+var express = require('express');
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+var zmrBot = require('./bot.js');
+
+var app = express();
+var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+
+// body parser middleware
+app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
+
+// test route
+app.get('/', function (req, res) { res.status(200).send('Hello world!') });
+
+app.post('/hello', zmrBot);
+
+// error handler
+app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
+  console.error(err.stack);
+  res.status(400).send(err.message);
+});
+
+app.listen(port, function () {
+  console.log('Slack bot listening on port ' + port);
+});

bot.js

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module.exports = function (req, res, next) {
+  var userName = req.body.user_name;
+  var botPayload = {
+    text : 'Hello, ' + userName + '!'
+  };
+
+  // avoid infinite loop
+  if (userName !== 'slackbot') {
+    return res.status(200).json(botPayload);
+  } else {
+    return res.status(200).end();
+  }
+}

package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "zmr_slackbot",
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "zaymer slackbot",
-  "main": "bot.js",
+  "main": "app.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },