HipchatBot

Simple and configurable bot for Hipchat!

NOTE: Originally adapted from happy_fun_time_bot, but revised with a new shorter name, some improvements and to work on Ruby 1.9.3 since the original does not seem to work.

100% of the credit for this goes to happy_fun_time_bot and gammons for this gem. I just made it work on 1.9.3

First install the gem:

Add this line to your application’s Gemfile:

gem 'hipchat_bot'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install hipchat_bot

Now let’s take a look at how this works:

“by

!/usr/bin/env ruby

require ‘rubygems’ require ‘hipchat_bot’

@bot = HipchatBot.new(:jid => “[email protected]”, :nick => “Hipchat Bot”, :room => “[email protected]”, :password => “xxxx”)

@bot.add_responder(‘heybot’) do |from, args| “Oh HAI #from!!!” end

@bot.run!

“

“ob: !heybot what’s up? HipChat Bot: Oh HAI Bob!!!

“

So many IdeazzZz!!

Add responders to insert random images of dogs in costumes!

“ob: !findimage dog costume HipChat Bot: Here ya go!

“

Kick off a build!

“ob: !build_the_app HipChat Bot: All tests PASSED!

“

Deploy your app!

“ob: !deploy HipChat Bot: Deploying now!

“

Bot creation Options:

  • :jid - Required.
  • :nick - The nickname for the bot to use.
  • :room - Required. The room to enter.
  • :password - The bot’s password.
  • :command_regex - The regular expression to test for a command. The default is a ! followed by a word. e.g. /^!(.+)$/

Copyright (c) 2011 Grant Ammons. See LICENSE.txt for further details.