zoom_slack
Note: this is alpha quality software, and still under active development!
This gem provides an easy way to automatically set your Slack status any time you are in a Zoom meeting.
The current implementation will only work on Mac OS X, but other operating system implementations are welcome!
Getting Started
Install via Rubygems
gem install zoom_slack
Next, create a new Slack app, and install it in your workspace to get a oauth token.
Then add a cron entry via crontab -e
like this
* * * * * zoom_slack <oauth_access_token>
Usage
You can see all the various config options by running zoom_slack -h
$ zoom_slack -h
Usage: zoom_slack [options]
Authentication options:
-t, --token TOKEN Slack token (defaults to $SLACK_API_TOKEN)
Profile status options:
--text TEXT Status text (defaults to 'In a meeting')
--emoji EMOJI Status emoji (defaults to ':spiral_calendar_pad:')
--expires N Status expires in N minutes (defaults to 0)
--clear-text TEXT Clear status text (defaults to '')
--clear-emoji EMOJI Clear status emoji (defaults to '')
Common options:
-h, --help Show this message
Creating a New App
You can obtain an oauth token by creating a new app and installing it into your workspace with these directions:
- Go to https://api.slack.com/apps
- Click "Create New App"
- Give it an App Name (like "zoom_slack"), and assign it to your Workspace
- Click "Create App"
- Click "Permissions"
- Add the "Modify user's profile" scope
- Click "Save Changes"
- Under the "Settings" sidebar, click "Install App", then click "Install App to Workspace"
- Click "Authorize"
- Copy you OAuth Access Token
Todo
- Better documentation
- Support for additional platforms