How to pass user info at runtime?

[Purus]

I have read docs on booting with user info. As per my understanding this needs to be done in the public client JavaScript code.

How do I pass entire user object values from my botkit controller, maybe before start hearing on.

[ouadie-lahdioui]

@Purus WDYM by booting with user info ?

[Purus]

In my understanding we need to pass on user information to store them along work message. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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@Purus https://github.com/Purus WDYM by booting with user info ?

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[ouadie-lahdioui]

which platform are you using (FB, Slack, WS, Web ...) ?

[Purus]

I am using web platform.

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which one are you using (FB, SLack, WS, Web ...) ?

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[peterswimm]

@Purus take a look at these docs for dealing with user data on the web client https://github.com/howdyai/botkit-starter-web/blob/master/docs/botkit_web_client.md#share-user-accounts--profile-data-with-botkit

[Purus]

Thanks @peterswimm . I have read those doc. But I want to pass the data from the bokit controller code as I have to do some LDAP calls to get the user info like name.

[sudk97]

I have the same issue, can I by any means pass some values from the javascript where I embedded my bot on the web and use it in the controller to say validate the user and then respond accordingly?

[adantoscano]

@Purus @sudk97 you can add more keys: values to the object that you send to botkit from the frontend and then manage them with a middleware in botkit.

[Purus]

Any example on how to do this will be helpful.

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@Purus https://github.com/Purus @sudk97 https://github.com/sudk97 you can add more keys: values to the object that you send to botkit from the frontend and then manage them with a middleware in botkit.

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[adantoscano]

https://github.com/howdyai/botkit-starter-web/blob/e0cead4da1e0cf84ab9b12f432508e2d4365e865/public/client.js#L70

I copied the function from here and add the following...

        that.deliverMessage({
          type: 'message',
          text: text,
          user: this.guid,
          channel: this.options.use_sockets ? 'socket' : 'webhook'
          custom: 'Purus rocks!'
        });

then in botkit use middleware

controller.middleware.receive.use(function(bot, message, next) {
  console.log(message.custom); //Puru rocks!
  next();
});

[sudk97]

Thanks a lot @adantoscano, worked for me :+1: