Simple "keyword/response" mini-behaviors

[jywarren]

In Slack, the slackbot can be configured to respond to a list of keyword triggers in a simple format, where you type the trigger words and then the string that's returned:

• cat => Hi there, a cat is a pet.
• file an issue => Want to file a GitHub issue? https://github.com/publiclab/plots2/issues/

It'd be great to be able to add simple behaviors to plotsbot by just adding a single line like this to a "keywords" list. What do you think?

[ryzokuken]

Sure! We could modify the core to make it accept an array of strings for a behavior as compared to a single string or sth and then make a behavior that can accept multiple triggers.

Or perhaps add another function in the core to aid the programmer in adding simpler mini-behaviors?

[jywarren]

Which do you think would make for the simplest way to submit a new behavior? I imagine even a one-line change could be possible, no?

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Sure! We could modify the core to make it accept an array of strings for a behavior as compared to a single string or sth and then make a behavior that can accept multiple triggers.

Or perhaps add another function in the core to aid the programmer in adding simpler mini-behaviors?

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[jywarren]

Also, potentially as a next step a function could be passed instead of a response string and it could produce a simple dynamic response, like:

"trigger phrase": function response(user, message) { return responseString; }

But simple string response is even easier as a first step.

I think doing this could be a great way to encourage new behavior submission and start getting more people working on plotsbot - a nice simple onramp!

[ryzokuken]

@jywarren sounds great! Let me dive into it.

[jywarren]

Awesome!!!