wtf-bot

A Flask application that powers the DSVA Slack /wtf command. Inspired by a previous incarnation of similiar functionality. Configured for deployment on Cloud Foundry. Relies on the VA acronym list.

Local development

Clone this repo.

• $ git clone https://github.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/wtf-bot.git
• $ cd /path/to/wtf-bot/

Create and configure virtual environment.

• $ python3 -m venv venv
• $ source venv/bin/activate
• $ pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Set environment variables.

• $ export FLASK_APP=/path/to/wtf-bot/wtf.py
• $ export FLASK_DEBUG=1
• $ export SLACK_TOKEN={to be defined by you}
• $ export DATA_URL=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/department-of-veterans-affairs/acronyms/master/acronyms.csv

Run tests.

• $ pytest tests_wtf.py

Run the local server.

• $ flask run

Query the /slack endpoint.

• $ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:5000/slack -d "text=aaa&token={to be defined by you}"

Bugs, feature requests, or contributions

Open an Issue. Pull requests welcome.