This project is built on the top of Messenger Platform Test drive example built in Node.js (https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/getting-started/test-drive/?testdrive_messengerbot=true)
With this app, you can send it messages and it will respond with images or plain text back to you. You can also test its live version using the Messenger platfrom Live Version using Keywords like "Send meme" or "memes" or any other related sentences.
It contains the following functionality:
- Basic Sending Functions(Text,Image,Quick Reply)
- Imgur Search from Gallery API (https://apidocs.imgur.com/#7dde894b-a967-4419-9be2-082fbf379109)
- Imgur get images from certain account
- DialogFlow DetectIntent to Handle unexpected messages.
PLEASE FOLLOW FACEBOOK DOCUMENTATION IN TEST DRIVE FOR MORE DEATILS. Any extra node modules are avaiable with the dependencies file modificiation.
Set the values in config/default.json before running the sample. Descriptions of each parameter can be found in app.js. Alternatively, you can set the corresponding environment variables as defined in app.js.
Replace values for APP_ID and PAGE_ID in public/index.html.
You can start the server by running npm start. However, the webhook must be at a public URL that the Facebook servers can reach. Therefore, running the server locally on your machine will not work.
You can run this example on a cloud service provider like Heroku, Google Cloud Platform or AWS. Gudie Video for Heroku.
All webhook code is in app.js. It is routed to /webhook. This project handles callbacks for authentication, messages, delivery confirmation and postbacks. More details are available at the reference docs.
- app.js -> index file
- JWT.js -> generate the JWT signature to use it in DialogFlow calls
- PrivateKey.Key -> Includes the private key only that extracted from Service app created in google cloud platform
- inputMemory.json -> Program memory file used in (Send More Function) to save user previous choice and search word
- config/SecretKeys.json -> Stores All the sensitive credentials that you'll need to access the used APIs.
An example of the "Send to Messenger" plugin and "Message Us" plugin are located at index.html. The "Send to Messenger" plugin can be used to trigger an authentication event. More details are available at the reference docs.
I honestly didn't touch it .. but You might find it helpful :)
You may find my personal experience in this app helpful. Follow the article below for more details.
[PostgreSQL REST API to Heroku]https://www.taniarascia.com/node-express-postgresql-heroku/
[getting-started-with-sequelize-and-postgres-emp]https://dev.to/nedsoft/getting-started-with-sequelize-and-postgres-emp