api-ai-botkit-facebook

api-ai-botkit-facebook

Utility lib for creating Facebook Messenger bots with Botkit and api.ai. Based off of the api-ai-botkit.

For usage sample code see examples/sample_bot.js

Steps for using lib

Install library from npm

npm install --save api-ai-botkit-facebook

Import Library

const apiaibotkit = require('api-ai-botkit-facebook');

Create apiai object using token from http://api.ai website

const apiai = apiaibotkit(apiaiToken);

Use apiai object in controller.hears

controller.hears('.*', 'message_received', function (bot, message) {
    apiai.process(message, bot);
});

Implement different reactions to appropriate actions

apiai
    .action('greetings', function (message, resp, bot) {
        var responseText = resp.result.fulfillment.speech;
        bot.reply(message, responseText);
    })
    .action('input.unknown', function (message, resp, bot) {
        bot.reply(message, "Sorry, I don't understand");
    });