hubot-ryver

Hubot for Ryver (general instruction for Linux\OSX)

Notes

Hubot-Ryver is in beta

Prequisites:

• nodejs

• npm

Installation:

1. Install the hubot generator:

   npm install -g yo generator-hubot

2. Create base installation directory:

   mkdir -p /var/www/hubot
   cd hubot
   

3. Run installation:

   yo hubot --adapter ryver

4. Create startup script with relevant adapater\hubot configuration (see below) OR ./bin/hubot

Hubot-Ryver behavior:

Hubot-Ryver behaves the same across 1:1, Team, and Forum chats. The bot user will need to have access to the Team\Forum. Hubot will auto-join teams\forums on startup and should detect when it is added\removed from an existing or new Team\Forum.

Ryver Adapter Configuration

HUBOT_RYVER_USERNAME

The string 'username' of the account Hubot should connect with

HUBOT_RYVER_PASSWORD

The string 'password' of the account Hubot should connect with

HUBOT_RYVER_APP_URL

This is the url of your Ryver app. For example: mycoolapp.ryver.com

HUBOT_RYVER_USE_SSL

Whether or not to use ssl for the connection. You should only disable for testing.

Valid values: yes | no
Default: yes

HUBOT_RYVER_JOIN_FORUMS

Whether or not hubot should auto-join to available Forums

Valid values: yes | no
Default: yes

Useful Hubot COnfiguration

HUBOT_LOG_LEVEL

Set log verbositiy ('debug')

HUBOT_NAME

The name of your bot. Used for @mention parsing

PORT

The port hubot should listen on (http server)

HUBOT_IP

The interface hubot should bind to

Startup Script Examples:

Ubuntu:

description "Hubot Ryver"
#Assumes an installation at /var/www/hubot with permissions given to a www-data user

env PORT='5556'
env HUBOT_IP='10.1.255.10'
env HUBOT_NAME='hubot'
env HUBOT_LOG_LEVEL='debug'
env HUBOT_RYVER_USERNAME='user'
env HUBOT_RYVER_PASSWORD='password'
env HUBOT_RYVER_APP_URL='mycoolapp.ryver.com
env HUBOT_RYVER_JOIN_FORUMS='no'

start on filesystem or runlevel [2345]
stop on runlevel [!2345]
		
chdir /var/www/hubot
		
#Automatically Respawn:
respawn
respawn limit 10 5
		
exec su -c "bin/hubot -l 'hubot' 2>&1 | logger -t hubot-ryver_service" www-data