bot.js

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This is a sample Facebook bot built with Botkit.

# RUN THE BOT:
  Follow the instructions here to set up your Facebook app and page:
    -> https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/implementation
  Run your bot from the command line:
    page_token=<MY PAGE TOKEN> verify_token=<MY_VERIFY_TOKEN> node bot.js



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var env = require('node-env-file');
env(__dirname + '/.env');


if (!process.env.page_token) {
    console.log('Error: Specify a Facebook page_token in environment.');
    usage_tip();
    process.exit(1);
}

if (!process.env.verify_token) {
    console.log('Error: Specify a Facebook verify_token in environment.');
    usage_tip();
    process.exit(1);
}

var Botkit = require('botkit');
var debug = require('debug')('botkit:main');

// Create the Botkit controller, which controls all instances of the bot.
var controller = Botkit.facebookbot({
    // debug: true,
    verify_token: process.env.verify_token,
    access_token: process.env.page_token,
});

// Set up an Express-powered webserver to expose oauth and webhook endpoints
var webserver = require(__dirname + '/components/express_webserver.js')(controller);

// Tell Facebook to start sending events to this application
require(__dirname + '/components/subscribe_events.js')(controller);

// Set up Facebook "thread settings" such as get started button, persistent menu
require(__dirname + '/components/thread_settings.js')(controller);


// Send an onboarding message when a user activates the bot
require(__dirname + '/components/onboarding.js')(controller);

// Load in some helpers that make running Botkit on Glitch.com better
require(__dirname + '/components/plugin_glitch.js')(controller);

var normalizedPath = require("path").join(__dirname, "skills");
require("fs").readdirSync(normalizedPath).forEach(function(file) {
  require("./skills/" + file)(controller);
});

function usage_tip() {
    console.log('~~~~~~~~~~');
    console.log('Botkit Starter Kit');
    console.log('Execute your bot application like this:');
    console.log('page_token=<MY PAGE TOKEN> verify_token=<MY VERIFY TOKEN> node bot.js');
    console.log('Get Facebook token here: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/implementation');
    console.log('~~~~~~~~~~');
}