HelloThere

HelloThere is a simple slackbot to welcome new users, with customizable welcome message and channel to send it to.

Requirements

Python 2.7 and above

Preparation

1. Clone or download all the files in this repository
2. Create a new custom bot integration in your workspace and note down the bot's API Token
3. Insert the API token accordingly

If you're using environment variables, you should save the token on HELLOTHERE_TOKEN. Otherwise, put the token on the line in bot.py that said "Insert the bot's API token here"

4. If you want to customize the template text and the channel, edit bot.py on respective places

If you want to mention the newly joined user, write <@userId>. Later on the bot will change it to the actual user ID. The format for channel is #channel-name, e.g. #general.

5. Invite the bot to the channel from previous step

Installation

pip install slackclient
python bot.py