Package messenger is used for making bots for use with Facebook messenger
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* Sending back the error message of Facebook as an error for some function calls * Adding error handling for other function calls * Private function to parse Facebook's response * Handling errors for ProfileByID function |
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settings.go |
Messenger
This is a Go library for making bots to be used on Facebook messenger. It is built on the Messenger Platform. One of the main goals of the project is to implement it in an idiomatic and easy to use fashion.
You can find an example of how to use it here
Tips
- Follow the quickstart guide for getting everything set up!
- You need a Facebook development app, and a Facebook page in order to build things.
- Use ngrok to tunnel your locally runnning bot so that Facebook can reach the webhook.
Breaking Changes
paked/messenger
is a pretty stable library however, changes will be made which might break backwards compatibility. For the convenience of its users, these are documented here.
- 12/9/16: Removing unused parameter
text string
from function(r *Response) GenericTemplate
. - 20/5/16: Leaving the
WebhookURL
field blank inOptions
will yield a URL of "/" instead of a panic. - 4/5/16: The URL to use for the webhook is changable in the
Options
struct.
Inspiration
Messenger takes design cues from:
Projects
This is a list of projects use messenger
. If you would like to add your own, submit a Pull Request adding it below.
- meme-maker by @paked: A bot which, given a photo and a caption, will create a macro meme.
- drone-facebook by @appleboy: Drone.io plugin which sends Facebook notifications