# BotEx
Bot development core for `Elixir`
# How it works
The core is built using three key concepts:
- updaters - the main task is to receive a message and send it to the handler
- middleware - receive a message and transform it in some way. The first in the chain should implement the behavior `BotEx.Behaviours.MiddlewareParser`, all next - `BotEx.Behaviours.Middleware`
- handlers - process the message and interact with the user. Each handler must implement a behavior `BotEx.Behaviours.Handler`
# Existing libs:
- [telegram](https://github.com/bot-ex/botex-telegram)
# How to start:
```elixir
#mix.exs
def deps do
[
{:botex, "~> 0.1"}
]
end
#full available config reference
#this values set to default
config :bot_ex,
#path to file with config for menu buttons
menu_path: "config/menu.exs",
#path to file with routes aliases config
routes_path: "config/routes.exs",
#default time for buffering message
default_buffering_time: 3000,
#default buffering strategy
buffering_strategy: BotEx.Core.Messages.DefaultBufferingStrategy,
#default grouping strategy
grouping_strategy: BotEx.Core.Messages.DefaultGroupingStrategy,
#hooks that will be run after application start
after_start: [],
#show debug messages
show_msg_log: true,
#key for chat base bot analytics service
analytic_key: nil,
#middleware list for bots messages
middleware: [],
#handlers list for bots messages
handlers:[],
#bots list
bots: []
```
## Example `config`
```elixir
config :bot_ex,
middleware: [
my_bot: [
MyBot.Middleware.MessageTransformer,
MyBot.Middleware.Auth
]
],
handlers: [
my_bot: [
{MyBot.Handlers.Start, 1000} # {module, buffering time}
]
],
bots: [:my_bot]
```
```bash
touch config/menu.exs
```
## Example `menu.exs`
```elixir
%{
"main_menu" => %BotEx.Models.Menu{
buttons: [
[
%BotEx.Models.Button{
action: "some",
data: "data",
module: MyBot.Handlers.Start.get_cmd_name(),
text: "This is button"
}
]
]
}
}
```
# Routing
Routes create from defined in config handlers. Each handler have function `get_cmd_name/0` that return command name for this handler. When user call `/start` command, router find module for handle this message by answer `get_cmd_name/0` value.
Optionally you can create file `routes.exs` and redefine or add aliases for your commands
### Example `routes.exs`
```elixir
%{
my_bot:
%{"s" => MyBot.Handlers.Start}
}
```
## Example `Updater`
```elixir
defmodule MyBot.Updaters.MySource do
@moduledoc false
use GenServer
alias BotEx.Routing.MessageHandler
def child_spec(opts) do
%{
id: __MODULE__,
start: {__MODULE__, :start_link, [opts]},
type: :worker
}
end
@spec start_link(any) :: :ignore | {:error, any} | {:ok, pid}
def start_link(state \\ []) do
GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, state, name: __MODULE__)
end
@spec init(any) :: {:ok, :no_state}
def init(_opts) do
cycle()
{:ok, :no_state}
end
defp cycle() do
Process.send_after(self(), :get_updates, 1000)
end
@doc """
Fetch any messages from your source
"""
@spec handle_info(:get_updates, map()) :: {:noreply, map()}
def handle_info(:get_updates, state) do
# fetch any messages from your source
msgs = []
MessageHandler.handle(msgs, :my_bot)
cycle()
{:noreply, state}
end
end
```
## Example `MessageTransformer`
```elixir
defmodule MyBot.Middleware.MessageTransformer do
@behaviour BotEx.Behaviours.MiddlewareParser
alias BotEx.Models.Message
@spec transform({binary(), binary(), binary(), map()}) ::
Message.t()
def transform({command, action, text, _user} = msg) do
%Message{
msg: msg,
text: text,
date_time: Timex.local(),
module: command,
action: action,
data: nil,
from: :my_bot
}
end
end
```
## Example `Middleware`
```elixir
defmodule MyBot.Middleware.Auth do
@behaviour BotEx.Behaviours.Middleware
alias BotEx.Models.Message
@spec transform(Message.t()) :: Message.t()
def transform(%Message{msg: {__, _, _, %{"id" => id} = user}} = msg) do
%Message{msg | user: user, user_id: id}
end
end
```
## Example `Handler`
```elixir
defmodule MyBot.Handlers.Start do
@moduledoc false
use BotEx.Handlers.ModuleHandler
alias BotEx.Models.Message
def get_cmd_name, do: "start"
@doc """
Message handler
## Parameters
- msg: incoming `BotEx.Models.Message` message.
"""
@spec handle_message(Message.t()) :: any()
def handle_message(%Message{chat_id: ch_id}) do
MyBotApi.send_message(ch_id, "Hello")
nil
end
end
```