HipChat BeachBot Add-on

This add-on will check the weather forecast (FOR SYDNEY ONLY) and advise on whether or not we should go to the beach.

• 07:30 - Check if it is more than 30'c today
• 16:30 - Check if it is more than 30'c tomorrow

To install what you need to run the add-on:

npm install -g bunyan npm install

Start ngrok, which will make your add-on running on http://localhost:4000 accessible to HipChat.com:

ngrok 4000

Take a note of the base URL given by ngrok, for example in the following case the base URL is https://57376a36.ngrok.com:

ngrok (Ctrl+C to quit)

Tunnel Status online
Version 1.7/1.7
Forwarding http://57376a36.ngrok.com -> 127.0.0.1:4000
Forwarding https://57376a36.ngrok.com -> 127.0.0.1:4000
Web Interface 127.0.0.1:4040

Conn 0

Avg Conn Time 0.00ms

Start the add-on:

npm start | bunyan

Install the add-on in HipChat.

• Go to www.hipchat.com/addons
• At the bottom of the page, click on "Install an integration from a descriptor URL"
• Enter the URL for the add-on descriptor, which is baseURL/descriptor, for example https://57376a36.ngrok.com/descriptor
• Choose a room to install the add-on in

To test the add-on:

• Type /beachbot in the HipChat room to get the current weather forecast