hubot-longtext

This script relies on a new Hubot v2.17.0 feature known as 'response middleware'. It WILL NOT work on older versions of Hubot.

A Hubot script for handling long messages by returning a link to an online paste containing the message.

This script is useful for automatically capturing long Hubot responses (e.g. help text) that would otherwise flood your chat channel / room. A captured response is then converted into an online paste, and a link to the paste is returned.

Process

• If enabled, check if the number of string lines is more than HUBOT_LONGTEXT_MAX_LINES (accounts for \n, and \r);
• If the previous condition is not met, check if the number of characters for each string exceeds HUBOT_LONGTEXT_MAX;
• If any of the condition above is met, the string is exported to an online paste.

See src/longtext.coffee for full documentation.

Installation via NPM

1. Install the hubot-longtext module as a Hubot dependency by running:

   npm install --save hubot-longtext

2. Enable the module by adding the hubot-longtext entry to your external-scripts.json file:

   [
       "hubot-longtext"
   ]

3. Run your bot and see below for available config / commands

Configuration

Variable | Default | Description --- | --- | --- HUBOT_LONGTEXT_MAX | 300 | Any message sent by Hubot that is longer than HUBOT_LONGTEXT_MAX string characters will be replaced with a link to the paste containing the message HUBOT_LONGTEXT_MAX_LINES | false | Any message sent by Hubot with more than HUBOT_LONGTEXT_MAX_LINES string lines will be replaced with a link to the paste containing the message (disabled by default) HUBOT_LONGTEXT_SERVICE | Dpaste | (TBA)

Sample Interaction

user1>> hubot help
hubot>> http://dpaste.com/0TGWQ8T