A Custom bot for slack.com that provides "words" and "numbers" rounds on request.

You will need node.js, npm and pyparsing python module installed. For example, under ubuntu:

apt -y install python-pyparsing nodejs npm

Install equ.py, sowpods.txt, vorderbot.js, package.json and vorderbot_slack.sh in a directory somewhere. I create a user called vorderbot and use its home directory. You will then need to install the node.js dependencies by changing to the directory and running npm install to pull in the dependencies.

Edit vorderbot_slack.sh to include the token you've generated on slack.com for the Custom bot and set the proxy variables if needed.

Edit and install vorderbot-slack.service into a suitable systemd directory. If you've created a vorderbot user then use ~vorderbot/.config/systemd/user/ as the directory. You then just need to enable the service unit and start the service, e.g.:

systemctl --user daemon-reload
systemctl --user enable --now vorderbot-slack

Vorderbot should appear as an active user under the name you chose when you registered the bot.

You can /invite vorderbot into any channels you wish on the workspace you've set the bot up on.

To talk to vorderbot to ask for a game or help, you will need to prefix your request with the username of vorderbot, e.g. "@vorderbot help". If you have direct messages vorderbot, then you do not need the username prefix.

Commands:

• help - Respond with a short help message.
• words - Start a words game. Players have 30 seconds to respond with the longest word they can. Players do not need to prefix their answers with the vorderbot username. Vorderbot will take any single word comment on the channel that only uses the letters provided as an answer.
• numbers - Start a numbers game. Players have 30 seconds to respond with an equation that equals the target or is within 10 of the target. Players do not need to prefix their answers with the vorderbot username. Vorderbot will take any comment on the channel that looks like an equation that only uses the given numbers as an answer.
• list [n]- List the words found for the last completed words game. Optionally a number may be given to restruct the words to only those containing /n/ letters.