Hubot
Note: v10.0.4 accidentally contains the removal of CoffeeScript; v10.0.5 puts it back in
Note: v11 removes CoffeeScript and converts this codebase to ESM
Hubot is a framework to build chat bots, modeled after GitHub's Campfire bot of the same name, hubot.
He's pretty cool. He's extendable with scripts and can work
on many different chat services.
This repository provides a library that's distributed by npm that you
use for building your own bots. See the documentation
for details on getting up and running with your very own robot friend.
In most cases, you'll probably never have to hack on this repo directly if you
are building your own bot. But if you do, check out CONTRIBUTING.md
Create your own Hubot instance
This will create a directory called myhubot in the current working directory.
npx hubot --create myhubot --adapter @hubot-friends/hubot-slack
npx hubot --create myhubot --adapter @hubot-friends/hubot-discord
npx hubot --create myhubot --adapter @hubot-friends/hubot-ms-teams
npx hubot --create myhubot --adapter @hubot-friends/hubot-irc
Review scripts/example.mjs. Create more scripts in the scripts folder.
Command bus (robot.commands)
Hubot includes a deterministic command subsystem for slash-style commands. It is safe by default and does not interfere with legacy hear and respond listeners.
Basic Command Registration
export default (robot) => {
robot.commands.register({
id: 'tickets.create',
description: 'Create a ticket',
aliases: ['ticket new', 'new ticket'],
args: {
title: { type: 'string', required: true },
priority: { type: 'enum', values: ['low', 'medium', 'high'], default: 'medium' }
},
sideEffects: ['creates external ticket'],
handler: async (ctx) => {
return `Created ticket: ${ctx.args.title}`
}
})
}
Invoke with addressing the bot:
@hubot tickets.create --title "VPN down" --priority high@hubot tickets.create title:"VPN down" priority:high
Commands that declare side effects will require confirmation before execution.
The user is asked to confirm. They do so like so:
@hubot yes
@hubot no
@hubot cancel
Aliases are for discovery and search only. They do not execute commands or create proposals. They are intent utterances.
Built-in Help Command
Hubot automatically registers a help command that provides command discovery and documentation:
@hubot help # List all commands
@hubot help tickets # Filter commands by prefix
@hubot help search "create ticket" # Search by keyword, alias, description, or example
Search for Commands
const results = robot.commands.search('ticket new')
// [{ id: 'tickets.create', score: 100, matchedOn: 'alias' }, ...]
Custom Type Resolvers
Extend validation with custom argument types:
export default (robot) => {
// Register custom type resolver
robot.commands.registerTypeResolver('project_id', async (value, schema, context) => {
if (!value.startsWith('PRJ-')) {
throw new Error('must start with PRJ-')
}
return value.toUpperCase()
})
// Use it in a command
robot.commands.register({
id: 'projects.deploy',
description: 'Deploy a project',
args: {
projectId: { type: 'project_id', required: true }
},
handler: async (ctx) => {
return `Deploying ${ctx.args.projectId}`
}
})
}
Configuration Options
When creating a CommandBus instance, you can configure:
prefix - Command prefix (default: '')proposalTTL - Timeout for pending confirmations in milliseconds (default: 300000 = 5 minutes)logPath - Path to NDJSON event log file (default: .data/commands-events.ndjson)disableLogging - Disable event logging to disk (default: true - logging is disabled by default)permissionProvider - Custom permission checking handler (optional)
Permissions
Control who can execute commands using room-based and role-based permissions.
Room-Based Permissions
Restrict command execution to specific chat rooms:
robot.commands.register({
id: 'sensitive.action',
description: 'Admin-only action',
permissions: {
rooms: ['#admin', '#ops'] // Only allowed in these rooms
},
handler: async (ctx) => {
return 'Action executed!'
}
})
Users in other rooms get: Permission denied: command not allowed in this room
Role-Based Permissions
Restrict command execution to users with specific roles:
robot.commands.register({
id: 'deploy.production',
description: 'Deploy to production',
permissions: {
roles: ['admin', 'devops'] // Only users with these roles
},
handler: async (ctx) => {
return 'Deploying...'
}
})
To enable role checking, provide a permissionProvider when creating CommandBus:
const commandBus = new CommandBus(robot, {
permissionProvider: {
hasRole: async (user, requiredRoles, context) => {
// Custom logic to check if user has any of the required roles
const userRoles = await fetchUserRoles(user.id)
return requiredRoles.some(role => userRoles.includes(role))
}
}
})
Without a permission provider, role-based permissions are ignored (allow by default). Room-based permissions are always enforced.
License
See the LICENSE file for license rights and limitations (MIT).
Hubot History
Say hello to Hubot
Cartoon with Hubot
The Most Important Startup's Hardest Worker Isn't a Person
The Story of Hubot
Hubot by Hubotics
Automating Inefficiencies
Getting Started with Hubot
Hubot 是一个用于构建聊天机器人的框架，名字和设计都模仿了 GitHub 内部同名的 Campfire 聊天机器人。它以 npm 库的形式发布，你可以用它构建自己的机器人，并让机器人运行在多种聊天服务上。