BlueBubbles Copilot

A bot used to interact with BlueBubbles and the BlueBubbles Community.

Usage

Pre-requisites

Before using this bot, you will need to setup the environment by performing these requisites.

• Install NodeJS:
  • Windows: https://nodejs.org/en/download
  • CentOS
    • curl -sL https://rpm.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | sudo bash -
    • sudo yum install nodejs
  • Debian
    • sudo apt update
    • sudo apt install nodejs
• Install git:
  • Windows: https://git-scm.com/downloads
  • macOS: brew install git
  • CentOS: sudo yum install git
  • Debian: sudo apt install git
• Create a "Github App" within your user/organization settings (Developer Mode)
• Create a Discord "Application"

Running the Bot

1. Clone this repository
   • git clone https://github.com/BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-helper.git
2. Navigate into the project's directory
   • cd bluebubbles-helper
3. Install the dependencies
   • Yarn: yarn
   • NPM: npm install
4. Build the bot
   • npm run build:release
5. Rename the .env.example to .env
   • Linux: mv .env/example .env
6. Edit the .env file and enter your Github & Discord credentials
   • Github: Create a Github App to generate credentials
   • Discord: Create an Application to generate credentials
7. Run the bot
   • node ./build/main.js

Collaborators

Follow these instructions if you wish to contribute to the project.

1. Clone this repository
   • git clone https://github.com/BlueBubblesApp/bluebubbles-helper.git
2. Create 2 terminals (A & B) and navigate to the project folder in each.
   • cd bluebubbles-helper
3. In either terminal, rename the .env.example to .env
   • Linux: mv .env/example .env
4. Edit the .env file and enter your Github & Discord credentials
5. In terminal A, run the following command to create a "watcher" to automatically re-compile the app when changes are made (./src)
   • Yarn: yarn run build:watch
   • NPM: npm run build:watch
6. In terminal B, run the app using this command:
   • node ./build/main.js
   • The app will run until killed
7. Repeat step 5 whenever you make changes.
8. Happy developing!