The only module you'll need for custom hooks that integrate with Slack.
npm install slackhook
You'll need a domain and token from Slack.
The domain will be the organisation part of <organisation>.slack.com
The token is given to you when you create your incoming webhook integration.
var Slackhook = require('slackhook');
var slack = new Slackhook({
domain: 'yourdomain',
token: 'yourtoken'
});You can set up incoming webhooks here
slack.send({
content: 'Hi everybody',
channel: '#general',
username: 'Dr. Nick',
icon_url: 'drnick.png'
});You can pass the send method a callback if you like.
slack.send({
text: 'Hi Dr. Nick!',
channel: '#general',
username: 'Everybody',
icon_emoji: 'smile'
}, function(err, response){
// Do your thing
});You can also respond to webhooks coming from Slack. You could use this to make a chat bot etc.
You can set up outgoing webhooks here
This example assumes you're running inside an Express.js route.
app.post('/outgoing', function(req, res){
var hook = slack.respond(req.body);
res.json({text: 'Hi ' + hook.user_name, username: 'Dr. Nick'});
});MIT