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How to connect to the chat

We currently provide a javascript library to interact with the chat through a bot.

Install the javascript client library


npm install @piczel/chat-client

See the following reference implementation: a small bot that joins a room, greets it, and replies pong to anyone who says !ping


import { Client } from '@piczel/chat-client';

// Get your bot token from your account settings, under "Chat bots" (once approved)
const client = new Client('YOUR_BOT_TOKEN');

client.on('connected', async () => {
const room = await client.joinRoom('piczel-help');

// Greet the room
room.sendMessage('Hello! I am a bot.');

// React to incoming messages
room.on('message', (message) => {
  console.log(message.user.username + ': ' + message.text);

  if (message.text === '!ping') {
    room.sendMessage('pong');
  }
});
});

client.connect();