This app will allow you to connect your botpress bot with your Rocket.Chat server.
Clone this repository and using the rc-apps cli deploy it:
rc-apps deploy --url https://YOURDOMAIN -u USER -p PWDOr Use download the latest release and install it manually on your Rocket.Chat server
First go ahead and create a Bot User. Login as administrator, then goto Setting > Users. There create a new Bot User. This new user should have these 2 roles.
- bot
- livechat-agent
Then configure the app to automatically assign a livechat-visitor to this bot. To do so, goto Setting > Omnichannel > Routing. There enable Assign new conversations to bot agent Setting.
The app needs some configurations to work, so to setup the app Go to Setting > Apps > Botpress Connector. There, fill all the necessary fields in SETTINGS and click SAVE. Note all fields are required.
Some of the fields in SETTING include
- Rocket.Chat bot username (required) - This should contain the same bot username which we created above in Step 1
- Botpress bot id (required) - This should contain the botpress id from your botpress server
- Botpress server URL. Eg:- http://localhost:5005
- Service Unavailable Message (optional) - The Bot will send this message to Visitor if service is unavailable like suppose if no agents are online.
- Close Chat Message (optional) - This message will be sent automatically when a chat is closed
- Handover Message (optional) - The Bot will send this message to Visitor upon handover
- Default Handover Department Name (required) - Enter the target department name where you want to transfer the visitor upon handover. Note that you can override setting using * * Handover action.
- Hide Quick Replies (required) - If enabled, then all quick-replies will hide when a visitor clicks on any one of them
Pull requests are welcome, please make this code better! You can reach me on Open