pslackr [slak-er]

pSlackr is a library for integrating Slack.com's inbound web hook into your application enabling you to send messages to your group chat channels from your application, _(*2)

Installing

Via Composer, _(*3)

composer require fullybaked/pslackr

Slack API Token

Pslackr uses the old style of sending the token with the request to Slack, so to find the correct token go to your inbound web hook on Slack and you should see, _(*4)

https://hooks.slack.com/services/A111AA1AA/B00BB0BBB/aBCDe1FGHijKlmNoP

Where ever Pslackr requires an API token you need to use the last string in the URL aBCDe1FGHijKlmNoP in the example above., _(*5)

Usage

Example of basic usage with suplied classes

<?php
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';

use FullyBaked\Pslackr\Messages\CustomMessage;
use FullyBaked\Pslackr\Pslackr;

$message = new CustomMessage('Testing from Pslackr');

$config = ['token' => 'YOUR_TOKEN', 'domain' => 'YOUR_DOMAIN'];
$slack = new Pslackr($config);
$slack->send($message);

Customise the message

The supplied CustomMessage class details the optional parameters that can be sent as part of the request. These parameters allow you to customise the message., _(*6)

Channel
Username
Icon (url or emoji)

<?php 

use FullyBaked\Pslackr\Messages\CustomMessage;

$message = new CustomMessage('Testing from Pslackr');

$message->channel('#my-other-channel');

$message->username('slackbot');

$message->iconUrl('http://example.tld/path/to/my.png');
// OR //
$message->iconEmoji(':ghost:');

Changing the HTTP Client

By default Pslackr was built with Guzzle and has it listed as a dependency, however for various reasons you may wish to use your own HTTP client. If so, this can be acheived by implementing the Transport interface using your own choice of HTTP client., _(*7)