Hangman game backend for slack

Game integrated with slack as slash commands.

Installation

1. npm install

2. VERIFICATION_TOKEN enviromental variable must be set.

See: https://api.slack.com/docs/token-types#verification

NOTE: app uses verification tokens that are deprecated.

3. CLIENT_ID enviromental variable must be set.

CLIENT_SECRET enviromental variable must be set.

See: https://api.slack.com/methods/oauth.access

4. SOCKET_TOKEN enviromental variable must be set.

Used in server.stop.js

5. SSL must be setup. Currently it's hardcoded in server.js to look for:

   • key: '/etc/letsencrypt/live/zaimatsu.tk/privkey.pem'
   • cert: '/etc/letsencrypt/live/zaimatsu.tk/cert.pem'
   • ca: '/etc/letsencrypt/live/zaimatsu.tk/chain.pem'

6. MongoDb must be configured. Configure db endpoints in hangmanConfig.json.

To start a game

/hangman <PHRASE>

e.g.

/hangman GREAT AS CABBAGE

To guess, after the game was started

/hangman <LETTER/PHRASE>

e.g.

/hangman A

/hangman GREAT AS LATTICE

TODO

• sslOptions instructions
• extract ssl options to hangmanConfig
• server.stop.js instructions
• make SECRET_TOKEN optional
• github-webhooks.js instructions