BotKit middleware to enable typing indicator on platforms that support it
MIT License
BotKit middleware to enable the typing indicator on Facebook for all messages. This will include those sent via Botkit conversations.
Add the module to your package.json
using either npm
or yarn
.
npm install botkit-middleware-typing
OR
yarn add botkit-middleware-typing
Include the middleware in your Botkit application.
const botkitTypingMiddleware = require('botkit-middleware-typing');
Add this as a Botkit send middleware:
const controller = Botkit.facebookbot(botConfig);
const typingMiddleware = botkitTypingMiddleware();
controller.middleware.send.use(typingMiddleware);
You can configure the typing delay for the middleware with the following optional parameters. This will allow you to set a maximum delay or allows you to set a delay for all typing.
Property | Description |
---|---|
maximumTypingDelayMs | Sets the maximum typing delay in milliseconds |
typingDelayMs | Sets a specified typing delay in milliseconds |
Set the maximum typing delay to 1 second.
const typingMiddleware = botkitTypingMiddleware({
maximumTypingDelayMs: 1000
});
controller.middleware.send.use(typingMiddleware);
Set all typing delays to 4.5 seconds.
const typingMiddleware = botkitTypingMiddleware({
typingDelayMs: 4500
});
controller.middleware.send.use(typingMiddleware);
With the current implementation of Botkit, there's no easy way to tell which platform the bot is running on. This middleware makes an assumption that the bot supports typing if it has a bot.startTyping
method. This is currently avaible on Facebook and Slack. Currently only Facebook is supported but I'll look to add Slack shortly.