slacktyping

Make slack show that you're typing when others start typing.

A harmless but little annoying module.

If someone starts typing in a slack channel that you're in, this module will make it say you're typing.

Usage

Create a .env file that contains your user token

• Optionally, add a delay to make your "typing" begin a bit later and seem more "human."
• Optionally, add a comma seperated "do not disturb" list (dnd) to prevent this from working in selected channels or from being trigged by selected users.

It should like like this:

.env

token=xoxp-123456....
delay=1300
dnd=C12345,C4324...

Then install the module via git or npm, directions below.

Install

git

With git, run

$ git clone https://github.com/jekrb/slacktyping.git
$ cd slacktyping
... edit .env to add token and optional delay...
$ npm install
$ npm start

npm

With npm installed, run

$ npm install slacktyping -g

Use slacktyping in directory with a .env file that contains your token and optional delay.

Acknowledgments

slacktyping was inspired by the ruby program will/slacktyping

License

MIT