Ever missed a deal because of life getting in the way ? Couldn't get that pre-order in because it went live at 3AM ? Never again ! With Deal bot just add your custom RSS feeds and let him do the F5 refreshing for you. f a new entry is detected he will message any chat he is a part of to alert you!.Just add your registered deal bot account to your google hangout chat and you're ready to start saving, easy right ?
- General Overview
- Registration....Bot Account Creation.In order to add a bot to a chat we need to first log in as a google account which will act/represent the bot. When you first start the application click on the Configure Bot Button. Follow the prompts to log in as the account which will be your Bot, we recommend you create a google account just for this purpose.
1. Sign in as a google user which will act as the bot.
2. Start the bot by clicking Start
3. Add Bot to your hangouts.
4. Add your Rss feeds of choice.
5. Watch Deal Bot deliver the deals.
2. Start the bot by clicking Start
3. Add Bot to your hangouts.
4. Add your Rss feeds of choice.
5. Watch Deal Bot deliver the deals.
Once you are logged in you are halfway there, the application will take you back to home screen. Note: if you ever want to use a different account as the bot just click on configure and log in as a different user.
- Starting/Stopping the bot
Once you are registered you can click on Start Bot button, once the Current Status says MemeBotRunning. To stop the bot simply click on Stop Bot button.
- Adding Bot to Hangouts
In order to interact with the bot we need to first add it to a google hangout like you would a regular gchat user, or if it's just you , start a conversation with it.
- General Usage
Once this is done anything you type with a hashtag will prompt the bot to retrieve an animated image that matches. You can do #sad, #hungry, #i hate you...etc.
The bot can also do static meme images (please see below the Allow Adhoc Search setting)
Here are some examples in action :
The bot can also do static meme images (please see below the Allow Adhoc Search setting)
Here are some examples in action :
- Additional Bot Chat Settings
- Bot Status : This isn't a setting you can change, but you will be able to tell if it is running correctly.
- Bot Name: Change your bot alias (by default it is "bot") , this will affect the /bot commands
- Allow Rss Polling: Enable/Disable RSS feed monitoring.
- Rss Poll Frequency: Time in seconds to check the rss feeds.
- Rss Feed Url 1, 2, 3 etc : Enter the url of the rss feed to check for deals/changes (xml). Here are some sample feeds to get you started: http://feeds.feedburner.com/SlickdealsnetFP?format=xml https://www.cheapassgamer.com/rss/forums/1-cag-video-game-deals-forum/
- Extra Bot Commands: While in a chat just type the following commands: (Note: if you change your bot name , the command will be dependent on such for example bot name = "john" then the command will start with "/john"
- /bot leave - Bot will leave any group hangouts.
- /bot insult - Bot will randomly spit out an insult.
Bonus: While the bot is in the chat, if someone posts a direct image link, ie: http://someurl.com/someimage.gif , the bot will attempt to retrieve it and post the actual image in the chat.
Questions or Feedback ?
Email us at: TestBit83@gmail.com
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