Context
Bottender context encapsulates many helpful methods and exports session, client, event, etc., which makes you easier to develop chatbots on different platforms.
For platform specific methods, please check out following links:
platform
Example:
context.platform; // 'console', 'messenger', 'line', 'slack', 'telegram', 'viber'...
client
The client instance. Client type depends on your platform.
For more information, see Messaging APIs.
Example:
context.client; // client from [Messaging APIs](https://github.com/Yoctol/messaging-apis)
event
The event instance. Event type depends on your platform.
Example:
context.event;
session
The session instance.
Example:
context.session.id;
state
The state object.
Example:
context.state;
setState(state)
Shallow merge changes to the state.
Example:
context.setState({
oneOfMyStateKey: '...',
});
resetState()
Reset the state to the initial state.
Example:
context.resetState();
typing(milliseconds)
Delay and show indicators for milliseconds.
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
milliseconds | Number | Wait for milliseconds and show typing. |
Example:
async function MyAction(context) {
await context.typing(100); // turn on typing mode and wait 0.1 secs.
await context.sendText('Hello World');
}
sendText(text, options)
Send text to the owner of the session.
Example:
context.sendText('Hello');