Instant Notification

** NOTE: this API is switched to use a HTTP based rather than TCP based protocol. Document to be updated soon.**

instant-notification is a service that helps local applications to send channel-based notification. Currently it can send notification to Slack. In order to use this program, you need a Slack team, set up a bot, and obtain its access token.

To install:

npm install -g instant-notification

To run:

>> instant --slack-token=xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx --port=10007
Server listening at {"address":"::","family":"IPv6","port":10007}

Then in any program, send a notification is simply connecting to this TCP endpoint and send messages in the form of:

<channel> <message>

channel must already exist on your Slack team. It cannot contain spaces. message can have any characters including spaces.

One easy way to test is by using netcat:

>> ncat localhost 10007
general Wake up!! Your service is crashing!!!!

And here's what you'll get on your phone:

Usage

instant [--debug] [--port=[10007]] [--slack-token=<token>]
[--username=<username>]
   If slack token is not specified, it must be present as the environment
   variable SLACK_TOKEN