webxdc-requests-bot

DeltaChat bot that allows Webxdcs to make http(s) requests.

Install

npm install -g webxdc-requests-bot

Usage

Add an account to the bot:

webxdc-requests-bot init dcaccount:https://nine.testrun.org/new

Now get the bot's link:

webxdc-requests-bot link

Run the bot:

webxdc-requests-bot serve

To see all commands:

webxdc-requests-bot --help

Use the bot's link to add it in Deltachat, after that you can send a webxdc to a chat with the bot and use its API to make http(s) requests with the webxdc.

Example:

window.webxdc.setUpdateListener((update) => {
  if (update.payload.response) {
    const response = update.payload.response;
    if (response.id === "my-unique-request-id") {
      if (response.error) {
        console.log("Error making the request:", response.error);
      } else {
        if (response.status === 200) {
          console.log("Response headers:", response.headers);
          console.log("Response body:", JSON.parse(response.body));
        }
      }
    }
  }
});

window.webxdc.sendUpdate({
  payload: {
    request: {
      id: "my-unique-request-id", // the same id will be sent with the response
      url: "https://api.github.com/users/DavidSM100/repos",
      method: "GET",
      responseBodyEncoding: "utf-8", // default is base64
    },
  },
});

The check the full format of requests and responses see webxdc-requests.d.ts