Slack Reminder Bot

This project is a Slack bot that sends reminder messages to a specified Slack channel. The bot reads messages from a JSON file, selects a random message, and posts it to the channel at a specified time.

Features

• Reads messages from a JSON file
• Selects a random message to send
• Posts messages to a specified Slack channel
• Configurable via environment variables

Prerequisites

• Go 1.18 or later
• A Slack workspace and a bot token
• A JSON file containing the messages

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/slack-reminder-bot.git
   cd slack-reminder-bot

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod tidy

Configuration

Set the following environment variables:

• SLACK_TOKEN: Your Slack bot token
• SLACK_CHANNEL_ID: The ID of the Slack channel where the bot will post messages
• AFAS_URL: The URL to be included in the reminder message

Usage

1. Create a JSON file named messages.json in the input directory with the following structure:

   {
     "messages": [
       "Message 1",
       "Message 2",
       "Message 3"
     ]
   }

2. Run the bot:

   go run main.go

Testing

To run the unit tests, use the following command:

go test ./...

Project Structure

• main.go: The main entry point of the application
• blocks.go: Contains the function to create Slack message blocks
• blocks_test.go: Unit tests for blocks.go
• day-utils_test.go: Additional utility tests
• input/messages.json: JSON file containing the messages

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.