Read news from multiple sources within Slack by just typing /news.

From any Slack channel, just type /news [source]. The news will be shown on the same channel.

1. Hackers News (/news hn)
2. Product Hunt (/news ph)

Make sure to change the Slash Command URL to whatever your URL is.

And then:

$ heroku config:set SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=<URL>
$ heroku config:set PH_TOKEN=<PRODUCTHUNT TOKEN>

$ git clone [email protected]:karan/slack-news.git
$ cd slack-news
$ npm install
$ export SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL=<URL>
$ export PH_TOKEN=<PRODUCTHUNT TOKEN>
$ node app.js

1. SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL will be found after setting up Incoming WebHooks. (See below)
2. Retrieve Product Hunt token from https://www.producthunt.com/v1/oauth/applications

• Go to your channel
• Click on Configure Integrations.
• Scroll all the way down to DIY Integrations & Customizations section.

• Click on Add next to Slash Commands.

  • Command: /news
  • URL: http://YOUR-URL.com/news
  • Method: GET

  

All other settings can be set on your own discretion.

Click on Add next to Incoming WebHooks.

• Choose a channel to integrate with (this doesn't matter -- it'll always respond to the channel you called it from)
• Note the new Webhook URL.

• Please use the issue tracker to report any bugs or file feature requests.

• PRs to add new sources are welcome. Please make sure to test each source you add and try to follow the coding style.