scrapinghub/slackbot

In-process cron

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#42 opened on Dec 15, 2015

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Description

Slack's example bot has something like cron for your plugins - so your bot can initiate stuff. It would be nice if slackbot would provide such functionality.

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Research direction
Investigate how to add a simple in process cron scheduler to the slackbot plugin system, referencing existing plugin loading and the asyncio event loop if applicable.
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
PythonSlack bot basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70