PyMessager 1.0.1

A Python SDK and Flask API to develop Facebook Messenger application

# PyMessager

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PyMessager is a Python API for [Facebook Messenger](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform) and a sample project to demonstrate how to develop a chatbot on Facebook Messenger.


Complete tutorials are on [Develop a Facebook Bot Using Python](https://medium.com/@enginebai/%E7%94%A8python%E9%96%8B%E7%99%BCfacebook-bot-26594f13f9f7#.7iwm148ag) and [Chatbot: From 0 To 1](https://medium.com/dualcores-studio/%E8%81%8A%E5%A4%A9%E6%A9%9F%E5%99%A8%E4%BA%BA%E5%85%A5%E9%96%80-%E5%BE%9E0%E5%88%B01-4792b53a1318) where you can find more detailed information to setup and develop.

## Before Starting
1. Prepare a Facebook Page. (to create if you don't have one)
2. Create a developer application on [Facebook for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com).
3. Start a python project, and install the required packages and modules: [Flask](http://flask.pocoo.org), [Requests](http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/).
4. Use [Let's Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/getting-started/) to apply SSL certification for your domain name.

## Install
To install PyMessager, simply run:

```shell
$ pip install pymessager
```

or install from the repository:

```shell
$ git clone [e-mail]:enginebai/PyMessager.git
$ cd PyMessager
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
```

## Get Started


### Import
```python
from pymessager.message import Messager, ... # something else you need
```

### Initialization
You can initialize a messager client via a Facebook Access Token from the developer console:

```python
from pymessager.message import Messager
client = Messager(config.facebook_access_token)
```

## Receiver APIs
The following code is used to build a message receiver, there are three main steps to prepare for your bot:

1. Setup the Webhook

```python
@app.route(API_ROOT + FB_WEBHOOK, methods=["GET"])
def fb_webhook():
verification_code = 'I_AM_VERIFICIATION_CODE'
verify_token = request.args.get('hub.verify_token')
if verification_code == verify_token:
return request.args.get('hub.challenge')
```

2. Receive the message

```python
@app.route(API_ROOT + FB_WEBHOOK, methods=['POST'])
def fb_receive_message():
message_entries = json.loads(request.data.decode('utf8'))['entry']
for entry in message_entries:
for message in entry['messaging']:
if message.get('message'):
print("{sender[id]} says {message[text]}".format(**message))
return "Hi"
```

3. Start the server with https

```python
if __name__ == '__main__':
context = ('ssl/fullchain.pem', 'ssl/privkey.pem')
app.run(host='0.0.0.0', debug=True, ssl_context=context)
```


## Sender APIs

There are several types of message: `text`, `image`, `quick replies`, `button template` or `generic template`. API provides different classes to generate the message template.

### Sending a text and image
Send a simple text or an image to a recipient, just make sure that image URL is a valid link.

```python
client.send_text(recipient_id, "Hello, I'm enginebai."
client.send_image(recipient_id, "http://image-url.jpg")
```

### Quick Replies
The `QuickReply(title, payload, image_url, content_type)` class defines a present buttons to the user in response to a message.

| Parameter | Description | Required |
| -------------- | ------------------------ | -------- |
| `title` | The button title | Y |
| `payload` | The click payload string | Y |
| `image_url` | The icon image URL | N |
| `content_type` | `TEXT` or `LOCATION` | Y |

```python
client.send_quick_replies(recipient_id, "Help", [
QuickReply("Projects", Intent.PROJECT),
QuickReply("Blog", Intent.BLOG),
QuickReply("Contact Me", Intent.CONTACT_ME)
])
```

### Button Template
The `ActionButton(button_type, title, url, payload)` class defines button template which contains a text and buttons attachment to request input from the user.

| Parameter | Description | Required |
| ------------- | ------------------------ | ----------------------------------- |
| `button_type` | `WEB_URL` or `POSTBACK` | Y |
| `title` | The button title | Y |
| `url` | The link | Only if `button_type` is `url` |
| `payload` | The click payload string | Only if `button_type` is `POSTBACK` |

```python
client.send_buttons(recipient_id, "You can find me with below", [
ActionButton(ButtonType.WEB_URL, "Blog", "http://blog.enginebai.com"),
ActionButton(ButtonType.POSTBACK, "Email", Intent.EMAIL)
])
```
### Generic Template
The `GenericElement(title, subtitle, image_url, buttons)` class defines a horizontal scrollable carousel of items, each composed of an image attachment, short description and buttons to request input from the user.

| Parameter | Description | Required |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------- | -------- |
| `title_text` | The message main title | Y |
| `subtitle_text` | The message subtitle, leave it empty if you don't need it | N |
| `button_list` | The list of `ActionButton` | Y |


```python
project_list = []
for project_id, project in projects.items():
project_list.append(GenericElement(
project["title"],
project["description"],
config.api_root + project["image_url"], [
ActionButton(ButtonType.POSTBACK,
self._get_string("button_more"),
# Payload use Intent for the beginning
payload=Intent.PROJECTS.name + project_id)
]))
client.send_generic(recipient_id, project_list)
```

## Utility APIs

### Subscribe the pages
Before your chatbot starts to receive messages, you have to subscribe the application to your chatbot page. To subscribe a page, just call it:

```python
client.subscribe_to_page()
```

### Set the welcome message and get-started button

The greeting text will show at the first time you open this chatbot on mobile only. The payload is the trigger when the users click "Get Started" button.

```python
client.set_greeting_text("Hi, this is Engine Bai. Nice to meet you!")
client.set_get_started_button_payload("HELP") # Specify a payload string.
```

## Issues
Feel free to submit bug reports or feature requests and make sure you read the contribution guideline before opening any issue.


## Contributing
1. Check the open/close issues or open a fresh issue for feature request or bug report with different labels (`feature`/`bug`).
2. Fork this [repository](https://github.com/enginebai/PyMessager) on GitHub to start customizing on master or new branch.
3. Write a test which shows that the feature works as expected or the bug was fixed.
4. Send a pull request and wait for code review.

[Read more on contributing](./CONTRIBUTING.md).

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