https://github.com/deven96/excuses

Send an excuse to slack when away
https://github.com/deven96/excuses

automation bash-script slack

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Send an excuse to slack when away

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/deven96/excuses
• Owner: deven96
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-02-12T20:25:17.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-15T17:21:45.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-17T06:08:58.510Z (22 days ago)
• Topics: automation, bash-script, slack
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Excuses

Send an excuse to your "I will be away" Channel on slack after x seconds away from your computer

## Setup

```bash

#Configure the following env variables for slack

#- APP_SLACK_WEBHOOK

#- APP_SLACK_CHANNEL (optional)

#- APP_SLACK_USERNAME (optional)

#- APP_SLACK_ICON_EMOJI (optional)

# Make sure to add chat:write access to your app to enablethe application post as your user and not as Bot

# Read https://api.slack.com/scopes

```

Make sure excuses is executable

```bash

chmod +x ./excuses.sh

# Run the tests

./excuses.sh -t

```

Use nohup to run in background

```bash

# I considered using crontab but cronjobs have no access to GUI sessions (Quarz dictionary on MacOS) used to tell 

# if a system is locked or not, 

# enter the following to run excuses

`./excuses.sh &>/tmp/excuses.log`

```

This sets up a [slack shell script](https://gist.github.com/andkirby/67a774513215d7ba06384186dd441d9e) that helps in sending messages to channels