You may have wondered what the difference is between a bot and an integration! Or probably not, maybe you haven’t really cared…! So, let’s take one step back, why should you care? There are by now a huge number of services that offer APIs as a way to access their services, i.e. that you can programatically use a service by writing software code. If you are a lawyer or works … [Read more...] about Bots and Integrations: What’s The Difference? — or really: why should you care?
Archives for 2016
Spark Army Knife Update: Firehose Webhooks
At Cisco Live, lot of upgrades to the Spark APIs were announced. Hurray! :) Great for the Spark Army Knife! The Spark Army Knife is made to be your personal bot, or your agent, if you like, and it does things on your behalf (with your credentials), like inviting people to a room through a link, tracking messages from important people, or pin important messages. To do this, … [Read more...] about Spark Army Knife Update: Firehose Webhooks
The Code Behind Spark Army Knife: the Spark Specific Code
UPDATE July 7, 2016: To simplify getting the Spark Army Knife code, I have established a new code repository that will always mirror what is running at https://spark-army-knife.appspot.com. You can thus easily download the entire Army Knife app, including the right version of the ActingWeb library, from the download section of the repository. This post covers the code behind … [Read more...] about The Code Behind Spark Army Knife: the Spark Specific Code
The Code Behind Spark Army Knife: the ActingWeb Library
UPDATE Oct 22, 2018: This post describes an early version of both the Army Knife app and the ActingWeb library. It is still a good source and introduction to the basics of using ActingWeb to build a bot, but the current version of Army Knife is not available in code form. UPDATE July 7, 2016: To simplify getting the Spark Army Knife code, I have established a new code … [Read more...] about The Code Behind Spark Army Knife: the ActingWeb Library
The Spark Army Knife – extending Cisco Spark with cool new features
UPDATE!!! June 13, 2016: The code is now posted. If you're not a developer, here's the short story: I have made a service that extends the value of Cisco Spark by adding cool things like pinning the latest message in a room (for later actions) and making the room public (everybody can join from a web page), as well as a VIP tracking feature that allows you to track all … [Read more...] about The Spark Army Knife – extending Cisco Spark with cool new features
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