emojify

Slack command

/emojify [text] [foreground] [background]

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Setup

Deploy to Heroku

Slash Command

You need to respond to the /emojify command. Setup a new slash command with the following settings.

Command: /emojify
URL: https://<your heroku app>.herokuapp.com/
Method: POST
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Description: Emojify your text.
Usage hint: [text] [foreground] [background]

Public Emoji Art

By default the emoji output is only visible to you. If you wish to post the emoji publicly, you need an API token. Setup a bot and note the API token.

Configure the Heroku application with heroku config add.

SLACK_API_TOKEN: The token from the bot if you want to respond publicly.
USERNAME: Optional name of bot for public messages.
ICON: Optional URL to an image to use as the icon for public messages.