Allows Line users to submit flood reports via text message chat bot. Part of the CogniCity platform, deployed for Urban Risk Map.

This module deploys two AWS lambda functions:

1. A webhook for incoming messages from Line
2. A reply function to send confirmation messages

npm install

• CogniCity:
  • This function is designed to work with Cognicity Server v3.0.6 or later, running CogniCity Schema v3.0.7 or later.
• Node:
  • v8.10 or later (ES6 syntax is transpiled using Babel)

• Create Line bot as explained here
• Create two AWS API gatway endpoints for the webhook and send functions
• Add the appropriate parameters in src/config and .env.
• Send a text to your Line bot to test if it is up and running!

npm run test

• ACCESSTOKEN: Line access token to trigger the webhook function
• CHANNELSECRET: Line channel secret code created on creating a bot
• API_GW_WEBHOOK: CogniCity server endpoint to get unique report card links
• CARDSAPIKEY: CogniCity server API key
• CARDS_URL: Client address for cards
• PREP_URL: Client address for prep cards
• DEFAULT_INSTANCE_COUNTRY_CODE: Default country for message files (e.g. 'us')
• DEFAULT_LANGUAGE: Current default language is English. You can add more languages here and parameterize replies for each language

• Depending on your deployment method you may need to add the above parameters to the Lambda functions in the AWS web console