Add a basic polling integration to slack channels. It currently allows for one poll per channel at a given time. This is an integration for Socrata's slack implementation to allow the admin team to make surveys inline in Slack. Our requirements are written by Diana Post and issues listed follow her requests.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
/poll create [question] options [options] |
Create a poll in the channel. Delineated by a pipe |
/poll cast [option number][comment] |
Cast a vote for a specific option and comment |
/poll count |
Get the total number of votes cast so far |
/poll close |
Close a poll and get the results |
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The basic syntax is /poll create [Question] options [options], where the timeout is an optional field and the options are delineated by a triple dash |. During poll creation the person who started the poll is identified, so if you would like to start a new poll contact the other user and get them to close theirs.
An example of asking the team what you should do for lunch could be like this.
/poll create What should we get for lunch? options Burgers | Pizza | Seafood
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Casting a vote is as easy as /poll cast [option number][comment]. Each person is only allowed to vote once. Voting more than once will just change your vote to whatever you voted for last.
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If you would like to see how many votes there have been in the current poll just run /poll count.
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Closing a poll is simple but it is limited to the person that started the poll. To close a poll simply run /poll close in the channel that you started your poll in. The results of your poll will then be posted with
I have a docker compose file to use for installing the application and mongodb.
git clone https://github.com/jroyal/SlackPoll.git
cd SlackPoll
docker-compose up -d
Once you have the application up and running, you will need to add two slack integrations. One slash command and one incoming webhook.
Point the slash command to the ip of your instance running docker and use port 8090. Copy down the token provided by the slash command and copy the incoming webhook url from it's integration.
Run /poll register [incoming-webhook-url] [slash-command-token] in your slack channel to register your slack account with the application.
You should be good to go at that point :)