botcommons identity and platform are now dynamic

Author: ObjectIsAdvantag

bot.js

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ controller.setupWebserver(port, function (err, webserver) {
 var normalizedPath = require("path").join(__dirname, "skills");
 require("fs").readdirSync(normalizedPath).forEach(function (file) {
     try {
-        require("./skills/" + file)(controller);
+        require("./skills/" + file)(controller, bot);
         console.log("Cisco Spark: loaded skill: " + file);
     }
     catch (err) {

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "description": "Botkit template for Cisco Spark",
-  "version": "0.5.3",
+  "version": "0.5.4",
   "main": "bot.js",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node bot.js"

skills/command-botcommons.js

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //
 // Adds meta information about the bot, and exposes them at a public endpoint 
 //
-module.exports = function (controller) {
+module.exports = function (controller, bot) {
 
     //
     // OVERRIDE WITH YOUR BOT INFORMATION
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ module.exports = function (controller) {
         "support-contact": "Stève Sfartz <mailto:stsfartz@cisco.com>",
 
         // Messaging platform
-        "plaform": "ciscospark",
+        "plaform": bot.type,
 
         // the precise bot identity is loaded asynchronously, as /people/me request - issued by "BotKit CiscoSparkBot.js" - returns
-        "identity": "convos@sparkbot.io",
+        "identity": "unknown",
 
         // Endpoint where to check the bot is alive
         "healthcheck": "https://" + controller.config.public_address + process.env.HEALTHCHECK_ROUTE,
@@ -37,14 +37,18 @@ module.exports = function (controller) {
     // Adding a metadata endpoint
     //
     controller.webserver.get(process.env.BOTCOMMONS_ROUTE, function (req, res) {
+        // As the identity is load asynchronously from Cisco Spark token, we need to check until it's fetched
+        if ((botcommons.identity == "unknown") && (bot.botkit.identity)) {
+            botcommons.identity = bot.botkit.identity.emails[0];
+        }
         res.json(botcommons);
     });
     console.log("CiscoSpark: Bot metadata available at: " + process.env.BOTCOMMONS_ROUTE);
 
     //
     // .botcommons skill
     //
-    controller.hears([/^\.about$/, /^\.commons$/, /^\.bot$/, /^\.ping$/], 'direct_message,direct_mention', function (bot, message) {
+    controller.hears([/^\about$/, /^\botcommons$/, /^\.commons$/, /^\.bot$/], 'direct_message,direct_mention', function (bot, message) {
 
         // Return metadata
         var metadata = '{\n'