Rocket.chat: Ability to add custom slash commands

[JSzaszvari]

Rocket.Chat Version: 0.52
Running Instances: 6

Hello! :)

Apologies if I missed it, But I've searched around and cant find much.

Is there any way to add custom slash commands at the moment that doesn't involve making a package for the commands?

If not would we be able to investigate adding something similar to mattermost where you can add a slash command from the integrations setup?

Like this:

Depending on how difficult this might be I could attempt it, If this is missing would there be anything preventing this from being practical? I'm not the best with coding but I can get by and would be willing to give it a shot - Maybe someone on some random repo somewhere has done this already and we can see how hard it would be to get production ready?

Its a feature that would add real value I think.

On the subject of new features, I think I read something a while back how this would be difficult to implement but I cant remember why - Slacks new "Button" functionality and the ability to embed forms in the chat like surveys

https://api.slack.com/docs/message-buttons

Would be great for in-line surveys/polling

Thanks!
John

[soundstorm]

Addition to #5732

[erlend-sh]

We're very interested in this feature for use with Discourse. With Slack we have an integration that allows us to export chat transcripts, in cases where a conversation ought to be printed out for the rest of the team to participate in asynchronously.

https://streamable.com/ogub9

[kaialexanderfischer]

+100

[sscholl]

+1 add from API

[geekgonecrazy]

Will now be possible via Rocket.Chat Apps.

Technically this is solved, just have to wait until we officially turn the apps framework on :)