Rocket.chat: What's the Apps status, where can I get the document

[imhazige]

Here the Apps means something related to https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Apps-cli/blob/master/README.md,

We are very interesting in this feature, but can not get more information from the document, we found many code like:
https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Apps-engine
https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Apps-ts-definition

We want to understand how to implement a APP and what it can do.

Could you provide more document?

[vynmera]

You can find sample Apps here: https://github.com/graywolf336/RocketChatApps

[imhazige]

@vynmera thank you, I will have a look.

but still not much document, is it hinting us to read the code directly?

[kaiiiiiiiii]

Another App:
https://github.com/kaiiiiiiiii/AppearCommandApp

And you're right, there's still a lack of documentation, but this will change in the future as the App Framework is not official released yet :)

[vynmera]

Another App: https://github.com/vynmera/Rocket.Chat.WordFilter

There is a very minor amount of documentation here: https://rocketchat.github.io/Rocket.Chat.Apps-ts-definition/globals.html

[imhazige]

Hi, @vynmera

when I try to package the app https://github.com/graywolf336/RocketChatApps

it throw an error

PS D:\xxxt\RocketChatApps\testing-app> rc-apps package
packaging your app... !
Error: absolute path: D:/xxx/RocketChatApps/out-of-office/app.json
    at validateMetadataPath (C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@rocket.chat/apps-cli/node_modules/yazl/index.js:351:74)
    at ZipFile.addFile (C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@rocket.chat/apps-cli/node_modules/yazl/index.js:24:18)
    at AppPackager.zipItUp (C:/Users/Administrator/AppData/Roaming/npm/node_modules/@rocket.chat/apps-cli/lib/misc/appPackager.js:36:17)
    at <anonymous>

[vynmera]

@imhazige weird... what happens if you just zip up one of the folders yourself? like, just create a zip of D:/xxx/RocketChatApps/out-of-office/ and put that straight into your Apps

[imhazige]

@vynmera

I clone the code from the github,
cd to the out-of-office folder,
npm install
rc-apps package

then error happen

[imhazige]

I can build it successfully in ubuntu

[imhazige]

@vynmera

I have had a look at the example app code, app can handle message, can handle command. can app build a ui to allow user to use as a web app?

[MartinSchoeler]

@imhazige @vynmera @kaiiiiiiiii Could you move this discussion to the forums? Thanks!

[graywolf336]

@imhazige please open an issue directly on the CLI repository: https://github.com/RocketChat/Rocket.Chat.Apps-cli