messaging-app-extn-playground

Messaging App Extension Playground 🕹

The playground app is intended for getting started and experimenting with the key aspects before starting to build production-ready applications.
Sensitive information, such as tokens or credentials, should always be securely encrypted and stored according to best practices. Do not use hardcoded or plaintext tokens in production.

The app lets you:

• Authorize with Pipedrive and obtain access tokens.
• Generate the provider manifest file dynamically and mock provider endpoints.
• Create messaging channel in Pipedrive and infer the response.
• Integrate with WhatsApp via the Cloud API and Pipedrive Messaging Inbox via the Channel API
• Troubleshoot via debug logs

If you are running this app locally, you need to make sure of the following things:

• Make a copy of the .env.example file and rename it to .env
• Fill the environment variables in the .env file based on the tutorial.
• Use ngrok to create a tunnel to your app by using the ngrok http 3000 command. If you change the port, make sure you change the port in the command accordingly.
• Set the value for the environment variable PROJECT_DOMAIN. This will be the ngrok domain (For instance : xxx.ngrok.io)
• Use the ngrok generated domain for callback url and in provider endpoints so that it can reach your app over the internet.

NB! Delete the sqlite database that is created in the data folder if you are committing to a public repo as it contains information about users.

You can troubleshoot your app by looking at the logs. This is how it looks once you run the app with .env filled and ngrok running.