class

Autobot::Channels::Channel

Abstract base class for chat channel integrations.

Each channel (Telegram, Slack, etc.) should inherit from this class and implement the start, stop, and send_message methods.

Constants

Log = ::Log.for("channels")

REPLY_CONTEXT_MAX_LENGTH = 500

new(name : String, bus : Bus::MessageBus, allow_from : Array(String) = [] of String)

allowed?(sender_id : String) : Bool

Check if a sender is allowed to use this bot. Returns false if no allow list (deny by default). Use ["*"] in allow_from to allow all senders.

name

running?

send_message(message : Bus::OutboundMessage) : Nil

Send an outbound message through this channel.

start

Start the channel and begin listening for messages.

stop

Stop the channel and clean up resources.