This bot will embed Piazza posts in Slack. Any of the following post reference formats can work:
- Any Piazza URL that the bot account is a member of (embeds main post)
- @<bot username> <post number>
- @<post number>
- @<post number>#<followup number>
Set the configuration values either through environment variables or manually
in bot_config.py. You'll want a Piazza account dedicated to the bot (the
API is unofficial, so you have to provide your password in the config). The bot
has to be a member of a Piazza to embed posts and it must be an instructor to
show anonymous student names and private posts. You can add the bot account to
any number of Piazzas, but @# and @piazza # only work for the course id set
in the config.
This app should be ready to deploy on Heroku or Dokku; just set the environment variables, push, and you should be good to go.