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mpociot/slackbot
================

Create messaging bots in PHP with ease.

2.6.1(5y ago)6.2k6.7k815[9 issues](https://github.com/mpociot/slackbot/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/mpociot/slackbot/pulls)MITPHPPHP >=7.1CI failing

Since Oct 27Pushed 2mo ago174 watchersCompare

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BotMan
======

[](#botman)

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If you want to learn how to create reusable PHP packages yourself, take a look at my upcoming [PHP Package Development](https://phppackagedevelopment.com) video course.

About BotMan
------------

[](#about-botman)

BotMan is a framework agnostic PHP library that is designed to simplify the task of developing innovative bots for multiple messaging platforms, including [Slack](https://slack.com), [Telegram](https://telegram.org), [Microsoft Bot Framework](https://dev.botframework.com), [Nexmo](https://www.nexmo.com), [HipChat](https://www.hipchat.com), [Facebook Messenger](https://www.messenger.com) and [WeChat](https://web.wechat.com).

```
$botman->hears('I want cross-platform bots with PHP!', function (BotMan $bot) {
    $bot->reply('Look no further!');
});
```

> If you want to learn how to create reusable PHP packages yourself, take a look at my upcoming [PHP Package Development](https://phppackagedevelopment.com) video course.

Documentation
-------------

[](#documentation)

You can find the BotMan documentation at .

Stand Alone Configuration
-------------------------

[](#stand-alone-configuration)

If you are installing Botman in a stand alone Laravel application, you can publish the configuration file with the following command:

```
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=config --provider="BotMan\BotMan\BotManServiceProvider"

```

Support the development
-----------------------

[](#support-the-development)

**Do you like this project? Support it by donating**

- PayPal: [Donate](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=m%2epociot%40googlemail%2ecom&lc=CY&item_name=BotMan&no_note=0&currency_code=EUR&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest)
- Open Collective: [Become A Backer](https://opencollective.com/botman)
- Patreon: [Become A Backer](https://www.patreon.com/botman)

Contributing
------------

[](#contributing)

Please see [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details.

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Security Vulnerabilities
------------------------

[](#security-vulnerabilities)

If you discover a security vulnerability within BotMan, please send an e-mail to Marcel Pociot at . All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed.

License
-------

[](#license)

BotMan is free software distributed under the terms of the MIT license.

###  Health Score

57

—

FairBetter than 98% of packages

Maintenance56

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity51

Moderate usage in the ecosystem

Community39

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity72

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 80.4% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~28 days

Recently: every ~244 days

Total

58

Last Release

1902d ago

Major Versions

0.3.3 → 1.0.0-RC12016-12-06

1.5.8 → 2.0.02017-08-28

1.5.x-dev → 2.1.82018-01-18

PHP version history (4 changes)0.1.0PHP >=5.5.0

1.5.0PHP >=5.6.0

2.0.0PHP >=7.0

2.6.0PHP >=7.1

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/b46cb765edab3c6a765bd466bb2a530e0e95cbd74cf7dfc250c59a2b029b73ca?d=identicon)[mpociot](/maintainers/mpociot)

---

Top Contributors

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---

Tags

botbot-frameworkbotmanchatbotchatbot-frameworkphpbotchatbotBotman

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

### Embed Badge

![Health badge](/badges/mpociot-slackbot/health.svg)

```
[![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/mpociot-slackbot/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/mpociot-slackbot)
```

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