Browse YouTube Using Slack Command

Create slack-command to browse YouTube and deploy it using OpenShift … Have fun :)

Gopher is thinking…

Yes I’m lazy to go browser while working to open YouTube searching for something I need! Why just write a simple command on slack to do that? … yeah it’s not a bad idea for me… Here we will show how to do that.

You can find the source code here, also find all resources at the end

Build Go YouTube and Slack API

First of all we need to have an account on Google to be able use YouTube’s data API. Check the getting-started guides.

OpenShift Configuration

hint: find the yaml of OpenShift’s objects here.

create BuildConfig and ImageStream:

oc apply -f bc.yml
oc apply -f is.yml

build image from local:

oc start-build slack-youtube-cmd --from-dir=.

complete create the other objects:

oc apply -f dc.yml
oc apply -f svc.yml
oc apply -f route.yml

for security purposes, write all your secrets using secret object (e.g. slack token, google developer token...etc.)

Create Slack-command

In your workspace (WS) from here:

write name, and choose the WS then press ‘Create App’.

Go to ‘Basic Information → Add features and functionality → Slash Commands’ :

click on ‘Create New Command’

write keyword of command, request url, and simple description then save. The `Request URL` is your routing link:

https://slack-youtube-cmd-NS_NAME.apps.YOUR_HOST.com/videos

To use and connect to your app in code you need `Client Secret`, back to ‘Basic Information’ then copy the secret to your code.

Now add the app to your WS, go to: ‘Install App to Your Team’ then click on the button of the installation. It will redirect to the page of requesting permission to access to your WS. Let’s try it :)

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result

Easy right?

bye!

References:

• The full source code
• YouTube API using Go
• YouTube data API doc
• YouTube API getting-started
• Slack API in GO