allow bots to set custom nicknames for messages

api/v1/gateway/index.js

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ GatewayServer.prototype.eventSetup = function() {
             console.log(`[*] [gateway] [handshake] Got yoo from ${socket.user.username}, connection is finally completed!`);
             socket.isConnected = true;
 
-            socket.on('message', ({ category, content }) => {
+            socket.on('message', ({ category, content, nickAuthor }) => {
                 if (!category || !content || !socket.joinedCategories || !socket.isConnected || !socket.user || !(typeof content === 'string') || !(typeof category._id === 'string')) return;
                 content = content.trim();
                 if (!content || content === '' || content === ' ' || content.length >= 2000) return;
@@ -161,12 +161,11 @@ GatewayServer.prototype.eventSetup = function() {
                     return;
                 }
 
-
                 // TODO: When/if category permissions are added, check if the user has permissions for that category
                 const categoryTitle = socket.joinedCategories[category._id];
                 if (!categoryTitle || !(typeof categoryTitle === 'string')) return;
 
-                const messageObject = {
+                let messageObject = {
                     author: {
                         username: socket.user.username,
                         _id: socket.user._id,
@@ -180,6 +179,17 @@ GatewayServer.prototype.eventSetup = function() {
                     _id: uuid.v4()
                 };
 
+                if (nickAuthor && nickAuthor.username && (typeof nickAuthor.username) === 'string' && nickAuthor.username.length <= 32 && nickAuthor.username.length >= 3) {
+                    if (socket.user.permissionLevel === config.roleMap.BOT) {
+                        messageObject = {
+                            nickAuthor: {
+                                username: nickAuthor.username
+                            },
+                            ...messageObject
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
                 if (messageObject.content.startsWith(this._commandPrefix)) {
                     this._processCommand(socket, messageObject);
                     return;

app/app.html

@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@
                 <div v-for="post,k in messages[selection.category._id]" v-if="selection.category.isChatContext" :key="post._id + post.author._id">
                     <md-card class="message-card">
                         <md-card-header>
-                            <a class="md-dense cursor md-title" v-on:click="viewProfile(post.author._id)" v-bind:style="{ 'color': post.author.color}"><span>{{ post.author.username }}</span></a>
+                            <a v-if="!post.nickAuthor" class="md-dense cursor md-title" v-on:click="viewProfile(post.author._id)" v-bind:style="{ 'color': post.author.color}"><span>{{ post.author.username }}</span></a>
+                            <a v-if="post.nickAuthor" class="md-dense cursor md-title" v-on:click="viewProfile(post.author._id)" v-bind:style="{ 'color': post.author.color}"><span>{{ post.nickAuthor.username }} (from bot "{{ post.author.username }}")</span></a>
                         </md-card-header>
     
                         <md-card-content style="white-space: break-spaces !important;">{{ post.content }}</md-card-content>

app/resources/js/app.js

@@ -259,19 +259,29 @@ const app = new Vue({
                 });
             });
         },
+        shouldMergeMessage: function(messageObject, categoryMessageList) {
+            const lastMessageIndex = categoryMessageList.length-1;
+            const lastMessage = categoryMessageList[lastMessageIndex];
+
+            if (!lastMessage) return;
+            if (lastMessage.author._id === messageObject.author._id) {
+                if (lastMessage.nickAuthor && messageObject.nickAuthor && lastMessage.nickAuthor.username === messageObject.nickAuthor.username) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            if (lastMessage.author._id === messageObject.author.id) return true;
+        },
         processMessage: async function(messageObject) {
             if (!this.messages[messageObject.category._id]) this.$set(this.messages, messageObject.category._id, []);
             const categoryMessageList = this.messages[messageObject.category._id];
-
             const lastMessageIndex = categoryMessageList.length-1;
-            const lastMessage = categoryMessageList[lastMessageIndex];
-            if (lastMessage && lastMessage.author._id === messageObject.author._id) {
-                categoryMessageList[lastMessageIndex].content += `\n${messageObject.content}`
+
+            if (this.shouldMergeMessage(messageObject, categoryMessageList)) {
+                categoryMessageList[lastMessageIndex].content += `\n${messageObject.content}`;
             } else {
                 this.messages[messageObject.category._id].push(messageObject);
             }
             
-
             if (messageObject.category._id === this.selection.category._id) {
                 this.$nextTick(() => {
                     // TODO: When the user presses back, actually undo this scroll cause its annoying to scroll back up in the category list

config.js

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ module.exports = {
         mainServerPort: 3000,
     },
     address: 'localhost',
-    mongoUrl: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/app',
+    mongoUrl: 'mongodb://192.168.0.105:27017/app',
     bcryptRounds: 10,
     roleMap: {
         'BANNED': 0,
         'RESTRICTED': 1,
         'USER': 2,
-        'ADMIN': 3
+        'BOT': 3,
+        'ADMIN': 4
     },
     gatewayStillNotConnectedTimeoutMS: 15*1000
 };

libbrainlet/gatewayconnection.js

@@ -59,10 +59,20 @@ GatewayConnection.prototype.connect = function(token) {
     this.socket.on('clientListUpdate', (e) => this.emit('clientListUpdate', e));
 };
 
-GatewayConnection.prototype.sendMessage = function(categoryId, content) {
+GatewayConnection.prototype.sendMessage = function(categoryId, content, nickAuthor=undefined) {
     if (!this.isConnected) return 1;
     if (content.length >= 2000) return 1;
 
+    if (nickAuthor) {
+        this.socket.emit('message', {
+            category: {
+                _id: categoryId
+            },
+            nickAuthor,
+            content
+        });
+        return;
+    }
     this.socket.emit('message', {
         category: {
             _id: categoryId

libbrainlet/test.js

@@ -5,13 +5,18 @@ const main = async () => {
         throwErrors: true
     });
     
-    await client.setToken('eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1c2VybmFtZSI6InRlc3QiLCJpYXQiOjE2MDcwMjc5MzIsImV4cCI6MTYwNzAzODczMn0.9sHWxfPetp5efm11kaJP8wzsFfWjntVJ6COdqKGEuX4');
+    await client.setToken('eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1c2VybmFtZSI6InVzZXIiLCJpYXQiOjE2MDcxNzkyMzAsImV4cCI6MTYwNzE5MDAzMH0.X7KJA-8KmcdwTORXXVZcQTId3iz4_c7H7FYgF2X6nq8');
     
     await client.gatewayConnect();
     
     client.gateway.on('connect', () => {
         client.gateway.subscribeToCategoryChat('5fc829314e96e00725c17fd8');
-        client.gateway.on('message', console.log);
+        client.gateway.on('message', (e) => {
+            if (e.author._id === client.user._id) return;
+            client.gateway.sendMessage('5fc829314e96e00725c17fd8', e.content, {
+                username: e.author.username
+            });
+        });
     });
 };