ChatOps the Easy Way
ChatOps the Easy Way
PowerShell Automation Through Chat Using PoshBot
About the Book
PoshBot is a simple but powerful ChatOps framework built in and for PowerShell that provides automation capabilities through Slack. This book helps both those already familiar with ChatOps and those new to the idea.
The book begins by covering the advantages of implementing ChatOps in your organization by explaining both the social and technical benefits it provides, then dives deep, guiding you through installing PoshBot, wiring it up to Slack, creating your first plugin, and leveraging PoshBot's rich set of capabilities to provide a first-class PowerShell automation experience through chat. Numerous scenarios for ChatOps are covered to provide a broad set of useful solutions to real-world problems encountered in the typical IT organization.
Examples in this book have been tested with the latest version of PoshBot (0.10.3) as of this writing.
This book is written by the creator of PoshBot, Brandon Olin. It doesn't get more first-hand than this!
This is an Agile-published book
Updates are published as they are written. As PoshBot evolves, so to will this book. This is the only book you'll have to buy on this topic! Your one-time purchase grants you lifetime access to updates and any new content. You can even get notified via Leanpub (if you opt-in) when there's new content available so you're always up to date.
Check Out the Free Sample
The free sample includes some sample chapters but why bother? Leanpub has a no-questions-asked refund policy, so it's entirely risk-free for you to grab the real book and see what you think!
Feedback
I love feedback. Use the "Email the Author(s)" link below to contact me. If something is unclear or you feel it is flat out wrong, let me know. All constructive feedback is welcome and ultimately creates a better book for everyone.
About the Author
Table of Contents
- Dedication
-
Preface
- Who is This Book For?
- Typographic Conventions
- Asides
- Feedback
- Current Published Book Version
- About the Author
- Introduction
-
Chapter 1 - Chat: A Brief History
- Bulletin Boards
- Early Bot Examples
- Modern Chat Bots for Consumers
- Modern Chat Products
- MS Teams
- Are Bots Dead?
- ChatOps is Different
-
Chapter 2 - Why ChatOps
- Conversations, put to work
- Benefits
-
Chapter 3 - Platforms, Frameworks, and Use-Cases
- Common Chat Platforms
- Common Frameworks
- Third-Party Integrations
- Common Use-cases
- The Sky is the Limit
-
Chapter 4 - Anatomy of a ChatBot
- Fundamentals
- What Are Commands?
- How do you Run Commands?
- Summary
-
Chapter 5 - PoshBot Overview
- What Is PoshBot?
- Why Was PoshBot Created?
- Class-Based
- Cross Platform
- Command Packaged in Plugins
- Backends
- Features
- Message Processing Flow
- Summary
-
Chapter 6 - Installing and Running PoshBot
- Installing PoshBot
- Importing PoshBot
- Retrieving a Slack Bot Token
- Determining Slack Usernames
- Creating a PoshBot configuration file
- Creating a Backend Instance
- Creating and Starting PoshBot Instance
- Validating Connectivity
- Summary
-
Chapter 7 - PoshBot Functions
- List PoshBot Commands
- PoshBot Configuration
- Backends
- Managing PoshBot Instances
- Plugin Command Responses
- Stateful Data Management
- Summary
-
Chapter 8 - Running PoshBot in the Background
- Running as a Background Job
- Running as a Windows Scheduled Task
- Running as a Windows Service
- Summary
-
Chapter 9 - Plugins
- What is a Plugin?
- Importing Plugins into PoshBot
- Finding Plugins
- How Installed Plugins are persisted?
- Summary
The Leanpub 45-day 100% Happiness Guarantee
Within 45 days of purchase you can get a 100% refund on any Leanpub purchase, in two clicks.
See full terms
Do Well. Do Good.
Authors have earned$10,898,062writing, publishing and selling on Leanpub, earning 80% royalties while saving up to 25 million pounds of CO2 and up to 46,000 trees.
Learn more about writing on Leanpub
Free Updates. DRM Free.
If you buy a Leanpub book, you get free updates for as long as the author updates the book! Many authors use Leanpub to publish their books in-progress, while they are writing them. All readers get free updates, regardless of when they bought the book or how much they paid (including free).
Most Leanpub books are available in PDF (for computers), EPUB (for phones and tablets) and MOBI (for Kindle). The formats that a book includes are shown at the top right corner of this page.
Finally, Leanpub books don't have any DRM copy-protection nonsense, so you can easily read them on any supported device.
Learn more about Leanpub's ebook formats and where to read them
Top Books
- #1
Functional event-driven architecture: Powered by Scala 3
Gabriel VolpeExplore the event-driven architecture (EDA) in a purely functional way, mainly powered by Fs2 streams in Scala 3!
Leverage your functional programming skills by designing and writing stateless microservices that scale, powered by stateful message brokers.
- #2
Practical FP in Scala: A hands-on approach
Gabriel VolpeA practical book aimed for those familiar with functional programming in Scala who are yet not confident about architecting an application from scratch.
Together, we will develop a purely functional application using the best libraries in the Cats ecosystem, while learning about design patterns and best practices.
- #3
入門 日本語自然言語処理
Masato Hagiwara and Paul O'Leary McCann日本語テキストを処理したい全てのプログラマ・エンジニアの方へ。分かち書きなどの基本から、自然言語生成などの最新の話題までをカバー。動かして学べるコードや、参照文献も付いています。言語学や機械学習の知識が無くても問題ありません。
- #4
Book of Monads
Alejandro Serrano MenaIn functional programming, at the heart of input/output, failure, state, logic, and much more, lies a powerful abstraction called monad. This book provides a journey from the very first concepts, to the myriad of monads available to programmers, down to the categorical foundations.
- #5
Ansible for DevOps
Jeff GeerlingAnsible is a simple, but powerful, server and configuration management tool. Learn to use Ansible effectively, whether you manage one server—or thousands.
- #6
Functional Programming Made Easier
Charles ScalfaniA Functional Programming book from beginner to advanced without skipping a single step along the way.
In my 40 years of programming, I've felt that programming books always let me down, especially Functional Programming books. So, I wrote the book I wish I had 5 years ago.
Functional Programming will never be easy, but it can be easier.
- #7
Visualise, document and explore your software architecture
Simon BrownA short guide to visualising, documenting and exploring your software architecture.
- #8
Introducing EventStorming
Alberto BrandoliniThe deepest tutorial and explanation about EventStorming, straight from the inventor.
- #9
Introduction to Japanese Natural Language Processing
Masato Hagiwara and Paul O'Leary McCannA thorough guide for programmers working with Japanese text, covering fundamental issues like tokenization and recent research topics like generating natural language texts. Working examples are accompanied by extensive reference to allow problem solving even without a background in Japanese or Machine Learning.
- #10
Cloud Strategy
Gregor Hohpe“Strategy is the difference between making a wish and making it come true.” A successful migration to the cloud can transform your organization, but it shouldn’t be driven by wishes. This book tells you how to develop a sound strategy guided by frameworks and decision models without being overly abstract nor getting lost in product details.
Top Bundles
- #1
Software Architecture for Developers: Volumes 1 & 2 - Technical leadership and communication
2 Books
"Software Architecture for Developers" is a practical and pragmatic guide to modern, lightweight software architecture, specifically aimed at developers. You'll learn:The essence of software architecture.Why the software architecture role should include coding, coaching and collaboration.The things that you really need to think about before... - #2
Modern C++ Collection
3 Books
Get All about Modern C++C++ Standard Library, including C++20Concurrency with Modern C++, including C++20C++20Each book has about 200 complete code examples. Updates are included. When I update one of the books, you immediately get the updated bundle. You can expect significant updates to each new C++ standard (C++23, C++26, .. ) and also... - #3
CCIE Service Provider Ultimate Study Bundle
2 Books
Piotr Jablonski, Lukasz Bromirski, and Nick Russo have joined forces to deliver the only CCIE Service Provider training resource you'll ever need. This bundle contains a detailed and challenging collection of workbook labs, plus an extensively detailed technical reference guide. All of us have earned the CCIE Service Provider certification... - #4
All the Books of The Medical Futurist
6 Books
We put together the most popular books from The Medical Futurist to provide a clear picture about the major trends shaping the future of medicine and healthcare. Digital health technologies, artificial intelligence, the future of 20 medical specialties, big pharma, data privacy, digital health investments and how technology giants such as Amazon... - #6
Abandon Your Job - Leaving the Rat Race with Python
8 Books
Now, get all the great Python and Freelancing books from finxter.com in one single bundle!Coffee Break Python - All Python BasicsCoffee Break Python Workbook - Practice the basics of PythonCoffee Break Python Mastery Workouts - Practice advanced Python conceptsCoffee Break Python Slicing - All about SlicingCoffee Break Python NumPy - Get started... - #8
10 Books Bundle - A New Career in Tech 🚀
10 Books
Do you want to create yourself a new and profitable skillset - in one year or less? Do you want to position yourself on the right side of change finally? Do you want to work from home and set your own work schedule while choosing fun and interesting coding projects? Software developers and freelance developersearn six figuresin the US, according... - #9
The Python Craftsman
3 Books
The Python Craftsman series comprises The Python Apprentice, The Python Journeyman, and The Python Master. The first book is primarily suitable for for programmers with some experience of programming in another language. If you don't have any experience with programming this book may be a bit daunting. You'll be learning not just a programming...
