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Snack Bot is a Slack Bot that incentives workspace cleaning by giving snacks to those who share proof of cleaning. You are expected to spend a few minutes tidying the workspace, then can redeem a snack. Here are possible ways to fulfil the requirement:
Snack Bot is a Slack Bot that incentives workspace cleaning by giving snacks to those who share proof of cleaning. You'll need to spend a few minutes tidying the workspace, then you can redeem a snack. Here are possible ways to fulfill the requirement:
=== Cleaning options ===
=== Cleaning options ===
== Usage ==
== Usage ==
To check your balance, type `/snack`. Everyone is given credits at the start of the quarter, so you may already have some.
If you have a credit, you can also use `/snack` to redeem. Select the cabinet corresponding to the snack you'd like and it will unlock. All cabinets use 1 credit to unlock.
To get a credit, spend a few minutes cleaning, then send a photo of what you cleaned to Snack Bot on slack. This image will be sent to a public channel to ensure accountability, however the credit will be available immediately. You can then choose to redeem it to unlock the cabinet or save it for later.
== Expectations ==
The expectation is that cleaning lasts at least 2 minutes, and makes a noticeable change to the workspace. Cleaning a mess you made does not count, and should benefit others in the club (i.e. not a box that only you use).
For accountability, when you send a photo it gets uploaded to #snackbot-pics. Anyone is allowed to join this channel and see what others have cleaned. If someone believes a photo was taken without cleaning, it can be flagged with the :x: emoji, and it will be sent to the workspace managers for review.
== Technical ==
The slack bot is run locally on a Raspberry Pi, using a Python script. Lawton maintains the Slack API access. When the button is pressed, a solenoid on the cooresponding .
The raspberry pi is set up to run the script upon booting, so it is resiliant against power outtage.