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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This is a blank [Bolt for JavaScript](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/bolt-js/) tem
## Setup
-Before getting started, make sure you have a development workspace where you have permissions to install apps. If you don’t have one setup, go ahead and [create one](https://slack.com/create).
+Before getting started, make sure you have a development workspace where you have permissions to install apps. If you don't have one setup, go ahead and [create one](https://slack.com/create).
### Developer Program
@@ -12,53 +12,93 @@ Join the [Slack Developer Program](https://api.slack.com/developer-program) for
## Installation
-### Create a Slack App
+Using Slack CLI
+
+Install the latest version of the Slack CLI for your operating system:
+
+- [Slack CLI for macOS & Linux](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/slack-cli/guides/installing-the-slack-cli-for-mac-and-linux/)
+- [Slack CLI for Windows](https://docs.slack.dev/tools/slack-cli/guides/installing-the-slack-cli-for-windows/)
+
+You'll also need to log in if this is your first time using the Slack CLI.
+
+```sh
+slack login
+```
+
+#### Initializing the project
+
+```sh
+slack create my-bolt-js-app --template slack-samples/bolt-js-blank-template
+cd my-bolt-js-app
+```
+
+After cloning, you're all set to start developing!
+
+
+
+Using Terminal
+
+#### Create Your Slack App
1. Open [https://api.slack.com/apps/new](https://api.slack.com/apps/new) and choose "From an app manifest"
2. Choose the workspace you want to install the application to
3. Copy the contents of [manifest.json](./manifest.json) into the text box that says `*Paste your manifest code here*` (within the JSON tab) and click _Next_
4. Review the configuration and click _Create_
-5. You'll be redirected to the app settings page for your app. Click _Install App_ in the left hand menu then _Install to Workspace_ and _Allow_ on the screen that follows.
+5. Click _Install to Workspace_ and _Allow_ on the screen that follows. You'll then be redirected to the App Configuration dashboard.
#### Environment Variables
-Before you can run the app, you'll need to gather some environment variables.
+Before you can run the app, you'll need to store some environment variables.
-1. **Bot token**: Open your [app settings](https://api.slack.com/apps) page, click _OAuth & Permissions_ in the left hand menu, then copy the _Bot User OAuth Token_.
-2. **App token**: Click _Basic Information_ from the left hand menu and follow the steps in the _App-Level Tokens_ section to create an app-level token with the `connections:write` scope.
+1. Rename `.env.sample` to `.env`
+2. Open your apps configuration page from [this list](https://api.slack.com/apps), click _OAuth & Permissions_ in the left hand menu, then copy the _Bot User OAuth Token_ into your `.env` file under `SLACK_BOT_TOKEN`
+3. Click _Basic Information_ from the left hand menu and follow the steps in the _App-Level Tokens_ section to create an app-level token with the `connections:write` scope. Copy that token into your `.env` as `SLACK_APP_TOKEN`.
-Once you have these, export both in a shell for following processes:
+#### Initializing the project
```sh
-export SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=xoxb-example
-export SLACK_APP_TOKEN=xapp-1-example
+git clone https://github.com/slack-samples/bolt-js-blank-template.git my-bolt-js-app
+cd my-bolt-js-app
```
-### Setup Your Local Project
+#### Install dependencies
```sh
-# Clone this project onto your machine
-git clone https://github.com/slack-samples/bolt-js-blank-template.git
+npm install
+```
-# Change into this project directory
-cd bolt-js-blank-template
+
-# Install dependencies
-npm install
+## Development
-# Run Bolt server
-npm start
-```
+### Starting the app
-At this point a message should appear in the terminal that notes the Bolt app is running! It doesn't do much else at the moment.
+#### Slack CLI
+
+```sh
+slack run
+```
-#### Linting
+#### Terminal
```sh
+npm start
+```
+
+### Linting
+
+```zsh
# Run lint for code formatting and linting
npm run lint
```
+### Testing
+
+```zsh
+# Run test for unit tests
+npm test
+```
+
## Resources
To learn more about developing Slack apps, visit the following pages: