Merge pull request #1387 from zauberware/global_typing_delay

#1386: Additional global parameter that can be set to change the typi…
howdyai · Jul 9, 2018 · 42b5fbf · 42b5fbf
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diff --git a/lib/Web.js b/lib/Web.js
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ function WebBot(configuration) {
 
     var controller = Botkit(configuration || {});
 
+    if (controller.config.typingDelayFactor === undefined) {
+        controller.config.typingDelayFactor = 1;
+    }
+
     controller.excludeFromConversations(['hello', 'welcome_back', 'reconnect']);
 
     controller.openSocketServer = function(server) {
@@ -203,7 +207,7 @@ function WebBot(configuration) {
                     var avgWPM = 150;
                     var avgCPM = avgWPM * 7;
 
-                    typingLength = Math.min(Math.floor(textLength / (avgCPM / 60)) * 1000, 2000);
+                    typingLength = Math.min(Math.floor(textLength / (avgCPM / 60)) * 1000, 2000) * controller.config.typingDelayFactor;
                 }
 
                 setTimeout(function() {
@@ -344,6 +348,11 @@ function WebBot(configuration) {
         controller.ingest(controller.spawn({}), payload, res);
     };
 
+    // change the speed of typing a reply in a conversation
+    controller.setTypingDelayFactor = function(delayFactor) {
+        controller.config.typingDelayFactor = delayFactor;
+    };
+
     // Substantially shorten the delay for processing messages in conversations
     controller.setTickDelay(10);