FoodieBot Documentation 🤖

Introduction

FoodieBot is a chatbot built to simplify the process of ordering food items from a restaurant. The chatbot is built on Node.js and Socket.io which enables it to run in real-time and allow for seamless communication between the server and the clients.

Features

OrderBot is designed to provide the following features:

• Order items from a restaurant
• Display the order
• Check out the order
• View the order history

Technologies 💻

The following technologies are used in building OrderBot:

• Node.js
• Express
• Socket.io
• Dotenv

How to use 🤔

To use OrderBot, you need to follow the steps below:

• Install Node.js on your computer
• Clone the repository or download the zip file

git clone git@github.com:jhhornn/FoodieBot.git

• Open the project folder in your editor
• Run npm install to install all dependencies
• Rename .env.example to .env
• Replace the placeholders in the .env file with your own configurations
• Run npm start to start the server
• Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to start using the chatbot

Chatbot Functionality

Communication

FoodieBot is built on Socket.io which allows for real-time communication between the server and the client. When a client connects to the server, the server sends a welcome message to the client. When a client sends a message, the server receives the message, processes it, and sends a response to the client.

Order Management

FoodieBot enables clients to order food items from a restaurant. When a client sends a message to the chatbot, the message is processed, and a response is sent back to the client. The order history makes use of the client side localStorage for storage. This is was done to make the orderHistory persistent across all opened tabs.

The chatbot is designed to accept specific input from the client, which includes:

• 1 - To view the order
• item number and quantity - To order a food item
• 99 - To checkout the order
• 97 - To view the current order
• 98 - To view the order history
• 0 - To cancel the order

Order History 📈

OrderBot also allows clients to view their order history. The chatbot is designed to accept a specific input from the client, which includes:

• 98,year,month - To view the order history for a specific month and year

Conclusion 👏

FoodieBot is a chatbot that simplifies the process of ordering food items from a restaurant. It is designed to be user-friendly and easy to use. If you have any questions or issues with OrderBot, please contact the me.