How to build a gmail chat-bot?

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Published on 2010-04-01T04:46:33Z Indexed on 2010/04/01 4:53 UTC
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I have read similar questions but they talk of AI models. What I want to do is build a simple bot which accepts predefined commands and performs required action. No learning needed. I have the whole flowchart prepared. What I need is to get the commands that a user types in his/her chat.

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