Interactive social media access to data systems

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• providing a social media gateway interface with a plurality of adapters for each of multiple social media applications, wherein the social media gateway interface is between a data system and a social media bot that represents a data system component;
• in response to receiving a social media message with a first adapter of the plurality of adapters for a first social media application of the multiple social media applications from a chat participant,
• routing the social media message to the data system component;
• receiving a new social media message from the data system component;
• and
• sending the new social media message to the chat participant with the first adapter for the first social media application;
• and
• in response to receiving an event from the data system component,
• sending the event to the chat participant with a second adapter of the plurality of adapters for a second social media application of the multiple social media applications.

A computer program product, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by at least one processor to perform:

• providing a social media gateway interface with a plurality of adapters for each of multiple social media applications, wherein the social media gateway interface is between a data system and a social media bot that represents a data system component;
• in response to receiving a social media message with a first adapter of the plurality of adapters for a first social media application of the multiple social media applications from a chat participant,
• routing the social media message to the data system component;
• receiving a new social media message from the data system component;
• and
• sending the new social media message to the chat participant with the first adapter for the first social media application;
• and
• in response to receiving an event from the data system component,
• sending the event to the chat participant with a second adapter of the plurality of adapters for a second social media application of the multiple social media applications.

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;
• and
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, to perform operations, the operations comprising:
• providing a social media gateway interface with a plurality of adapters for each of multiple social media applications, wherein the social media gateway interface is between a data system and a social media bot that represents a data system component;
• in response to receiving a social media message with a first adapter of the plurality of adapters for a first social media application of the multiple social media applications from a chat participant,
• routing the social media message to the data system component;
• receiving a new social media message from the data system component;
• and
• sending the new social media message to the chat participant with the first adapter for the first social media application;
• and
• in response to receiving an event from the data system component,
• sending the event to the chat participant with a second adapter of the plurality of adapters for a second social media application of the multiple social media applications.