Make the Slack API return the response when posting a message#286
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Make the Slack API return the response when posting a message#286
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Add Slack API Response Capturing for post_message Functions
Summary
Enhanced the Slack
post_messageandpost_message_with_blocksfunctions to capture and return API responses from Slack, enabling callers to access message metadata (such as message timestamps) returned by the Slack API.Changes
Slack STL Module (mod.rs)
post_message_detailed()andpost_message_with_blocks_detailed()functions that returnResult<String, PlaidFunctionError>containing the full Slack API responsepost_message()andpost_message_with_blocks()functions now delegate to their detailed counterparts and discard the response, maintaining the originalResult<(), PlaidFunctionError>signaturenew_host_function!tonew_host_function_with_error_buffer!macro to support response captureRuntime API Layer (api.rs)
post_message()return type fromResult<u32>toResult<String>0Function Registration (api.rs)
post_messageregistration fromimpl_new_function!toimpl_new_function_with_error_buffer!macroDependencies
Cargo.lock(getrandom: 0.3.3 → 0.3.4, rand: 0.9.1 → 0.9.2)Motivation
Previously, Slack message posting functions discarded the API response, preventing users from accessing important metadata like message timestamps. This change enables use cases that require the response data while maintaining backward compatibility for existing code.