slackapi / slackapi/node-slack-sdk

web-api: Blocks in client.conversations.history are different to blocks that use in message posting

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area:typescript auto-triage-skip discussion enhancement pkg:web-api
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Description

Description

If I want to copy message from one channel to another, or if I want to edit something in message, when I use TS and bolt js, I can't do it.

For example:

    const result = await client.conversations.history({
      channel: FROM_CHANNEL,
      latest: TARGET_TS,
      inclusive: true,
      limit: 1,
    });
    if (result.messages !== undefined) {
      const message = result.messages[0];
      if (message) {
      await client.chat.postMessage({
        channel: TO_CHANNEL,
        text: message.text,
        blocks: message.blocks,
      });
      await client.chat.update({
        channel: FROM_CHANNEL,
        ts: TARGET_TS,
        blocks: [{type: 'divider'}, ...message.blocks],
      });
    }

In both cases, I've got error with blocks field. ConversationsHistoryResponse Block have many differences to normal Block type. For example field type declared to be string|undefined in first, and string in second.
Are those types correspond to reality?
If so, maybe we can create some converter, that will check blocks from conversations.history and fix them, so they will be OK to use as KnownBlocks?

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The issue names client.conversations.history, chat.postMessage, and chat.update as the entry points. Read their TypeScript block types first and confirm whether returned blocks are valid inputs; done requires a decided, tested resolution for the incompatibility.

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Assessment

Tech stack
node.js, typescript
Domain
api
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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