Module slack_sdk.models

Classes for constructing Slack-specific data structure

Sub-modules

slack_sdk.models.attachments

slack_sdk.models.basic_objects

slack_sdk.models.blocks

Block Kit data model objects …

slack_sdk.models.dialoags

slack_sdk.models.dialogs

slack_sdk.models.messages

slack_sdk.models.metadata

slack_sdk.models.views

Functions

def extract_json(item_or_items: JsonObject | Sequence[JsonObject],
*format_args) ‑> Dict[Any, Any] | List[Dict[Any, Any]] | Sequence[JsonObject]

Expand source code

def extract_json(
    item_or_items: Union[JsonObject, Sequence[JsonObject]], *format_args
) -> Union[Dict[Any, Any], List[Dict[Any, Any]], Sequence[JsonObject]]:
    """
    Given a sequence (or single item), attempt to call the to_dict() method on each
    item and return a plain list. If item is not the expected type, return it
    unmodified, in case it's already a plain dict or some other user created class.

    Args:
      item_or_items: item(s) to go through
      format_args: Any formatting specifiers to pass into the object's to_dict
            method
    """
    try:
        return [
            elem.to_dict(*format_args) if isinstance(elem, JsonObject) else elem
            for elem in item_or_items  # type: ignore[union-attr]
        ]
    except TypeError:  # not iterable, so try returning it as a single item
        return item_or_items.to_dict(*format_args) if isinstance(item_or_items, JsonObject) else item_or_items

Given a sequence (or single item), attempt to call the to_dict() method on each item and return a plain list. If item is not the expected type, return it unmodified, in case it's already a plain dict or some other user created class.

Args

-----=

item_or_items

item(s) to go through

format_args

Any formatting specifiers to pass into the object's to_dict method

def show_unknown_key_warning(name: str | object, others: dict)

Expand source code

def show_unknown_key_warning(name: Union[str, object], others: dict):
    if "type" in others:
        others.pop("type")
    if len(others) > 0:
        keys = ", ".join(others.keys())
        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
        if isinstance(name, object):
            name = name.__class__.__name__
        logger.debug(
            f"!!! {name}'s constructor args ({keys}) were ignored."
            f"If they should be supported by this library, report this issue to the project :bow: "
            f"https://github.com/slackapi/python-slack-sdk/issues"
        )

Classes

class BaseObject

Expand source code

class BaseObject:
    """The base class for all model objects in this module"""

    def __str__(self):
        return f"<slack_sdk.{self.__class__.__name__}>"

The base class for all model objects in this module

Subclasses

• JsonObject
• Link

class EnumValidator (attribute: str, enum: Iterable[str])

Expand source code

class EnumValidator(JsonValidator):
    def __init__(self, attribute: str, enum: Iterable[str]):
        super().__init__(f"{attribute} attribute must be one of the following values: {', '.join(enum)}")

Decorate a method on a class to mark it as a JSON validator. Validation functions should return true if valid, false if not.

Args

-----=

message

Message to be attached to the thrown SlackObjectFormationError

Ancestors

• JsonValidator

class JsonObject

Expand source code

class JsonObject(BaseObject, metaclass=ABCMeta):
    """The base class for JSON serializable class objects"""

    @property
    @abstractmethod
    def attributes(self) -> Set[str]:
        """Provide a set of attributes of this object that will make up its JSON structure"""
        return set()

    def validate_json(self) -> None:
        """
        Raises:
          SlackObjectFormationError if the object was not valid
        """
        for attribute in (func for func in dir(self) if not func.startswith("__")):
            method = getattr(self, attribute, None)
            if callable(method) and hasattr(method, "validator"):
                method()

    def get_object_attribute(self, key: str):
        return getattr(self, key, None)

    def get_non_null_attributes(self) -> dict:
        """
        Construct a dictionary out of non-null keys (from attributes property)
        present on this object
        """

        def to_dict_compatible(value: Union[dict, list, object, tuple]) -> Union[dict, list, Any]:
            if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
                return [to_dict_compatible(v) for v in value]
            else:
                to_dict = getattr(value, "to_dict", None)
                if to_dict and callable(to_dict):
                    return {k: to_dict_compatible(v) for k, v in value.to_dict().items()}  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
                else:
                    return value

        def is_not_empty(self, key: str) -> bool:
            value = self.get_object_attribute(key)
            if value is None:
                return False

            # Usually, Block Kit components do not allow an empty array for a property value, but there are some exceptions.
            # The following code deals with these exceptions:
            type_value = getattr(self, "type", None)
            for empty_allowed in EMPTY_ALLOWED_TYPE_AND_PROPERTY_LIST:
                if type_value == empty_allowed["type"] and key == empty_allowed["property"]:
                    return True

            has_len = getattr(value, "__len__", None) is not None
            if has_len:
                return len(value) > 0
            else:
                return value is not None

        return {
            key: to_dict_compatible(value=self.get_object_attribute(key))
            for key in sorted(self.attributes)
            if is_not_empty(self, key)
        }

    def to_dict(self, *args) -> dict:
        """
        Extract this object as a JSON-compatible, Slack-API-valid dictionary

        Args:
          *args: Any specific formatting args (rare; generally not required)

        Raises:
          SlackObjectFormationError if the object was not valid
        """
        self.validate_json()
        return self.get_non_null_attributes()

    def __repr__(self):
        dict_value = self.get_non_null_attributes()
        if dict_value:
            return f"<slack_sdk.{self.__class__.__name__}: {dict_value}>"
        else:
            return self.__str__()

    def __eq__(self, other: Any) -> bool:
        if not isinstance(other, JsonObject):
            return False
        return self.to_dict() == other.to_dict()

The base class for JSON serializable class objects

Ancestors

• BaseObject

Subclasses

• Action
• Attachment
• AttachmentField
• ConfirmObject
• DispatchActionConfig
• FeedbackButtonObject
• Option
• OptionGroup
• SlackFile
• TableBlockColumnSettings
• TextObject
• Workflow
• WorkflowTrigger
• BlockElement
• ConversationFilter
• Block
• AbstractDialogSelector
• DialogBuilder
• DialogTextComponent
• Chunk
• Message
• ContentItemEntityFields
• EntityActionButton
• EntityActionProcessingState
• EntityActions
• EntityArrayItemField
• EntityAttributes
• EntityBooleanCheckboxField
• EntityBooleanTextField
• EntityCustomField
• EntityEditNumberConfig
• EntityEditSelectConfig
• EntityEditSupport
• EntityEditTextConfig
• EntityFullSizePreview
• EntityFullSizePreviewError
• EntityIconField
• EntityIconSlackFile
• EntityImageField
• EntityMetadata
• EntityPayload
• EntityRefField
• EntityStringField
• EntityTimestampField
• EntityTitle
• EntityTypedField
• EntityUserField
• EntityUserIDField
• EventAndEntityMetadata
• ExternalRef
• FileEntityFields
• FileEntitySlackFile
• IncidentEntityFields
• Metadata
• TaskEntityFields
• View
• ViewState
• ViewStateValue

Instance variables

prop attributes : Set[str]

Expand source code

@property
@abstractmethod
def attributes(self) -> Set[str]:
    """Provide a set of attributes of this object that will make up its JSON structure"""
    return set()

Provide a set of attributes of this object that will make up its JSON structure

Methods

def get_non_null_attributes(self) ‑> dict

Expand source code

def get_non_null_attributes(self) -> dict:
    """
    Construct a dictionary out of non-null keys (from attributes property)
    present on this object
    """

    def to_dict_compatible(value: Union[dict, list, object, tuple]) -> Union[dict, list, Any]:
        if isinstance(value, (list, tuple)):
            return [to_dict_compatible(v) for v in value]
        else:
            to_dict = getattr(value, "to_dict", None)
            if to_dict and callable(to_dict):
                return {k: to_dict_compatible(v) for k, v in value.to_dict().items()}  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
            else:
                return value

    def is_not_empty(self, key: str) -> bool:
        value = self.get_object_attribute(key)
        if value is None:
            return False

        # Usually, Block Kit components do not allow an empty array for a property value, but there are some exceptions.
        # The following code deals with these exceptions:
        type_value = getattr(self, "type", None)
        for empty_allowed in EMPTY_ALLOWED_TYPE_AND_PROPERTY_LIST:
            if type_value == empty_allowed["type"] and key == empty_allowed["property"]:
                return True

        has_len = getattr(value, "__len__", None) is not None
        if has_len:
            return len(value) > 0
        else:
            return value is not None

    return {
        key: to_dict_compatible(value=self.get_object_attribute(key))
        for key in sorted(self.attributes)
        if is_not_empty(self, key)
    }

Construct a dictionary out of non-null keys (from attributes property) present on this object

def get_object_attribute(self, key: str)

Expand source code

def get_object_attribute(self, key: str):
    return getattr(self, key, None)

def to_dict(self, *args) ‑> dict

Expand source code

def to_dict(self, *args) -> dict:
    """
    Extract this object as a JSON-compatible, Slack-API-valid dictionary

    Args:
      *args: Any specific formatting args (rare; generally not required)

    Raises:
      SlackObjectFormationError if the object was not valid
    """
    self.validate_json()
    return self.get_non_null_attributes()

Extract this object as a JSON-compatible, Slack-API-valid dictionary

Args

-----=

*args

Any specific formatting args (rare; generally not required)

Raises -----= SlackObjectFormationError if the object was not valid

def validate_json(self) ‑> None

Expand source code

def validate_json(self) -> None:
    """
    Raises:
      SlackObjectFormationError if the object was not valid
    """
    for attribute in (func for func in dir(self) if not func.startswith("__")):
        method = getattr(self, attribute, None)
        if callable(method) and hasattr(method, "validator"):
            method()

Raises -----= SlackObjectFormationError if the object was not valid

class JsonValidator (message: str)

Expand source code

class JsonValidator:
    def __init__(self, message: str):
        """
        Decorate a method on a class to mark it as a JSON validator. Validation
            functions should return true if valid, false if not.

        Args:
            message: Message to be attached to the thrown SlackObjectFormationError
        """
        self.message = message

    def __call__(self, func: Callable) -> Callable[..., None]:
        @wraps(func)
        def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
            if not func(*args, **kwargs):
                raise SlackObjectFormationError(self.message)

        wrapped_f.validator = True  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
        return wrapped_f

Decorate a method on a class to mark it as a JSON validator. Validation functions should return true if valid, false if not.

Args

-----=

message

Message to be attached to the thrown SlackObjectFormationError

Subclasses

• EnumValidator