SlackFormat

SlackFormat is a Python library that enables easy manipulation of Slack messages in any format. It provides a simple and intuitive way to convert between Slack's Markdown, Rich Text, and Block Kit formats.

---

Features

• Markdown to Rich Text: Convert Slack's Markdown to a Rich Text object.
• Rich Text to Block Kit: Convert a Rich Text object to a Block Kit JSON structure.
• Block Kit to Rich Text: Convert Block Kit JSON to a Rich Text object.
• Block Kit to Markdown: Convert Block Kit JSON to a Markdown string.
• Rich Text to Markdown: Convert a Rich Text object to a Markdown string.
• Markdown to Block Kit: A convenience function to convert a Markdown string directly to a Block Kit object.
• Comprehensive Formatting Support: Supports various formatting options including bold, italic, strikethrough, code, links, and lists.

---

Installation

To install the library, you can use pip: (hopefully soon lol -- sorry to get ur hopes up)

pip install slackformat

---

Usage

Here are some examples of how to use the SlackFormat library.

Markdown to Rich Text

You can convert a Markdown string to a Slack Rich Text object.

from slackformat import md_to_richtext

md = "Hello *bold* and _italic_ text"
richtext = md_to_richtext(md)
print(richtext)

Rich Text to Block Kit

You can convert a Rich Text object to a Block Kit JSON structure.

from slackformat import richtext_to_blockkit

richtext = {
    "type": "rich_text_section",
    "elements": [
        {"type": "text", "text": "Hello "},
        {"type": "text", "text": "world", "style": {"bold": True}}
    ]
}
blockkit = richtext_to_blockkit(richtext)
print(blockkit)

Block Kit to Rich Text

You can convert a Block Kit JSON structure to a Rich Text object.

from slackformat import blockkit_to_richtext

blockkit = {
    "type": "section",
    "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Bold* text"}
}
richtext = blockkit_to_richtext(blockkit)
print(richtext)

Block Kit to Markdown

You can convert a Block Kit JSON structure to a Markdown string.

from slackformat import blockkit_to_markdown

blockkit = {
    "type": "section",
    "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": "*Bold* text"}
}
markdown = blockkit_to_markdown(blockkit)
print(markdown)

Rich Text to Markdown

You can convert a Rich Text object to a Markdown string.

from slackformat import richtext_to_markdown

richtext = {
    "type": "rich_text_section",
    "elements": [
        {"type": "text", "text": "Hello "},
        {"type": "text", "text": "world", "style": {"bold": True}}
    ]
}
markdown = richtext_to_markdown(richtext)
print(markdown)

Markdown to Block Kit

You can convert a Markdown string directly to a Block Kit object.

from slackformat import md_to_blockkit

md = "Hello *bold* and _italic_ text"
blockkit = md_to_blockkit(md)
print(blockkit)

---

Testing

To run the tests for this library, you can use pytest.

python -m pytest

With coverage reporting (requires pytest-cov):

pytest --cov=slackformat --cov-report=term-missing --cov-report=xml

The tests cover the following:

• Markdown to Rich Text Converter (tests/converters/test_md_to_richtext.py)
• Rich Text to Block Kit Converter (tests/converters/test_richtext_to_blockkit.py)
• Block Kit to Rich Text Converter (tests/converters/test_blockkit_to_richtext.py)
• Block Kit to Markdown Converter (tests/converters/test_blockkit_to_md.py)
• Rich Text to Markdown Converter (tests/converters/test_richtext_to_md.py)
• Markdown to Block Kit Converter (tests/converters/test_md_to_blockkit.py)
• Integration Tests (tests/test_integration.py)

---

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0.