Module slack_sdk.models.basic_objects

Classes

class BaseObject

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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])

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

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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_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 = getattr(self, key, None)
            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(getattr(self, key, None)) 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
• Option
• OptionGroup
• SlackFile
• TextObject
• Workflow
• WorkflowTrigger
• BlockElement
• ConversationFilter
• Block
• AbstractDialogSelector
• DialogBuilder
• DialogTextComponent
• Message
• Metadata
• View
• ViewState
• ViewStateValue

Instance variables

prop attributes : Set[str]

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@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

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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 = getattr(self, key, None)
        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(getattr(self, key, None)) 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 to_dict(self, *args) ‑> dict

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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

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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)

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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