CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

2.9.1 (2022-10-30)

WeeChat compatibility

• Update WeeChat version check to require >= 2.2. The reason for requiring this is that a feature of WeeChat 2.2 (specifying HTTP cookies) is necessary for adding support for the new type of session tokens added in version 2.9.0, so this should have been updated in that version.
• Update usage of some deprecated WeeChat API methods.

Bug fixes

• Open open IMs and MPIMs on start, not just unread (fixes #875).
• Fix old type MPIMs not being marked as unread on start.
• Evaluate value of the weechat.look.buffer_time_format option (fixes #871).
• Fix link previews from apps not being recognized (fixes #834).
• Show useful link for Slack posts.
• Support receiving multiple header blocks in http responses. This was a regression introduced by implementing support for rate limiting in version 2.9.0.
• Fall back to bot id as nick instead of a blank nick if no other info is available (it should be possible to fetch the nick, but that's a remaining bug).

2.9.0 (2022-09-19)

Note that Slack will make a breaking change in their API on September 20, 2022 (the day after this release), which means that all earlier versions of wee-slack will stop working. This release adds support for the change and will not be affected by it.

Note that this will most likely be the last release supporting Python 2 (possibly apart from bug fixes and small features). The next major release will most likely require Python >= 3.3 or Python >= 3.6.

Slack API changes

• Replaces usage of the rtm.start API method with other API methods. rtm.start will stop working on September 20, 2022 (fixes #866, PR #857).
• Add support for the new type of session tokens (tokens starting with xoxc-), i.e. tokens pulled out of the official client which doesn't require registering the wee-slack app in Slack (fixes #844, PR #857).
• Fix message changes not always being processed after API change.

Bug fixes

• Fix alignment of multi line messages when weechat.look.prefix_align is set to none.
• Fix compatibility with Python 2, which was broken in version 2.8.0.
• Don't unhide buffers when reprinting messages (PR #839).
• Make sure IMs and group IMs with unread messages are shown at start (fixes #551, PR #859, PR #857).
• Properly retry requests when rate limited (PR #857).
• Fix /query command not working for new group IMs (fixes #852, PR #857).
• Include URL in message when block contains a URL (fixes #810, fixes #811, PR #863).

2.8.0 (2021-05-11)

WeeChat compatibility

• Add compatibility with WeeChat >= 3.2 (XDG directories).

Features

• Include channel name in file names for downloaded files (fixes #836).
• Add indicator for broadcast thread messages (PR #838).

Bug fixes

• Fix nick not being shown for unknown/external users.
• Fix a bug where the first line would use prefix_same_nick after reprinting messages if the first and last message were from the same person.
• Fix some nicks missing in the nicklist of some channels (fixes #829).
• Fix new MPIMs (group private chats) not appearing (fixes #825, fixes #833).
• Fix some MPIMs showing up as private channels.

2.7.0 (2021-02-24)

Note that this version changes the default value of the background_load_all_history option to true, but this will not change for existing installations. It is recommended to set it to true unless you experience performance issues. If you keep it at false you will experience these issues:

• Channels will not be shown as unread when wee-slack loads, even if there are unread messages. Messages which arrive after wee-slack has loaded however will mark the channel as unread.
• If messages arrive while the connection to Slack is lost (e.g. during suspend), they will not appear in the hotlist.

The reason for these issues now being present with background_load_all_history set to false is that the API has changed, so we can't check for unread messages without loading the history anymore.

Slack API changes

• Change to the new Conversations API. The old API will stop working on 2021-02-24, which means that older versions of wee-slack will not work after this (fixes #792).

Features

• Rewrite how the channel history is fetched. This fixes some issues with fetching history after loosing connection and reconnecting (fixes #629, fixes #715, closes #732, PR #774).
• Change /rehistory command to only print the buffer again, not fetch the history from Slack again, unless the -remote option is provided.
• Better support for renaming buffers (fixes #563).
• Use the weechat.history.max_buffer_lines_number option to decide how much backlog to keep.
• Add an option history_fetch_count for how much history to fetch (fixes #376).
• Rename buffers from <team>.slack.com to slack.<team> (fixes #709).
• Include a prefix character in front of attachments.
• Support colorizing attachment prefix or line (fixes #424, fixes #426).
• Support creating channels with the new command /slack create (fixes #415).
• Support custom indent in buflist for threads (see the last comment in #783 for details).
• Support global placement of the weemoji.json file.
• Add support to disable teammate link previews (PR #815).

Bug fixes

• More robust handling of file modes (PR #771).
• Prevent rendering two versions of the message text in certain cases.
• Increase duration of typing notices, so they remain continously for a person that is continously typing, instead of disappearing and reappering every four seconds.
• Fix typing indicators in buflist for DMs and MPDMs.
• Only fetch members for joined channels when getting history, prevents unnecessary requests and rate limiting (fixes #775).
• Fix issues with the thread_messages_in_channel option in certain channels (fixes #664).
• Support notifying thread messages for old threads (parent message is out of the backlog) and before channel history is loaded (fixes #619, fixes #754).
• Mark thread as read when closing buffer.
• Store message ts in line tags instead of misusing date_printed (fixes #514).
• Disable print hooks when printing old/debug messages (fixes #629, fixes #756).
• When changing latest message in a channel, print new lines if needed (previously, the lines would be joined if the new version of the message had more lines than the old, and this is still the case for older messages).
• Remove buffer notify option for unmuted buffers (fixes #746).
• Fix buffers not changing color in buflist when (un)muted.
• Fix thread bot messages appearing in channel instead of thread (fixes #749).
• Set correct localvar type for threads in pms (fixes #789).
• Use slack_timeout for websocket connection (relates to #793).
• Don't display the typing indicator for muted conversations (PR #794).
• Print error message when sending message fails (relates to #797).
• Don't escape <>& in me messages (fixes #704, closes #822).

2.6.0 (2020-05-06)

Features

• Support subscribing to threads, showing which threads are subscribed to and marking threads as read (PR #758). Note that subscribing and marking threads as read only work when you use a session token. Read more about it in the readme.
• Don't notify about threads when they're opened in the channel (PR #763). This can be controlled with the new option notify_subscribed_threads.
• Support commands consisting of multiple lines (fixes #728).
• Support toggling a reaction by right clicking on an emoji or emoji name.
• Don't connect to the teams if auto connect is disabled (fixes #613).
• Show footer and files in attachments.
• Print error message when editing a message fails.
• Don't print link fallback if it's equal to the link.
• Improve deduplication of links in attachments.
• Place record_events files in separate directories for each team.

Bug fixes

• Prevent errors after running /upgrade (fixes #275, fixes #309, fixes #310).
• Fix record_events not working (fixes #761). This bug was introduced in version 2.5.0.
• Fix bug which made /slack complete thread hashes. This bug was introduced in version 2.5.0.
• Fix /slack status not completing emojis when trying to complete without typing anything first.
• Fix error on some deleted message events (notably Giphy previews).

Slack API changes

• Fix /slack register not working after Slack made their OAuth implementation stricter.
• Use the reply_count property of a message instead of replies, because replies isn't provided anymore.

2.5.0 (2020-03-25)

Note that you need to update the weemoji.json file when upgrading to this version.

Features

• Add a proper page for OAuth which shows the code so you don't have to pull it out of the url.
• Render emojis as emoji characters (fixes #465). Also allow them to be rendered both as emoji characters and as the name (PR #752).
• Support sending reactions with emoji characters (fixes #236, fixes #575).
• Add ability to broadcast a thread message to the rest of the channel (PR #753). Use /reply -alsochannel to do this.
• Add support for Slack Blocks (fixes #726, PR #729).
• Show away in away bar item when presence is away.
• Set presence to active when switching buffer or calling /slack back.
• Add options for hard coded colors (fixes #681).
• Show reactions you have added in a different color (fixes #713).
• Support using a different color for each thread suffix/prefix (fixes #716).
• (Un)merge team buffers when irc.look.server_buffer is changed (fixes #712).
• Show the parent message as the first message in a thread (fixes #705).
• Support adding a token you already have with /slack register <token>.
• Print error message when reaction couldn't be added/removed.
• Print error if trying to use /thread in team buffer (fixes #737).

Bug fixes

• Preserve thread channels across reconnections and /rehistory (fixes #714).
• Set highlight_words for new channels and thread channels (fixes #736).
• Reply to parent message if trying to reply to thread message (fixes #751).
• Fix bug where not all members in shared channels or channels converted from public to private were shown.
• Don't switch to the debug buffer when config is changed and debug_mode is on.
• Print warning when having two tokens for the same team, instead of failing with 100 % cpu usage (fixes #734).
• Fix bug when handling nicks with non-ascii characters on Python 2 (fixes #747). This bug was introduced in 2.4.0.
• Readd tag logger_backlog for backlog messages. This was inadvertently removed in 2.4.0.

2.4.0 (2020-01-16)

• Support regex flags i, m and s for message edits.
• Allow %h (WeeChat home) replacement in download_location (PR #690).
• Render "by invitation from" before reactions.
• The command /slack status now prints the status if no arguments are given. Pass -delete to unset the status (fixes #574).
• Add completion for channel names (fixes #235).
• Add completion for all command arguments.
• Allow completion of emoji with a prefix (fixes #580).
• For /slack upload remove escape characters from path if file is not found (fixes #360).
• For /slack upload resolve relative paths.
• Expose more information in /whois (PR #700).
• Add option use_full_names to only use full names (fixes #100).
• Support nicks prefixed with @ in the /msg command.
• Show member status in the /slack channels command.
• Show handle when listing usergroup members.
• Add support for the /invite command (fixes #698).
• Add the usergroups you are a member of to highlight words (fixes #272, fixes #367, fixes #542).
• Add a command to list the Slack teams.
• Some changes on line tags, most notably irc_smart_filter is replaced with irc_join and irc_part because no smartness is implemented. Search for "tag" in the commit messages to see the other changes.
• Prevent highlight in debug buffer.
• Don't log backlog messages to the logfile (fixes #663).
• Use proper nicks for mpdm names (fixes #498).
• Fallback to full name instead of username if display name is not set.
• Don't add deleted users to tab completion (fixes #703).
• Print responses and errors from /slack slash command (fixes #369, fixes #374).
• Fix option record_events (it was broken in 2.3.0).
• Fix output of the /topic command (PR #691).
• Set own nick to display name if set (fixes #692).
• Prevent crash when having mpdm with an external user.
• Prevent crash when script is reloaded if numpy is installed.
• Support topic changes for private channels (fixes #697).
• Fix attachment fields without titles (PR #707).
• Don't turn #name into a link to the private message (fixes #587).
• Render group notifications with @ instead of !.
• Support using display names in the /slack slash command.
• Print thread broadcast messages in parent channel (fixes #620).
• Add basic support for private channels converted from public (fixes most of #664).
• Better error messages.
• Various small bug fixes, see the commit messages for details.

2.3.0 (2019-05-05)

• Python 3 support. Python 2 will continue to be supported at least until the end of 2019 (fixes #258, fixes #331, fixes #555, fixes #576, fixes #598).
• Improve detection of connection loss to the server, and improve reconnection (fixes #238, fixes #480, fixes #561, fixes #687).
• Add option files_download_location to download uploaded files automatically (fixes #562, PR #666).
• Add option show_buflist_presence to show/hide presence from buflist (PR #558).
• Add command /help and add descriptions for all commands (fixes #363).
• Remove command /leave (WeeChat aliases it to /part by default so we don't need to implement it specifically).
• Remove command /slack p (only used for debugging).
• Remove command /slack openweb, use /slack linkarchive instead.
• Make command /thread open last thread in channel when called without arguments (PR #677).
• Support command /away -all for marking you away on all servers/teams (fixes #596).
• Show human readable names for user groups properly (PR #680).
• Add tab completion of user groups (PR #680).
• Support uploading files to threads (fixes #672, PR #683).
• Include threads when marking latest message as read (PR #653).
• Some fixes for formatting of messages (bold/italic) (PR #567).
• Show human readable references (e.g. user names) instead of ids in topic (PR #665).
• Show join/leave correctly in private channels (fixes #625, PR #684).
• Print error if user/channel is not found when querying/joining (fixes #597).
• Print a message when another client or the server closes an IM.
• Various small bug fixes.

2.2.0 (2018-11-12)

• Print user friendly error when trying to send a message in the team buffer (fixes #543).
• Show inviter for join events (fixes #538).
• Don't print whitespace before join/leave messages.
• Colorize edits and reactions, using options color_reaction_suffix and color_edited_suffix (PR #608, PR #623, PR #660).
• Use highlight notifications for MPDMs.
• Notify of new mentions in threads and new messages in threads you participate in (fixes #572, fixes #535, PR #617).
• Set correct tags for topic messages.
• Support hiding activity from muted channels (fixes #456, PR #457). Adds a muted_channels_activity option to control if you see activity in muted channels.
• Use an adaptive eventrouter timer (fixes #523, PR #631). Reduces CPU usage.
• Add option thread_messages_in_channel to show thread messages in parent channel (fixes #546, PR #616).
• Allow reactions and edit of messages in threads (fixes #416, fixes #442, fixes #534, PR #622).
• Rename option thread_suffix_color to color_thread_suffix so color options are grouped together. The value that is set will be migrated.
• Gray out muted channels in buflist, using option color_buflist_muted_channels (PR #644).
• Fix loading history with deleted attachment (fixes #640, PR #641).
• Add support for cursor mode and mouse mode (fixes #429, fixes #553, fixes #541, PR #626, PR #652, PR #650).
• Fix typing and completion errors in team buffer (fixes #380, PR #638).
• Match nicks with parenthesis, apostrophe and/or unicode (fixes #545, fixes #570, fixes #618, PR #649, PR #657).
• Fix /whois when user has a status text set (fixes #624, PR #651).
• Fix bug preventing first line in buffer from being changed (PR #655).
• Fix /reply and /thread in relay clients (fixes #547, fixes #615).
• Support using /thread for already opened threads (fixes #533).

2.1.1 and earlier

Unfortunately, no changelog has been written for these versions.