Slack channel: SDK replying as a new message instead of replying in Thread #335
Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I'm using below method reply to conversation.
await context.send_activity("Hello!")
Teams Channel: When I send a message tagging the bot, it is replying in thread. (which I want)
Slack Channel: When I send a message tagging the bot, it is replying as a new message. (which I do not want)
Describe the solution you'd like
For Slack, I would like to send message in Thread instead of sending a new message.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Manually making an API call to Slack to reply in thread.
`async def send_reply_in_thread(context: TurnContext, message: str) -> None:
"""
Send a reply in a Slack thread instead of as a new message.
Falls back to normal send_activity for non-Slack channels (with retry).
Args:
context: The turn context
message: The message to send
"""
channel_data = context.activity.channel_data or {}
slack_message = (
channel_data.get("SlackMessage")
if channel_data and isinstance(channel_data, dict)
else None
)
if slack_message and isinstance(slack_message, dict):
event = slack_message.get("event")
api_token = (
channel_data.get("ApiToken") if isinstance(channel_data, dict) else None
)
if event and api_token:
thread_ts = event.get("thread_ts") or event.get("ts")
channel_id = event.get("channel")
if thread_ts and channel_id:
try:
async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
async with session.post(
"https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage",
headers={
"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_token}",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
},
json={
"channel": channel_id,
"thread_ts": thread_ts,
"text": message,
},
) as resp:
result = await resp.json()
logger.info(f"Slack API response: {result}")
if not result.get("ok"):
logger.error(f"Slack API error: {result.get('error')}")
await context.send_activity("Hello!")
return
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Error using Slack Web API: {e}", exc_info=True)
await context.send_activity("Hello!")
else:
logger.info("Sending message normally, not in Slack thread")
await context.send_activity("Hello!")`