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samknight / slack_applescript

AppleScript bundle for Slack methods
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mini guide / advice on reverse engineering Slack.app #26

Closed knksmith57 closed 3 years ago

knksmith57 commented 3 years ago

thanks so much for this awesome project!

this is my first foray into AppleScript and I'd like to help add some functionality to this library; unfortunately, I can't figure out how you figured out the private dictionary / API for Slack.app. Is this something you might be able to explain / point me in the right direction for discovering myself?

I've read a bit into the Script Editor dictionary / library docs and understand that these electron-based apps are a bit of a different animal than native apps, but I'm truly lost as to how you've reverse engineered any of this interface.

thanks again for this excellent project!

samknight commented 3 years ago

Hi,

Thanks so much for the interest. If you open the project in Script Editor you'll discover that there is no private dictionary being used. It's hacky key commands and not much more I'm afraid. The slash command has helped expose many of Slack's functions so that is used a lot. This does mean it can be very brittle and break with relatively small changes in the interface.

Happy to answer any further questions you have

Sam