slack-block-builder

✨ Add TimePicker Element and TypeScript Definitions

• Add TimePicker input element.
• Support dispatch_action parameter for input block (dispatchAction method in Input object).
• Support dispatch_action_config for plain-text input (dispatchActionOnCharacterEntered and dispatchActionOnEnterPressed methods on TextInput object).
• Add TypeScript definitions.

🐛 Fix Bug with Text Parameter Not Supporting Markdown in Confirmation Dialog

• Parameter text in the ConfirmationDialog object now supports markdown.

✨ Add Support for Header Block

• Block Builder now supports the new Header block, released by Slack on 7/30/20.

✨ Filter Falsy Values from Appending Methods

• Now all falsy values passed into appending methods are filtered before validation, not just undefined, making it easier to work with conditions.

✨ Add Support for Message Attachments

• Add support for message attachments using the Message.attachments() method, passing in objects created through the Bits.Attachment() method.
• Add Message.getAttachments() method (works the same as the existing Surface.getBlocks() method).

✨ Support Markdown For Description Property of Option Object

• Now the description property of the Option Bit object supports markdown when used in a Checkboxes or RadioButtons Element object.

🐛 Fix Bug with Slack-Formatted Timestamps

• Fix issue where Slack timestamp format not permitted for ts and threadTs parameters of the Message surface object.

✨ Support ts Property for Message Surfaces

• Calling ts() on the Message surface object now sets the ts parameter in the payload, which helps when updating messages.

⚡ Build Methods for Surface Objects – Improved

• Methods that build a Surface object can now be called multiple times. Calling a building method after the initial build does not mutate the object in any way – it just returns the built result. These methods include buildToJSON, buildToObject, getBlocks(), printPreviewUrl().
• Add links to Slack channels for discussing Block Builder to the README.

🎉 Version 1.0.0 Released!

• Add getBlocks() method to all available Surface objects.
• Publish and add docs site at https://blockbuilder.dev.

💡 Minor Fixes for Doc Site Generation

• Fix minor typo in class name that was creating issue with doc generation.
• Add JSDoc comments with links to Slack API for a few classes.

📚 Beautify README

• Add project logo (kudos to Alexey Chernyshov).
• Beautify README.md file.
• Update README images to reflect new project branding.

✨ Add a new method to the Message surface.

• Add inChannel method to Message object that sets the property response_type to be in_channel, which allows the message to be viewed by everyone present in the Slack channel.

🐛 A few small bug fixes.

• Fix issue where strings passed to the fields() method of a Section object would be mutated into plain-text objects instead of markdown text objects.
• Fix issue where strings passed to the elements() method of a Context object would be mutated into plain-text objects instead of markdown text objects.
• Fix type in JSDoc for TextInput object (intiialValue => initialValue).

🎉 Initial Release!

Currently in Beta and being integrated into existing production projects and tested before the release of production-ready v1.0.0.

Enjoy!