mattermost/mattermost-plugin-channel-export

No link present for DM/GM conversation for which the data has been exported in Channel Export DM response.

AayushChaudhary0001 opened this issue · 2 comments

AayushChaudhary0001 commented

There is no link present for the DM?GM conversation for which the user has exported the data in the response provided by Channel Export bot.

Steps to reproduce:-

  1. Start a conversation with a single/multiple users as a direct message in Mattermost.
  2. Run "/export" slash command.
  3. Check the response by Channel Export bot.

For channels, this response contains the channel name as a link, and the user is redirected to the channel by clicking on it. Whereas, for DM/GM, the response consists of some type of ID with it which is not attached to any link.

For channels:-

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For DM/GM:-

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I have two concerns here:-

  • Is it necessary to show that ID in that response for DM/GM or can we replace this with the usernames of the users among whom the conversation is going on?
  • Since the user who is a part of that conversation can only export the data, this should be linked so that the user can be redirected(as implemented for channels)
raghavaggarwal2308 commented

@wiggin77 I think currently we are showing the channel ID for DM/GM in the message. Do you think we should explore if it is possible to show the actual name here?

wiggin77 commented

Channel names for DM's are in fact the two user ids combined, separated by an underscore. GM's do not have a real channel name either.

or can we replace this with the usernames of the users among whom the conversation is going on?

@raghavaggarwal2308 @AayushChaudhary0001 That sounds like a good idea.

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