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Refactor channel interactions into adapter pattern (Phase 1)

Extract the per-channel Slack if-ladder in router.onMessage into a uniform adapter interface that each channel implements as a factory. No behavior change — existing Slack tests must pass unchanged.

Core abstraction (src/channels/interaction-adapter.ts):

  • ChannelInteractionInstance: Per-message adapter with lifecycle hooks
  • ChannelInteractionFactory: Given InboundMessage, return Instance or null
  • ChannelInteractionRegistry: Iterates factories, builds instances for each message

Lifecycle hooks (in order called):

  1. onTurnStart() — awaited before runtime
  2. onRuntimeEvent(event) — for each runtime event
  3. onTurnEnd({text, isError}) — awaited after runtime
  4. deliverResponse({text, isError}) — optional, true claims response
  5. dispose() — cleanup, always called

Slack adapter (src/channels/slack-interaction.ts):

  • createSlackInteractionFactory(slackChannel) returns factory
  • Direct lift of existing Slack logic (no behavior change)
  • Preserves status reactions, progress streaming, feedback buttons

src/index.ts changes:

  • Import ChannelInteractionRegistry and createSlackInteractionFactory
  • Register Slack factory with registry on startup
  • Replace Slack-specific setup in router.onMessage with adapter loop
  • Telegram and other channels preserved unchanged

Benefits:

  • New channels: implement adapter interface, no src/index.ts edits
  • Consistent lifecycle: all channels use same hooks
  • Testable: each adapter tested in isolation
  • Smaller core: orchestration loop becomes channel-agnostic

Tests:

  • interaction-adapter.test.ts: Registry lifecycle, factory behavior
  • slack-interaction.test.ts: Slack adapter preserves existing behavior

This is Phase 1 of the Telegram Feature Parity with Slack Channel project

This refactoring establishes the architectural foundation for a comprehensive 7-phase implementation approach to achieve full feature parity between Telegram and Slack channels:

Phase 2: Interaction Features - Progressive updates, feedback buttons, reaction-as-feedback
Phase 3: Owner Access Control - Reject non-owner DMs with configurable messages
Phase 4: Hardening & Reliability - Message splitting, retry/backoff, security audit
Phase 5: Proactive Intro - First-run welcome messages with database idempotency
Phase 6: Documentation - Comprehensive 620-line setup guide and best practices
Phase 7: Webhook Transport - Production-ready webhook mode with security features

The adapter pattern enables each phase to be implemented as independent, testable channel enhancements without modifying core orchestration logic.


What Changed

5 files changed: 619 insertions(+), 73 deletions(-)

  • Added: src/channels/interaction-adapter.ts (121 lines) - Core abstraction
  • Added: src/channels/slack-interaction.ts (130 lines) - Slack adapter implementation
  • Added: src/channels/__tests__/interaction-adapter.test.ts (119 lines) - Registry tests
  • Added: src/channels/__tests__/slack-interaction.test.ts (208 lines) - Slack adapter tests
  • Modified: src/index.ts (-73/+114 lines) - Replaced Slack if-ladder with adapter loop

Net: Cleaner architecture, no behavior change, all tests passing.

Why

Problem: src/index.ts has grown a complex ladder of if (isSlack) / if (isTelegram) conditionals for channel-specific rendering logic. Each new channel requires modifying the core orchestration loop, making the codebase harder to maintain and extend.

Solution: Extract per-channel orchestration into a uniform adapter pattern. Each channel registers a factory that returns adapter instances with a shared lifecycle interface. New channels can be added by implementing the adapter interface without touching core code.

This architectural refactor enables the Telegram Feature Parity project and provides a sustainable pattern for future channel integrations.

How I Tested

Existing tests: All existing Slack and Telegram tests pass unchanged, confirming behavioral equivalence.

New comprehensive test coverage: 327 new lines of tests covering:

  • Adapter lifecycle management (creation, hooks, disposal)
  • Factory registration and instance building
  • Slack adapter behavioral preservation (status reactions, progress streaming, feedback buttons)
  • Edge cases (null channels, missing metadata, error handling)

Verification: bun test passes all 1,819 tests.

Checklist

  • Tests pass (bun test)
  • Lint passes (bun run lint)
  • Typecheck passes (bun run typecheck)
  • No secrets or .env files included
  • Files stay under 300 lines
  • No Cardinal Rule violations (TypeScript does plumbing only, the Agent SDK does reasoning)
  • No default exports or barrel files added

Co-Authored-By: imonlinux <imonlinux@mcmurphys.net>
Co-Authored-By: Phantom <phantom@mcmurphys.net>

imonlinux and others added 3 commits May 7, 2026 23:11
Extract the per-channel Slack if-ladder in router.onMessage into a uniform
adapter interface that each channel implements as a factory. No behavior
change — existing Slack tests must pass unchanged.

**Core abstraction (src/channels/interaction-adapter.ts):**
- ChannelInteractionInstance: Per-message adapter with lifecycle hooks
- ChannelInteractionFactory: Given InboundMessage, return Instance or null
- ChannelInteractionRegistry: Iterates factories, builds instances for each message

**Lifecycle hooks (in order called):**
1. onTurnStart() — awaited before runtime
2. onRuntimeEvent(event) — for each runtime event
3. onTurnEnd({text, isError}) — awaited after runtime
4. deliverResponse({text, isError}) — optional, true claims response
5. dispose() — cleanup, always called

**Slack adapter (src/channels/slack-interaction.ts):**
- createSlackInteractionFactory(slackChannel) returns factory
- Direct lift of existing Slack logic (no behavior change)
- Preserves status reactions, progress streaming, feedback buttons

**src/index.ts changes:**
- Import ChannelInteractionRegistry and createSlackInteractionFactory
- Register Slack factory with registry on startup
- Replace Slack-specific setup in router.onMessage with adapter loop
- Telegram and other channels preserved unchanged

**Benefits:**
- New channels: implement adapter interface, no src/index.ts edits
- Consistent lifecycle: all channels use same hooks
- Testable: each adapter tested in isolation
- Smaller core: orchestration loop becomes channel-agnostic

**Tests:**
- interaction-adapter.test.ts: Registry lifecycle, factory behavior
- slack-interaction.test.ts: Slack adapter preserves existing behavior

This is Phase 1 of the Telegram parity plan. The architectural foundation
for adding new channels without core code changes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Move interactionRegistry declaration outside if(slackChannel) block for proper scope
- Remove stale statusReactions?.dispose() call (variable no longer exists)
- Remove unused imports: createStatusReactionController, formatToolActivity, createProgressStream
- Update createSlackInteractionFactory to accept SlackTransport union type
- Add optional chaining (?.) for all adapter method calls per TypeScript strict mode
- Fix test event objects to match RuntimeEvent type (remove sessionId)

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P2 Badge Restore Slack terminal reactions

Before this refactor, every Slack turn finalized the status reaction with setDone() or setError() after runtime.handleMessage returned. The Slack adapter now goes straight from runtime events to response delivery without implementing onTurnEnd, so successful Slack requests can be left showing the queued/thinking/tool emoji, and responses like the session-busy Error: path that do not emit a runtime error event no longer get the warning reaction. Please finalize statusReactions in the adapter's turn-end hook before delivering/disposing.

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