support linking to a preselected channel #183
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| let results = restrictChannels([], {query: {channel: 'foo'}}); | ||
| assert.deepEqual(results, []); | ||
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These tests may seem overkill, but I was very nervous about creating a security hole where external users could join a channel that wasn't whitelisted through the channel list provided to slackin.
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I'd be super happy to benefit from this feature. Likewise, we have a community of projects and people sign up for different reasons. I think it would benefit to their onboarding experience to reach the expected channel(s). Is there anything to do to move this proposal forward? |
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Closes #111.
At 18F, we often include something like the following in a project README:
Unfortunately, the latter direction often gets missed, and people end up joining the first channel listed. This pull request would allow the projects to link directly to their channel, avoiding the problem completely.
Instead of @mattgorecki's client-side solution, I opted to do the channel selection server-side so that they don't even see the dropdown:
Let me know what you think!
/cc @konklone