Time - Alicia

feedback.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       1. Practices best practices working with APIs. (The .env is not checked into git, and no API token was directly used in the Ruby code without ENV.)
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
       2. Practices error handling with APIs. (For all pieces of code that make an API call, it handles API requests that come back with errors/error status codes appropriately.)
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       3. Implements inheritance and inheritance idioms. There is a Recipient class. User and Channel inherit from Recipient. In Recipient, there are appropriate methods defined that are used in both User and Channel. Some may be implemented. Some may be template methods.	
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   </ul>
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     5. Practices instance methods vs. class methods appropriately. (The methods to list all Channels or Users is a class method within those respective classes.)
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       6. Practices best practices for testing. (The project has and uses VCR mocking when running tests, and can run offline.)
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
       7. Practices writing tests. (The User, Channel, and Workspace classes have unit tests.)	
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
       8. There are also tests for sending messages (the location of these tests may differ, but is likely in Recipient)	
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-      yes/no
+      no
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       9. Practices git with at least 15 small commits and meaningful commit messages	
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-      yes/no
+      yes (14 is close enough I think)
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@@ -118,31 +118,31 @@
    <td>1. As a user of the CLI program, I can <strong>list</strong> users and channels with the commands <code>list users</code> and <code>list channels</code>
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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    <td>2. As a user of the CLI program, I can <strong>select</strong> users and channels	with the commands <code>select user</code> and <code>select channel</code>
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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    <td>3. As a user of the CLI program, I can show the details of a selected user or channel	with the command <code>details</code>
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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    <td>4. As a user of the CLI program, when I input something inappropriately, the program runs without crashing. Example commands to try are <code>do_something</code>, or <code>select user</code> followed by <code>Mr. Fakename</code>
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-      yes/no
+      yes
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individual-reflection.md

@@ -9,48 +9,58 @@ Answer the following comprehension questions **within this file.** Write your an
 ### `GET` Request Review
 
 1. Describe a GET request that your project makes, and the high-level description of what it does
-    - Answer:
+    - Answer: It lists the channels and the corresponding info for said channel.
 1. What is the verb of this request?
-    - Answer:
+    - Answer: get
 1. What is the path (or the URL, or endpoint) of this request?
-    - Answer:
+    - Answer: "https://slack.com/api/conversations.list"
 1. What are the query params (the additional data sent with the request, besides the verb and the path)?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: it takes a url only
 1. What is the syntax used to make this request? (Copy and paste a code snippet here)
     - Answer:
       ```ruby
       # Copy and paste your answer below this comment
-
+        url = "https://slack.com/api/conversations.list"
+        response = Channel.get(url)
       # Copy and paste your answer above this comment
       ```
 1. What does the program do if the response comes back with a status code of 200?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: it'll list the channels as a table with their slack id, name, topic, and member count.
 1. What does the program do if the response does not come back with a status code of 200?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: it'll raise an argument error and print the error sent by the API.
 
 ### `POST` Request Review
 
 If your project does not make a POST request, read through Wave 3 on the original Slack CLI, and research and answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7.
 
 1. Describe a POST request that your project makes, and the high-level description of what it does
-    - Answer:
+    - Answer: It would be able to send a message to a channel
 1. What is the verb of this request?
-    - Answer:
+    - Answer: post
 1. What is the path (or the URL, or endpoint) of this request?
-    - Answer:
+    - Answer: "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage"
 1. What are the query params (the additional data sent with the request, besides the verb and the path)?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: it takes a hash with at least three params, but I have an optional thrown in. It takes token, channel, text, and username(opt).
 1. What is the syntax used to make this request? (Copy and paste a code snippet here)
     - Answer:
       ```ruby
       # Copy and paste your answer below this comment
+        url = "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage"
+        q = {
+            token: ENV['TOKEN'],
+            channel: self.slack_id,
+            text: message,
+            username: "Slackbot"
+        }
+
+        response = HTTParty.post(url, q)
 
       # Copy and paste your answer above this comment
       ```
 1. What does the program do if the response comes back with a status code of 200?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: Well, mine doesn't work. Ideally, it would post to the channel requested with the given message, and the username would be listed as "Slackbot".
 1. What does the program do if the response does not come back with a status code of 200?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: it raises an argument error, printing that it could not post the message and listing the error the API sent.
 
 ## Request & Response Cycle
 
@@ -62,11 +72,11 @@ There are two actors:
 
 Based on the project requirements, when Grace enters "list channels,"
 1. What is the request being made in the program?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: it's a get request sent to the API to list the channels in our workspace, which is associated with the token used by our program.
 1. Who is the client?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: The computer that's running the Slack CLI
 1. Who is the server?
-    - Answer: 
+    - Answer: the Slack API
 
 ## Part 2: Optional Refactoring