build_conversation_content1.py

# Function to build the content of a conversation
def build_conversation_content(payload, token):

    # Initialize unsupported file type found canary var
    unsupported_file_type_found = False

    # Initialize the content array
    content = []

    # Identify the user's ID
    user_id = payload["user"]

    # Find the user's information
    user_info = requests.get(
        f"https://slack.com/api/users.info?user={user_id}",
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + token},
    )

    # Identify the user's real name
    user_info_json = user_info.json()
    user_real_name = user_info_json["user"]["real_name"]

    # TODO: Add support for pronouns, if returned in user payload. For now, everyone is nonbinary

    # If text is not empty, and text length is greater than 0, append to content array
    if "text" in payload and len(payload["text"]) > 1:
        # If debug variable is set to true, print the text found in the payload
        if os.environ.get("VERA_DEBUG", "False") == "True":
            print("🚀 Text found in payload: " + payload["text"])

        content.append(
            {
                "type": "text",
                # Combine the user's name with the text to help the model understand who is speaking
                "text": f"{user_real_name} says: {payload['text']}",
            }
        )