feat(plugins): expose register_slack_action_handler API

Plugins that post Block Kit messages with interactive elements (buttons,
overflow menus, datepickers, etc.) had no documented way to receive the
resulting click events. The plugin API exposed register_tool, register_hook,
register_command, register_platform, and register_context_engine, but
nothing for slack_bolt action handlers. The only workaround was to
monkey-patch SlackAdapter.connect from inside register(), which is
fragile and breaks on every Hermes update.

This change adds:

* PluginContext.register_slack_action_handler(action_id, callback) —
  validates inputs and queues the handler on the PluginManager.
  action_id accepts whatever slack_bolt.App.action() accepts (literal
  string, compiled re.Pattern, or constraint dict).
* PluginManager.get_slack_action_handlers() — accessor used by the
  Slack adapter at connect time.
* SlackAdapter.connect — after wiring its built-in approval and
  slash-confirm buttons, iterates the plugin-registered handlers
  and registers each via self._app.action(matcher)(callback). Each
  callback is wrapped defensively so a misbehaving plugin cannot
  crash slack_bolt's dispatch loop, with a best-effort ack on
  exception so Slack stops retrying the click.
* Defensive fallback when the plugin layer is unhealthy: a
  RuntimeError from get_plugin_manager() is logged and swallowed
  rather than blocking the gateway from starting.
* Test coverage in tests/gateway/test_slack_plugin_action_handlers.py
  for input validation, multi-plugin registration, the connect-time
  wiring, defensive exception handling, and the plugin-loader-
  failure fallback path.
* Documentation in website/docs/guides/build-a-hermes-plugin.md
  describing the new API alongside the existing register_command /
  dispatch_tool documentation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Brad Smith
2026-06-12 10:36:14 +05:30
committed by kshitijk4poor
co-authored by Claude Opus 4.7
parent 24f74eb888
commit 62e937bf2b
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@@ -821,6 +821,64 @@ class PluginContext:
name,
)
# -- slack action handler registration ----------------------------------
def register_slack_action_handler(
self,
action_id: Any,
callback: Callable,
) -> None:
"""Register a Slack Block Kit action handler from a plugin.
Hermes' Slack adapter wires registered handlers into its
``slack_bolt.AsyncApp`` at connect time. The callback is invoked
when a user clicks a button (or interacts with another Block Kit
action element) whose ``action_id`` matches.
Callback signature follows the slack_bolt convention::
async def handler(ack, body, action) -> None:
await ack() # required, within 3 seconds
...
Args:
action_id: Whatever ``slack_bolt.App.action()`` accepts —
a literal ``action_id`` string, a compiled ``re.Pattern``
for matching multiple ids, or a constraint dict
(e.g. ``{"action_id": "...", "block_id": "..."}``).
callback: Async callable receiving ``(ack, body, action)``.
Raises:
ValueError: if ``callback`` is not callable, or ``action_id``
is empty/None.
Example::
async def _on_approve(ack, body, action):
await ack()
# apply some workflow keyed on action["value"]
ctx.register_slack_action_handler("inbox_sweep_approve", _on_approve)
"""
if not callable(callback):
raise ValueError(
f"Plugin '{self.manifest.name}' tried to register a Slack "
f"action handler with a non-callable callback."
)
if action_id is None or (isinstance(action_id, str) and not action_id.strip()):
raise ValueError(
f"Plugin '{self.manifest.name}' tried to register a Slack "
f"action handler with an empty action_id."
)
self._manager._slack_action_handlers.append(
(action_id, callback, self.manifest.name)
)
logger.debug(
"Plugin %s registered Slack action handler: %s",
self.manifest.name,
action_id,
)
# -- hook registration --------------------------------------------------
# -- auxiliary task registration ---------------------------------------
@@ -1045,6 +1103,13 @@ class PluginManager:
# Plugin-registered auxiliary tasks: key → {key, display_name,
# description, defaults, plugin}. See PluginContext.register_auxiliary_task.
self._aux_tasks: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {}
# Slack Block Kit action handlers registered by plugins. Each entry
# is (matcher, callback, plugin_name); the Slack adapter wires them
# into its slack_bolt App at connect() time. ``matcher`` is whatever
# ``app.action()`` accepts (a literal action_id string, a compiled
# ``re.Pattern``, or a constraint dict); ``callback`` is an async
# function with the slack_bolt signature ``(ack, body, action)``.
self._slack_action_handlers: List[tuple] = []
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Public
@@ -1068,6 +1133,7 @@ class PluginManager:
self._plugin_commands.clear()
self._plugin_skills.clear()
self._aux_tasks.clear()
self._slack_action_handlers.clear()
self._context_engine = None
# Set the flag up front as a re-entrancy guard (a plugin's register()
# can transitively trigger discovery again), but reset it if the sweep
@@ -1652,6 +1718,22 @@ class PluginManager:
)
return results
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Slack action handler accessor
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_slack_action_handlers(self) -> List[tuple]:
"""Return the list of plugin-registered Slack action handlers.
Each entry is a ``(action_id, callback, plugin_name)`` tuple.
Consumed by the Slack adapter at connect time to wire callbacks
into its ``slack_bolt.AsyncApp``.
Plugins register handlers via
:meth:`PluginContext.register_slack_action_handler`.
"""
return list(self._slack_action_handlers)
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
# Introspection
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------