• Slack token should be in environment variable SLACK_TOKEN

• Built using Hexagonal Architecture to maintain isolation from the framework
• Easy portability between frameworks (e.g., current framework to FastAPI)
• Dependencies are managed via dependency_injector in container.py
• Custom exception handling implemented through exception filters
• haelth endpoint for health check

• API tests: Validate endpoint functionality
  • python3 manage.py test
• APP tests: Cover business logic (framework-independent)
  • pytest

• Docker image can be build using build_docker_image_dev.sh or build_docker_image_prod.sh
• Docker compose can be used to run the app in dev or prod mode
• Default is dev mode
• Prod mode should have .env file with the format:
  • SLACK_TOKEN=
  • DEBUG=False
• Dev mode the same but with DEBUG=True and the name should be .env.dev
• Docker in production mode have HEALTHCHECK to check if the app is running

Currently implements synchronous requests for simplicity. Two potential optimization paths:

1. Celery Implementation

   • Simple queue-based solution
   • ChannelEmitter wrapper prepared for write once celery specific code

2. Microservices Approach

   • Event-driven architecture using SlackAssistanceRequested domain events
   • Queue-based communication between services
   • Allows for separate Slack handling microservice

Docker image can be build using build_docker_image.sh