/*
The intent of this script is for posting filtered Gmail messages to Slack. 
This script could be used on its own with manually-marked messages, but it
is most useful it when combined with a Gmail filter. The script assumes that
target messages have had a specific label set on them and have been starred.
The Apps Script can then be set to run periodically.

2015/02 cmyers, rush


The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2015 DF Studio

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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SOFTWARE.
*/

function checkForMessages() {
  
  var slackChannel = 'THE_SLACK_CHANNEL';
  var webhookURL = 'THE_WEBHOOK_URL';
  var slackUsername = 'THE_USERNAME';
  
  var label = GmailApp.getUserLabelByName('THE_LABEL_ASSIGNED_WITH_THE_FILTER');
  var threads = label.getThreads();
  
  for (var t = 0; t < threads.length; t++){
    var thread = threads[t];
    if (thread.hasStarredMessages()){
      var messages = thread.getMessages();
      for (var m = 0; m < messages.length; m++){
        var message = messages[m];
        if (message.isStarred()){
          postToSlack(webhookURL, slackChannel, slackUsername, message.getPlainBody());
          message.unstar();
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

function postToSlack(url, channel, username, text) {
   var payload = {
     'channel': channel,
     'username': username,
     'text': text
   };
   
   var payloadJson = JSON.stringify(payload);
  
   var options = {
     'method': 'post',
     'contentType': 'json',
     'payload': payloadJson
   };

   UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, options);
}