Changelog

MattermostR 0.2.0

New functions

Messaging

• send_webhook_message() — send messages via incoming webhooks (no auth required).
• update_post() — edit an existing post’s message text, pinned state, or props.
• delete_old_messages() now auto-paginates via an internal helper; no manual looping needed.

Posts, reactions & pins

• add_reaction(), get_reactions(), remove_reaction() — emoji reactions on posts.
• pin_post(), unpin_post() — semantic pin/unpin using the dedicated API endpoints.
• get_channel_posts() gains page, per_page, and since parameters with pagination support.

Channels

• create_direct_channel() — creates a DM (2 user IDs) or group message channel (3–8 user IDs).
• get_channel_members() — paginated retrieval of channel membership.
• remove_channel_member() — remove a user from a channel.
• add_users_to_channel() — batch-add up to 1000 users in a single API call.
• add_user_to_channel() gains a resolve_names parameter (default TRUE).

Users

• get_user_status(), set_user_status() — read and set online/away/offline/DND status, with DND end-time support.

Bots

• create_bot(), get_bot(), get_bots(), update_bot(), disable_bot(), enable_bot(), assign_bot() — full bot account management.

Slash commands

• create_command(), get_command(), list_commands(), update_command(), delete_command(), execute_command(), regen_command_token() — full slash command lifecycle.

Improvements

• Thread replies: send_mattermost_message() gains a root_id parameter for posting into threads.
• Message priority: priority is now passed under metadata$priority (the correct API location). Valid values are "Normal" (default), "Important", and "Urgent". The old undocumented "High" / "Low" values have been removed.
• send_mattermost_file() now delegates to mattermost_api_request() with multipart = TRUE, gaining retry/backoff, error handling, and verbose support.
• Rate limiting: proactive throttling at 10 req/s via req_throttle(). Reactive 429 handling reads X-Ratelimit-Reset for precise wait timing. Override with options(MattermostR.rate_limit = Inf).
• Structured error conditions: HTTP errors now raise a mattermost_error S3 condition. Set options(MattermostR.on_error = "message") for legacy NULL-return behaviour.
• get_default_auth() and authenticate_mattermost() now resolve credentials from environment variables (MATTERMOST_TOKEN, MATTERMOST_URL) before R options, in both functions.
• authenticate_mattermost() gains cache_credentials = FALSE to prevent storing the token in options(). clear_mattermost_credentials() wipes cached credentials.
• print.mattermost_auth() masks the bearer token in console output.
• paginate_api() internal helper auto-paginates any GET endpoint that supports page/per_page. Used by get_all_teams(), get_team_channels(), and post-retrieval.
• get_user_info() is now deprecated in favour of get_user() (emits a lifecycle warning).
• get_me() now defaults to verbose = FALSE, consistent with all other functions.
• check_not_null() rewritten to handle vector inputs safely.

Bug fixes

• Username/password login rewritten to use httr2 directly, fixing broken authentication flow.
• get_channel_posts() previously returned only the first page; now fully paginated.

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MattermostR 0.1.0

• Initial release.
• authenticate_mattermost() — token-based and username/password authentication.
• send_mattermost_message() — send messages with optional file and plot attachments.
• send_mattermost_file() — upload files to a channel.
• get_mattermost_file() — download files from Mattermost.
• create_channel(), delete_channel() — channel management.
• get_channel_info(), get_channel_id_lookup() — channel lookup helpers.
• get_team_channels(), get_all_teams(), get_team() — team and channel discovery.
• add_user_to_channel() — add a user to a channel.
• get_me(), get_user(), get_all_users() — user lookups.
• search_posts() — search message history with filtering by channel, user, and date.
• get_channel_posts() — retrieve posts from a channel.
• delete_post(), delete_old_messages() — post deletion.
• mattermost_api_request() — low-level HTTP handler.
• check_mattermost_status() — server health check.