Refactor convertToSlackMarkdown function to simplify markdown conversion

src/slackbot/utils.ts

@@ -25,64 +25,21 @@ export function convertToSlackMarkdown(markdown: string) {
 
 	let slackText = markdown;
 
-	// Replace HTML entities for special characters
-	const htmlEntities = {
-		"&": "&",
-		"<": "&lt;",
-		">": "&gt;",
-	};
-
-	// Escape special characters first
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/[&<>]/g, (char) => htmlEntities[char]);
-
-	// Convert code blocks
-	// Multi-line code blocks
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/```([^`]+)```/g, "```$1```");
-
-	// Inline code - need to handle this after multi-line to avoid conflicts
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/`([^`]+)`/g, "`$1`");
-
 	// Convert basic formatting
-	// Bold: Convert both ** and __ to *
+	// Bold: Convert **text** to *text* and __text__ to *text*
 	slackText = slackText.replace(/(\*\*|__)(.*?)\1/g, "*$2*");
 
-	// Italic: Convert both * and _ to _
-	// We need to handle this carefully to not conflict with bold
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/(\*|_)(.*?)\1/g, (match, wrapper, content) => {
-		// Skip if it's part of a bold pattern
-		if (wrapper === "*" && (content.startsWith("*") || content.endsWith("*"))) {
-			return match;
-		}
-		return `_${content}_`;
-	});
-
 	// Strikethrough: Convert ~~ to ~
 	slackText = slackText.replace(/~~(.*?)~~/g, "~$1~");
 
-	// Convert blockquotes
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/^>\s*(.*)$/gm, ">$1");
-
 	// Convert links
 	// Standard markdown links [text](url)
 	slackText = slackText.replace(/\[(.*?)\]\((.*?)\)/g, "<$2|$1>");
 
-	// Bare URLs - make sure they're properly formatted
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/(?<!<)(https?:\/\/\S+)(?!>)/g, "<$1>");
-
-	// Convert lists
-	// Unordered lists: Convert *, +, or - to •
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/^[\*\+\-]\s+(.*)$/gm, "• $1");
-
-	// Ordered lists: Convert any number followed by . or ) to •
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/^\d+[\.\)]\s+(.*)$/gm, "• $1");
-
-	// Handle line breaks - Slack uses \n
-	slackText = slackText.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
-
 	return slackText;
 }
 
-export const slackFormatInstructions = `Format output as Slack mrkdwn messages using the following style: *bold*, <link|text>, _italics_, > quote, \`code\`, \`\`\`code block\`\`\`. It's important to use the correct syntax for the output to be rendered correctly. E.g. Important Link: <https://link.com|*Important Link*>.`;
+export const slackFormatInstructions = `Format all output in Slack mrkdwn format. Generate Slack messages using the following style: *bold*, <link|text>, _italics_, > quote, \`code\`, \`\`\`code block\`\`\`. It's important to use the correct syntax for the output to be rendered correctly. E.g. Important Link: <https://link.com|*Important Link*>.`;
 
 export async function generateSlackBlockKitMessage(message: string) {
 	const { object: blocks } = await generateObject({