Preserve threading between Slack instances (#529)

* Opportunistically preserve Slack threading when parent thread in cache. [#529]

* Removed slack-specific processing from gateway.

* Added docs.

* Add option to enable threading, with default to off.

* Did cleanup on @42wim's comments.

* Update gateway/gateway.go

Co-Authored-By: patcon <patrick.c.connolly@gmail.com>

* Suggestion from @42wim :)

* Suggestions from @42wim.

* More suggestions.

bridge/config/config.go

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Message struct {
 	Event     string    `json:"event"`
 	Protocol  string    `json:"protocol"`
 	Gateway   string    `json:"gateway"`
+	ParentID  string    `json:"parent_id"`
 	Timestamp time.Time `json:"timestamp"`
 	ID        string    `json:"id"`
 	Extra     map[string][]interface{}
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ type Protocol struct {
 	NoTLS                  bool       // mattermost
 	Password               string     // IRC,mattermost,XMPP,matrix
 	PrefixMessagesWithNick bool       // mattemost, slack
+	PreserveThreading      bool       // slack
 	Protocol               string     // all protocols
 	QuoteDisable           bool       // telegram
 	QuoteFormat            string     // telegram

bridge/slack/handlers.go

@@ -171,8 +171,10 @@ func (b *Bslack) handleMessageEvent(ev *slack.MessageEvent) (*config.Message, er
 		Account: b.Account,
 		ID:      "slack " + ev.Timestamp,
 		Extra:   map[string][]interface{}{},
+		ParentID: ev.ThreadTimestamp,
 	}
 
+
 	if b.useChannelID {
 		rmsg.Channel = "ID:" + channelInfo.ID
 	}

bridge/slack/slack.go

@@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ func (b *Bslack) prepareMessageParameters(msg *config.Message) *slack.PostMessag
 	params.Username = msg.Username
 	params.LinkNames = 1 // replace mentions
 	params.IconURL = config.GetIconURL(msg, b.GetString(iconURLConfig))
+	msgFields := strings.Fields(msg.ParentID)
+	if len(msgFields) >= 2 {
+		params.ThreadTimestamp = msgFields[1]
+	}
 	if msg.Avatar != "" {
 		params.IconURL = msg.Avatar
 	}