Charon/docs/issues/slack-manual-testing.md

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Manual Testing: Slack Notification Provider	testing feature frontend backend	medium	v0.2.0-beta.2

Manual Testing: Slack Notification Provider

Description

Manual test plan for the Slack notification provider feature. Covers scenarios that automated E2E tests cannot fully validate, such as real Slack workspace delivery, message formatting, and edge cases around webhook lifecycle.

Pre-requisites

• A Slack workspace with at least one channel
• An Incoming Webhook URL created via Slack App configuration (https://api.slack.com/messaging/webhooks)
• Access to the Charon instance

Test Cases

Provider CRUD

• Create: Add a Slack provider with a valid webhook URL and optional channel name (#alerts)
• Edit: Change the channel display name — verify webhook URL is preserved (not cleared)
• Test: Click "Send Test Notification" — verify message appears in Slack channel
• Delete: Remove the Slack provider — verify it no longer appears in the list
• Re-create: Add a new Slack provider after deletion — verify clean state

Security

• Webhook URL is NOT visible in the provider list UI (only has_token: true indicator)
• Webhook URL is NOT returned in GET /api/v1/notifications/providers response body
• Editing an existing provider does NOT expose the webhook URL in any form field
• Browser DevTools Network tab shows no webhook URL in any API response

Message Delivery

• Default template sends a readable notification to Slack
• Custom JSON template with text field renders correctly
• Custom JSON template with blocks renders Block Kit layout
• Notifications triggered by proxy host changes arrive in Slack
• Notifications triggered by certificate events arrive in Slack
• Notifications triggered by uptime events arrive in Slack (if enabled)

Error Handling

• Invalid webhook URL (not matching hooks.slack.com/services/ pattern) shows validation error
• Expired/revoked webhook URL returns no_service classification error
• Disabled feature flag (feature.notifications.service.slack.enabled=false) prevents Slack dispatch

Edge Cases

• Creating provider with empty URL field succeeds (URL is optional channel display name)
• Very long channel name in URL field is handled gracefully
• Multiple Slack providers with different webhooks can coexist
• Switching provider type from Slack to Discord clears the token field appropriately
• Switching provider type from Discord to Slack shows the webhook URL input field

Cross-Browser

• Provider CRUD works in Chrome/Chromium
• Provider CRUD works in Firefox
• Provider CRUD works in Safari/WebKit

Acceptance Criteria

• All security test cases pass — webhook URL never exposed
• End-to-end message delivery confirmed in a real Slack workspace
• No console errors during any provider operations
• Feature flag correctly gates Slack functionality