chat: expose underlying types more clearly in output

src/commands/rooms/messages/history.ts

@@ -80,21 +80,16 @@ export default class MessagesHistory extends ChatBaseCommand {
       }
 
       // Get historical messages
-      const messagesResult = await room.messages.history({ limit: flags.limit });
+      const messagesResult = await room.messages.history({
+        limit: flags.limit,
+      });
       const { items } = messagesResult;
 
       if (this.shouldOutputJson(flags)) {
         this.log(
           this.formatJsonOutput(
             {
-              messages: items.map((message) => ({
-                clientId: message.clientId,
-                text: message.text,
-                timestamp: message.timestamp,
-                ...(flags["show-metadata"] && message.metadata
-                  ? { metadata: message.metadata }
-                  : {}),
-              })),
+              messages: items,
               roomId: args.roomId,
               success: true,
             },

src/commands/rooms/messages/send.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Args, Flags } from "@oclif/core";
 import * as Ably from "ably"; // Import Ably
-import { ChatClient } from "@ably/chat";
+import { ChatClient, Message } from "@ably/chat";
 
 import { ChatBaseCommand } from "../../../chat-base-command.js";
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ interface MessageToSend {
 
 interface MessageResult {
   index?: number;
-  message?: MessageToSend;
+  message?: Message;
   roomId: string;
   success: boolean;
   error?: string;
@@ -289,11 +289,11 @@ export default class MessagesSend extends ChatBaseCommand {
           // Send the message without awaiting
           room.messages
             .send(messageToSend)
-            .then(() => {
+            .then((sent: Message) => {
               sentCount++;
               const result: MessageResult = {
                 index: i + 1,
-                message: messageToSend,
+                message: sent,
                 roomId: args.roomId,
                 success: true,
               };
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ export default class MessagesSend extends ChatBaseCommand {
           );
 
           // Send the message
-          await room.messages.send(messageToSend);
+          const sent = await room.messages.send(messageToSend);
           const result: MessageResult = {
-            message: messageToSend,
+            message: sent,
             roomId: args.roomId,
             success: true,
           };
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ export default class MessagesSend extends ChatBaseCommand {
             if (this.shouldOutputJson(flags)) {
               this.log(this.formatJsonOutput(result, flags));
             } else {
-              this.log("Message sent successfully.");
+              this.log(`Message sent successfully. Serial: ${sent.serial}`);
             }
           }
         } catch (error) {