def get_channels(bot_is_in: false)
    if config.simulate and config.key?(:client)
        if bot_is_in
            client.web_client.conversations_members.reject {|r,v| !v.members.include?(config.nick_id)}.values
        else
           client.web_client.conversations_members.values
        end
    else
        if bot_is_in
            client.web_client.users_conversations(exclude_archived: true, limit: 100, types: "im, public_channel,private_channel").channels
        else
            #todo: add pagination for case more than 1000 channels on the workspace
            client.web_client.conversations_list(
            types: "private_channel,public_channel",
            limit: "1000",
            exclude_archived: "true",
            ).channels        
        end
    end
end