code: def transmit(self, channel, message):
  		
  		target = (
  			self.slack.server.channels.find(channel)
  			or self._find_user_channel(username=channel)
  		)
  		message = self._expand_references(message)
  
  		target.send_message(message, thread=getattr(channel, 'thread', None))
docs: Send the message to Slack.
  
  		:param channel: channel or user to whom the message should be sent.
  			If a ``thread`` attribute is present, that thread ID is used.
  		:param str message: message to send.