Apply a documented GitHub Actions cache cleanup
Let Aryn read your cache cleanup report on a schedule, then have Notis clear the specific keys the report identifies.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Clear repository cache by key
Deletes github actions caches from a repository matching a specific `key` and an optional git `ref`, used to manage storage or clear outdated/corrupted caches; the action succeeds even if no matching caches are found to delete.
Why this helps
Cache cleanup instructions can be buried in reports, leaving someone to translate them into repetitive GitHub actions.
- Reduce repetitive cache cleanup work.
- Keep cleanup tied to keys documented in a report.
- Optionally use a report's Git ref when it specifies one.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Aryn and GitHub once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to use Aryn to read the designated cleanup report and clear only its explicitly listed repository cache keys, using a ref only when the report provides one.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real cleanup report that names a repository and cache key.
Questions about this workflow
Can the workflow discover cache keys in GitHub?
This workflow uses the keys listed in the report. The report needs to name each repository and key, and can include a Git ref when needed.
What happens if a listed key has no matching cache?
The GitHub action succeeds even when no matching cache is found. The run report can show which requested cleanup actions were attempted.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Aryn to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Aryn triggers
GitHub actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
List repositories starred by the authenticated user
Deprecated: lists repositories starred by the authenticated user, including star creation timestamps; use 'list repositories starred by the authenticated user' instead.
List stargazers
Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.
Star a repository for the authenticated user
Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.
Add email for auth user
Adds one or more email addresses (which will be initially unverified) to the authenticated user's github account; use this to associate new emails, noting an email verified for another account will error, while an existing email for the current user is accepted.
Add app access restrictions
Replaces github app access restrictions for an existing protected branch; requires a json array of app slugs in the request body, where apps must be installed and have 'contents' write permissions.
Add a repository collaborator
Adds a github user as a repository collaborator, or updates their permission if already a collaborator; `permission` applies to organization-owned repositories (personal ones default to 'push' and ignore this field), and an invitation may be created or permissions updated directly.
Add a repository to an app installation
Adds a repository to a github app installation, granting the app access; requires authenticated user to have admin rights for the repository and access to the installation.
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