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Confirm GitHub issue ownership can be assigned

Before planning work around an owner, schedule a check that confirms whether the named GitHub user can be assigned to issues in the repository.

Trigger

Recurring schedule

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

Action

Check if a user can be assigned

Verifies if a github user can be assigned to issues in a repository; assignability is confirmed by an http 204 (no content) response, resulting in an empty 'data' field in the response.

Why this helps

Planning can stall when a proposed owner turns out not to be assignable in the repository.

  • Catch assignment eligibility issues earlier
  • Check assignability for a chosen repository
  • Keep the result with the run report

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect GitHub once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
  • 3Tell Notis to check whether the specified GitHub user can be assigned to issues in the specified repository and report the result.
  • 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose where run reports should go.
  • 5Test with one real user and repository.

Questions about this workflow

Does this check one particular issue?

No. It checks whether a user can be assigned to issues in a repository.

Does this assign the user?

No. It verifies assignability only.

What does a successful check look like?

GitHub confirms assignability with a 204 response, resulting in an empty data field.

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Supported Triggers and Actions

Notis builds workflows that link Botbaba to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.

Botbaba triggers

GitHub actions

Recurring trigger

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

TriggerScheduled

Accept a repository invitation

Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.

ActionInstant

Webhook trigger

Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.

TriggerInstant

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.

ActionInstant

List stargazers

Deprecated: lists users who have starred a repository; use `list stargazers` instead.

ActionInstant

Star a repository for the authenticated user

Deprecated: stars a repository for the authenticated user; use `star a repository for the authenticated user` instead.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

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.

ActionInstant

Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.

Botbaba and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.

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