Validate the GitHub owner for a reported fix
Check the proposed owner's eligibility on the exact issue before making a fix handoff.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Check if a user can be assigned to an issue
Checks if a specified github user can be assigned to a given issue within a repository.
Why this helps
A report can point to the right fix while leaving uncertainty about whether the intended owner can take the issue.
- Validate the username against the linked issue.
- Make owner eligibility visible before handoff.
- Avoid guessing from repository-level access.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Bugherd and GitHub once in Notis.
- 2Create an automation in Notis with a name and prompt.
- 3Ask Notis to check the proposed GitHub owner's assignability on the report's linked issue.
- 4Choose the Notis webhook trigger and a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a report containing repository, issue number, and proposed username.
Questions about this workflow
How is this different from a repository-level check?
This checks whether the user can be assigned to a specific issue, rather than in the repository generally.
Does the check change the issue?
No. It reports whether the proposed user can be assigned.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Bugherd to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Bugherd 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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