Validate Canvas coding submissions with CircleCI
Let each new coding assignment submission start its CircleCI checks, so you can focus on reviewing results instead of launching builds by hand.
Trigger
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Action
Trigger Pipeline
Tool to trigger a new pipeline for the specified project. use when you need to start a build on a branch or tag programmatically.
Why this helps
Manually starting a build for every coding submission creates extra follow-up and makes it easy to miss a failed check.
- Start validation as soon as a new submission arrives.
- Reduce repetitive build launches during busy grading periods.
- Keep build initiation tied to the relevant Canvas assignment.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Canvas and CircleCI once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, or tell Notis what you want from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, name the coding assignment and CircleCI project and branch to validate.
- 4Choose New Canvas Assignment Submission as the trigger, then choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real submission and confirm the intended pipeline starts.
Questions about this workflow
Does this work for every Canvas assignment?
Set the instruction to handle the specific coding assignment you want. The trigger polls for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Can Notis choose the CircleCI project and branch for me?
State the intended project and branch in your instruction. The workflow uses a prompt rather than field mapping.
What happens after the pipeline starts?
This workflow starts the pipeline and sends a run report to your chosen channel. It does not include a separate CircleCI result-check action.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Canvas to Circleci. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Canvas triggers
Circleci actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Job Artifacts
Tool to retrieve artifacts produced by a specific job. use after a job has completed to list its output files.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Job Details
Tool to fetch details of a specific job within a project. use when you need status, timing, and executor information for a circleci job by its number.
Canvas Assignment Graded
Polls Canvas for newly graded submissions for a specific assignment.
Get Pipeline Config
Tool to fetch pipeline configuration by id. use when you need the source or compiled yaml of a specific pipeline.
New Canvas Assignment Submission
Polls Canvas for new submissions to a specific assignment.
Get Test Metadata
Tool to fetch test metadata for a specific job. use when you need detailed test results, run times, and failure messages after a job completes.
New Canvas Discussion Message
Polls Canvas discussion topics for new messages.
Get User Information
Tool to retrieve information about a circleci user by their unique id. use when you need user profile details after obtaining the user id.
New Canvas Discussion Topic
Polls a Canvas course for new discussion topics.
List Pipelines for Project
Tool to list all pipelines for a specific project. use when you need to retrieve the pipelines for a project (e.g., to display recent runs on a dashboard).
New Course Created for User
Polls Canvas for newly created courses for a specific user.
List Self-Hosted Runners
Tool to list available self-hosted runners. use when you need to retrieve all configured self-hosted runners for your organization.
New Canvas File Upload
Polls a Canvas course for new file uploads.
List Workflows by Pipeline ID
Tool to list all workflows associated with a specific pipeline. use when you need to fetch or paginate through workflows by pipeline id.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Canvas and Circleci, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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