Keep your key CommCare repository easy to find
A small recurring check keeps an important repository shortcut from quietly disappearing.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Check if repo starred by auth user
Use to determine if the authenticated user has starred a specific github repository, which is confirmed by an http 204 status (resulting in an empty dictionary in the response data); the action fails (e.g., http 404) if the repository is not starred or does not exist.
Why this helps
Repositories used for recurring CommCare work become harder to find when personal organization slips.
- Keeps important repositories discoverable
- Supports lightweight personal organization
- Removes a tiny but recurring manual check
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CommCare and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create the automation or ask Notis to create it in plain language.
- 3Tell Notis to check whether the key CommCare repository is starred and report if it is not.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and a run-report channel.
- 5Test it with the repository you use most.
Questions about this workflow
Does this star the repository automatically?
No. It checks and reports the current state.
When is this useful?
Use it for repositories that support recurring program operations or release work.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link CommCare to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
CommCare 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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
CommCare and GitHub, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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