Check GitHub assignment before routing CommCare work
Notis can confirm an assignee is eligible before a field-driven issue enters the queue.
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
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
Follow-ups bounce because the first person named cannot be assigned to the issue.
- Prevents avoidable assignment failures
- Reduces back-and-forth during triage
- Makes routing rules easier to trust
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect CommCare and GitHub to Notis once via the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to make it.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction to validate the proposed assignee for the matching GitHub issue.
- 4Select the webhook trigger and the channel for run reports.
- 5Test with one real proposed assignment.
Questions about this workflow
Does this assign the issue too?
This workflow validates eligibility. Add a separate assignment workflow if you also want routing.
What does Notis need?
The webhook should provide enough context to identify the repository, issue, and proposed user.
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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
Accept a repository invitation
Accepts a pending repository invitation that has been issued to the authenticated user.
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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