Understand links introduced in a README change
Review documentation updates with a quick read of the web pages they reference.
Trigger
GitHub Repository README Changed
Triggers when the README file in a specific repository directory changes. Monitors the README in a configurable directory and branch/tag/commit. The payload includes the current README metadata (filename, path, SHA, size, URLs), the previous and current git blob SHAs, and a list of which tracked fields changed.
Action
Diffbot Analyze
Tool to automatically determine a page's content type and route it to the appropriate extraction api. use when you have only a url and need diffbot to choose the right extractor.
Why this helps
A README change can introduce unfamiliar links that reviewers must open individually to understand their purpose.
- Identify the content type of supplied web links.
- Keep link context with the README change report.
- Review documentation changes with fewer manual page visits.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect GitHub and Diffbot once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and give it a name.
- 3Describe the outcome in one instruction: analyze web URLs supplied with each README change and summarize the detected page types with the change context.
- 4Pick the GitHub Repository README Changed trigger and choose where run reports should go.
- 5Test with one real README change that includes web URLs.
Questions about this workflow
Can this find links in the README on its own?
The trigger description provides README metadata and change information. Have the instruction analyze URLs supplied in the event or otherwise provided to Notis.
What is the purpose of Analyze?
Diffbot Analyze determines page content type and routes the URL to an appropriate extraction API.
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