Stop carrying dead workflow runs
When a run is obviously obsolete, it should not keep occupying your attention or your runners. Set a rule and let Notis handle the cleanup.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Cancel a workflow run
Cancels a workflow run in a github repository if it is in a cancellable state (e.g., 'in progress' or 'queued').
Why this helps
Queued and failed-to-progress runs create uncertainty about what is safe to rerun or ignore.
- Removes obsolete work from the queue
- Makes rerun decisions easier
- Reduces operational clutter
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Rosette text analytics and GitHub to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create a scheduled automation in the portal or ask Notis to clean up stale workflow runs.
- 3Give Notis this instruction: Analyze the supplied run notes, cancel only queued or in-progress GitHub workflow runs that clearly match the stale-run rule, and report every cancellation.
- 4Choose a daily schedule, select a run-report channel, and test with one disposable run.
Questions about this workflow
Can it cancel successful runs?
No. The GitHub action is intended for cancellable queued or in-progress runs.
How cautious should the stale rule be?
Use a narrow rule based on age, branch, or text context, and report uncertain cases instead of cancelling them.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Rosette text analytics to GitHub. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Rosette text analytics 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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