Prepare Appveyor environment context for a new Slack channel
Give every new project channel the deployment context it needs from day one.
Trigger
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Action
Get Environments
Tool to get a list of all deployment environments. use when you need to enumerate available environments before creating deployments.
Why this helps
New channels start without a shared view of where builds can be deployed.
- Standardize project channel onboarding
- Reduce repeated environment questions
- Help teams plan releases sooner
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Appveyor in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named channel deployment context.
- 3Describe that Notis should retrieve Appveyor environments and summarize them for the purpose implied by the new channel.
- 4Pick Slackbot New Channel Created as the trigger and choose the report destination.
- 5Test by creating one real project channel.
Questions about this workflow
Will it know the channel's project automatically?
Only when the channel name or available event context makes that clear; otherwise it should present the environment list without guessing.
Can this configure environment permissions?
No. The allowed action only retrieves environments.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Appveyor. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Appveyor actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Build Artifacts
Tool to get the list of artifacts for a specific build job. use when you need to retrieve artifacts after a job completes.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Environments
Tool to get a list of all deployment environments. use when you need to enumerate available environments before creating deployments.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get Projects
Tool to get a list of all projects for the authenticated account. use after authentication to enumerate available projects.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get Role
Tool to retrieve details of a specific role. use when you need to inspect permissions and metadata of a role by id.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get Roles
Tool to retrieve all roles in the account. use when you need to enumerate available roles before assigning permissions.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Users
Tool to retrieve all users in the account. use when you need to list all team users in your appveyor account.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
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When this happens · Trigger
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