Check Appveyor deployment targets from a Slack direct message
Get the deployment target list while the decision is still in your head.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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
Private release decisions get delayed by manual environment searches and uncertain target names.
- Speed up private release decisions
- Reduce confusion over environment names
- Keep sensitive planning in the DM context
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Appveyor in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named private deployment target check.
- 3Describe that Notis should list Appveyor environments and answer the DM's deployment target question using only returned data.
- 4Pick Slackbot Direct Message Received as the trigger and choose where reports go.
- 5Test with one real DM about deployment environments.
Questions about this workflow
Can it recommend production?
It can identify an environment named by your request, but it should not infer promotion policy that Appveyor does not return.
What happens when several environments match?
Notis can list the candidates and ask you to choose.
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
Do this · Action
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