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Automatic Slack Messages

Automatically post positive recognition messages in Slack for well-structured PRs.

Automatic Slack Messages

Configuration Description

Conditions (all must be true):

  • The PR contains updates to tests.
  • The PR has fewer than 5 modified files.
  • The PR branch references a Jira ticket.
  • The PR has fewer than 150 lines of code changed.

Automation Actions:

  • Post a Slack message that automatically recognizes the PR author and provides a link to the PR.

Automatic Slack Messages

# -*- mode: yaml -*-

manifest:
  version: 1.0

automations:
  slack_auto_recognition:
    if:
        - {{ files | match(regex=r/(test|spec)/) | some }} # this pr has at least 1 test
        - {{ files | length <= 5 }} # this pr has 5 or less files
        - {{ branch.name | includes(regex=r/[A-Z]{2,}-\d+.*/) }} # this branch has the Jira ticket prefix
        - {{ branch.diff.size <= 150 }} # this branch has 150 lines of code or less changed
    run:
        - action: send-slack-message@v1
          args:
            webhook_url: "{{ env.SLACK_WEBHOOK }}"
            message: ":tada: Congrats to {{ pr.author }} for the amazing new PR, '{{ pr.title }}'! Check it out at https://github.com/{{ repo.owner }}/{{ repo.name }}/pull/{{ pr.number }}"
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Additional Resources

gitStream is a workflow automation tool that enables you to use YAML configuration files to optimize your code review process. Add context to PRs, find code experts for reviews, and automate the merge process to maximize developer productivity.

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