Automating Open Source with ProbotBex Warner

#TheFuture #OrMaybeNot

https://xkcd.com/1205/

Jidokaautomation with a human touch.

Automating ProcessImproves consistency, reduces overhead,

increases your confidence

Identify repeated tasks

“We {action}every {period of time}.”

Identify repeated tasks

“We release a changelogevery two weeks.”

What does automation look like on GitHub?

OAuth Apps

github.com/dear-github/dear-github

GitHub Apps 🎉

Granular permissions

You’ve probably seen it in action

You’ve probably seen it in action

You’ve probably seen it in action

probot.github.io

Listen on WebhooksTake action via the GitHub API

AuthenticationJWT + installation access token

Abstracted away

GitHub APIsREST, GraphQl, Octokits

Authenticated Octokit client

https://developer.github.com/v3/libraries/

Let’s build an app!

github.com/probot/create-probot-apphttps://carbon.now.sh/

LIVE DEMO???

Let’s write some code

index.jshttps://carbon.now.sh/

Identify repeated tasks

“We {action}every {period of time}.”

Identify repeated tasks

“We add a label forevery every new issue.”

`app.on` listening for webhooks

https://carbon.now.sh/

Webhookshttps://developer.github.com/webhooks/

Issues Eventhttps://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/

#issuesevent

Listening on `issues.opened`https://carbon.now.sh/

https://octokit.github.io/rest.js/#api-Issues-addLabels

Probot’s Internal APIshttps://probot.github.io/api/latest/classes/context.html#issue

`context.issue()`

Add necessary paramshttps://carbon.now.sh/

Make the API callhttps://carbon.now.sh/

Watch it work!

Existing Apps

probot.github.io/apps

probot.github.io/community

probot.github.io

We’re hiring!

https://github.com/about/careers

probot.github.io

developer@github.com

@hiimbex

@hiimbexo Bex Warner

GitHub