A Slash WebTask for Slack to run a build on Shippable

shippable-webtask.js

var request=require('request');

module.exports = function (ctx, cb) {
  var shippable_secret=ctx.secrets.shippable;     // API token for shippable API
  var project=ctx.body.text;                      // project name passed as parameter to Slash command
  
  
  // do not want to look up the project id in code; create dictionary here
  var projects={
    realtime: '<Shippable project id>'
  };
  
  // check if user specifies a correct project
  if(!projects[project]) {
    cb(null, {
    response_type: 'in_channel',
    text: 'Sorry, specify a valid project!'
  });
  }
  
  // call shippable API to build project
  var options = {
    method: 'POST',
    url: 'https://api.shippable.com/projects/' + projects[project] + '/newBuild',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'apiToken ' + shippable_secret
    }
  };

// we do not specify a callback or do error checking; user should check if he gets a build report in Slack
request(options);

cb(null, { 
      response_type: 'in_channel',
      text: 'Build request for ' + project + ' fired! Check Slack for status.' 
    });
  
};