Communicate failed checks back to the author/project
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100
Research direction
Start by reviewing how the patchwork API receives check results and how check-generators report them. Clarify the intended recipient, delivery mechanism, and whether failures or successes should be reported before defining what completed status communication would mean.
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Description
In our project, we've had instances of developers being surprised that they had failed checks - or that checks were even happening. Rather than force developers to check a web page when they're used to using email, it would be nice if the patchwork server could send out some form of status when checks fail (or perhaps also when they succeed); either to the patch author or to the project mailing list.
Yes, I know a separate app could poll the patchwork API and send emails as needed, but doing it in patchwork results in more immediate feedback and less processing. Reporting from whatever app is doing the checks would require all check-generators to support email independently, and distribute any configuration requirements.
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 317
- Forks
- 91
- PR merge metrics
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