tbng / mattermost_notifier

Mattermost notifier for experiments on distant cluster

mattermost_notifier

Mattermost notifier for experiments on distant cluster.

Config

This function needs to have access to the URK and the API_KEY for the mattermost webhooks.

Generate the API key

• Login to your Mattermost team site and go to Account Settings -> Integrations.
• Next to Incoming Webhooks click Edit.
• Select the channel or private group to receive webhook payloads, then click Add to create the webhook
• The API key is the last part of the URL (eg: u2x8rkfugj8zbqby9pw3huqnyc)

Provide the config details to the function:

It can be provided via different mechanism:

• It can be passed explicitely in the function as url, api_key arguments.
• It can be set globally for the process with the environment variable MATTERHOOK_API_KEY and MATTERMOST_URL.
• It can be set in a config file matterhook.cfg, either in the current directory or in $HOME/.config/. The config file should have the structure:

[matterhook]
url = https://mattermost.yourcompany.com
api_key = XXX