Notes on Creating a GitHub Webhook

To create a webhook, on github click on settings, webhooks, add webhook. Fill in the following:

• payload url
  • https://username:password@halldweb.jlab.org/cgi-bin/build/build_sim-recon_wehook.py is the url used by halld_recon and halld_sim auto builds.
• choose a web type
  • halld_recon and halld_sim use application/json
• enter a secret
  • halld_recon and halld_sim leave the secret blank
• choose which events trigger the webhook. push is the most common
  • halld_recon selects pull requests under “let me select individual events”
• set the Active check box when it is ready to go

From Marty:

To create a new instance of the same thing, you should:

• Create a directory for it — /group/halld/www/halldweb/<newname> into which you place your code.
  • made the directory newname = build_scripts_webhook
  • (directory in marty’s message should be /group/halld/www/halldweb/htbin/<newname>)
• Create a new password file like /group/halld/www/config/<newname>pw
  • called it build_scripts_webhook_pw
• Add a user and password as desired
  • username = bstester , password=********
• Let me know what <newname> is so I can add the necessary config

Here the message sent to Marty:

Marty,
I created the new script for execution from github. The script is
/group/halld/www/halldweb/htbin/build_scripts_webhook/build_scripts_test.py
The password file is
/group/halld/www/halldweb/config/build_scripts_webhook_pw
Let me know if I have to do anything else.
— Mark