slack-codebuild

Send AWS CodeBuild status messages to Slack via an Incoming WebHook.

Getting Started

This utility is designed to be used in an AWS CodeBuild project.

Storing the SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL environment variable value in your AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store is strongly recommended.

Example buildspec.yml file:

env:
  parameter-store:
    SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL: /CodeBuild/MyProject/SlackWebHookUrl
    
phases:
  install:
    commands:
      - npm install -g slack-codebuild
  post_build:
    finally:
      - slack-codebuild

Environment Variables

SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL

The Incoming WebHook URL where messages will be posted (e.g. https://hooks.slack.com/services/T00000000/B00000000/XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)

AWS_REGION

The AWS region where the build is running.

This variable is automatically provided by CodeBuild.

CODEBUILD_BUILD_ID

The AWS CodeBuild ID of the build.

This variable is automatically provided by CodeBuild.

CODEBUILD_BUILD_SUCCEEDING

Whether the current build is succeeding. Set to 0 if the build is failing, or 1 if the build is succeeding.

This variable is automatically provided by CodeBuild.