## Overview

[Use Alfred's snippets to create quick templates for daily tasks - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my3-yZPdYPM)

## Daily standup note with Alfred automation flow diagram
![Daily standup not with Alfred automation flow diagram](https://mermaid.ink/svg/pako:eNpVkEFrwzAMhf-K0Ai00A526shhUJLmOAYtOwxf1FhtTR3b2A5bCPnvc9JmZRjs96zvCaQeaysZc8yyXhkV815gvHDDAnOBRwpJrOD-90le0VFzSEVIoPOqId8VVls_8U-bl6qqdrdI4Noa-b9ebV-LciNwGIYsE2Y8Z0_uAody1JF_4uJDkzJwSBLebeSwFCZoqq-L_XgnR_rkWS6207Occ7BeQ2FdB3fzBlPqHh6rsXMMLJ9DJCNbNzG3XnPPkfq2_hqgobOqH11whQ37hpRMq-qFAXisKck05VWgMEPiWicp8k6qaD3mJ9KBV0httPvO1JhH3_IMlYrS9M0f5ch8WTv74Rer-ovJ)
```mermaidignore
graph TD

text(Plain Text Notes)
slack(Slack)
alfred(Alfred)

text -- Copy text --> slack
slack -- type ed.standup --> alfred
alfred -- works magic --> slack
```

## How to recreate this automation
### Step 1: Create an Alfred snippet
Go to the preferences in Alfred and open up `Snippets` in the `Features` section. Create a snippet similar to this:
![Alfred snippet example](https://ry.d.pr/VBA7Pb.png)

Plain text format of the example in the video:
```
*{date:EEEE} Standup - {date:long}*
{clipboard}
```

### Step 2: Copy your notes
![Highlighted notes](https://ry.d.pr/Fqs2lw.png)

### Step 3: Go to Slack and type your trigger keyword
Type in your keyword - mine is `ed.standup` - and hit enter.
![Slack example](https://ry.d.pr/g0JI9s.png)


Creating a daily standup note using Alfred snippets

## Overview of Github, Zapier and Slack integrations
When there is a commit on the `main` branch in the Tiny Automations Github repository it triggers a build process for this website. Sometimes this new commit is automated (like when an article publish date is met) and it announces a new release is about to happen in a specified Slack channel letting you and your team members know what's going on. 

[How to connect Github to Slack using a Zapier Integration - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX2ogTG89KQ)

## Automation flow diagram of how to automate Slack notifications using Zapier
![Automation flow diagram of how to automate Slack notifications using Zapier](https://mermaid.ink/svg/pako:eNpVkM9qwzAMxl_FaARSSA87deQwGE3TB-joofiiONpiGtvBdg5tyLtPcZeVYdAffz8JPk2gXEtQQpZN2upYThJiR4YklBIaDFwU4vfvjF5j01NgUTA4eG3Q3_audz7xL7vXuq4Pj5FAytn2v15_vO2rnYR5nrNM2uV9exw68VmlWsdubPJjShtp7zho8vklJe5Dj-qan5a4efJiuxXKGaOjcFYY1FY0Hq3qWHgXjx3rroX11BMbSzMhMWkvFGDI83jL55ikFeJ5Ci7ZyVWCtDNz49BipEOro_NQfmEfqAAcozvdrIIy-pFWqNLIDs0fNaC9OLf28w-NjYMs)

```mermaid
graph TD
    github(Github)
    zapier(Zapier)
    slack(Slack)

    github -- commit on main branch --> zapier
    zapier -- release comms --> slack
```

## How to recreate this Zapier, Slack and Github integration automation
### Resources
* [GitHub](https://github.com/)
* [Zapier](https://zapier.com/)

### Step 1: Setup Zapier integration trigger
Use Zapier to setup a new task to monitor your Github repo. One of the reasons Zapier is a lot of peoples favourite automation tool is the simple user interface (as can be seen here) making it easy to create custom workflows that do not take much time to setup.
![Github repo trigger](https://ry.d.pr/KCteFb.png)

### Step 2: Setup your Slack message
Super simple - set it up so it posts to the relevant Slack channel (this could also be setup in a direct message)
![Slack message](### Step 1: Setup Zapier trigger.png)

And setup the formatting as you like it
![Setup formatting](https://ry.d.pr/6RxrKf.png)

### Step 3: Commit to your Github repository
That's it! Once you commit to the main branch in your Github account
![Slack message from Zapier](https://ry.d.pr/me30Zg.png)

## Future enhancements for development teams
- trigger message also after other use cases such as the build being completed/published or a new branch being created
- add a new feature to trigger for github issues or when a new issue is created
- setup a Google Sheets or Airtable integration to record commit/automation in a new row (could also create web app to view this)
- add support for Gitlab or Gitlab Issues
- Create a Github app, Slack app or Slack Bot to encorporate all of this functionality and remove the need for Zapier. You could then kick off triggers with slash commands etc.

Automate Slack notifications for your automated Github release process

How to connect Github to Slack using a Zapier Integration

## Overview
Save yourself time and effort (and from the temptation of time wasting browsing) by getting mentions of your interests, brands or products directly to Slack every morning.

[Automate your Google Alerts to Slack every morning - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0R2NenmSq0)

## Google Alert to Slack morning update using n8n automation flow diagram
![Google Alert to Slack morning update using n8n automation flow diagram](https://mermaid.ink/svg/pako:eNpVkE1rwzAMhv-K0QikkB52aslhUJpm92XsMHxREzU19UewnUMJ-e-Ts7ZbMbZfSc9rI03Quo6ghCyblFWxnCTEMxmSUEo4YmBRiFvuC73Co6bARcHg4JVBf9077fzCv2xe67o-_FoCtc52z_V6t91XGwnzPGeZtGn1Hoez-KyStlub815x1rleE2ryMX9ftNilQHw0DZeDxvaSN-lc3YxivRatd-l-E__sT28lyIcgTkRdWEh2PuyGQsCelvzyAxRgyBtUHU9oklaIv-mw5OYuEqSdmRuHDiMdOhWdh_KEOlABOEbXXG0LZfQj3aFKITdtHtSA9tu5ezz_ABtzh8A)
```mermaidignore
graph TD

n8n(n8n)
googlealert(Google Alert RSS)
slack(Slack)

n8n -- cron --> googlealert
googlealert -- rss feeds --> n8n
n8n -- message --> slack
```

## How to recreate this automation
### Resources
* [Github repo](https://github.com/rymawby/tiny-automations-source/blob/main/google-alerts-to-slack)
* [n8n workflow](https://github.com/rymawby/tiny-automations-source/blob/main/google-alerts-to-slack/Google_Alerts_to_Slack.json)
* [Slack - n8n Documentation](https://docs.n8n.io/integrations/nodes/n8n-nodes-base.slack/)
### Step 1: Setup your Google Alerts as RSS feeds
Go to `https://www.google.com/alerts`. Create alerts of subjects etc that are of interest to you. Once you have done that click the edit button:
![Edit google alert](https://ry.d.pr/NqAzey.png).

Change the `Deliver to` section to `RSS feed`.
![Deliver to as RSS feed](https://ry.d.pr/ipCJPS.png)

Now click on the `RSS feed` icon and grab the URL from the browser (you'll use this later in n8n - it'll look something like `https://www.google.com.au/alerts/feeds/12345581409404114402/1234574375811598703`)
![RSS feed icon](https://ry.d.pr/UFLMDn.png)

Repeat this process for all the subjects/keywords that interest you. Remember to save all your feed URLs as you'll need them in n8n.

### Step 2: Setup your n8n workflow
Your n8n workflow should look like something like this: 
![n8n workflow](https://ry.d.pr/lgsT6C.png)

The `Cron` node runs this workflow every morning at 7am. (A [cron job](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cron) is a way of running tasks at certain times repeatedly).


In the `List feeds` function node create an array of Google Alert RSS urls from `Step 1` - something like the below (`items[0].json` follows the format for passing data in n8n).
```javascript
items[0].json.feeds = [

	"https://www.google.com/alerts/feeds/12345581409404114402/1234525054193310532",
	"https://www.google.com/alerts/feeds/12345581409404114402/1234535688892159086",
	"https://www.google.com/alerts/feeds/12345581409404114402/12345125633164967",
	"https://www.google.com/alerts/feeds/12345581409404114402/1234537100179579905",
	"https://www.google.com/alerts/feeds/12345581409404114402/1234540289464225414",
	"https://www.google.com/alerts/feeds/12345581409404114402/1234577577438323748"]

return items;
```

In the `Cycle through feeds` function node we `pop` a value from the array and pass it on.
```javascript
items[0].json.feed = "";

if(items[0].json.feeds.length > 0){
	items[0].json.feed = items[0].json.feeds.pop();
}

return items;
```

If there are still feeds in the `feeds` array we loop back around to the `Cycle through feeds` function using the `IF` node (each time this is run it decreases the length of the `feeds` array by `1`). 

We also pass valid `feed` values through to the `RSS Feed Read` node. This node just takes in the value passed to it from the `IF` node (a Google Alerts RSS URL) and loads it.

The Slack node then sends this data to Slack.

## Future enhancements
- add more sources - not just Google Alerts for the ultimate morning update.
- combine Google Alert RSS feeds into a single RSS feed.




Keep up-to-date with morning updates using Google Alerts

Learn how to automate with slack