23, Aug 2023

MONITOR CI CD BUILD STATUS WITH SHELL LANGUAGE

Palzin Track Shell Use Cases

Monitor your CI/CD build status for your Shell application

In the realm of software development, Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) stand as pivotal concepts, regularly employed to ensure the perpetual functionality of your Shell software. CI/CD constitutes a software development methodology in which developers consistently integrate code into a shared repository and subsequently deliver this code to end-users. This approach ensures that the software remains operational, granting users access to the latest version.

When implementing CI/CD for your Shell application, it becomes imperative to oversee the build status vigilantly to confirm the ongoing functionality of the latest application version. This proactive monitoring strategy ensures that you remain informed about the application's status and are ready to take immediate action, if necessary. For instance, if the build status registers as unsuccessful, you can swiftly address the issue and guarantee the perpetual operation of the most recent application version.

Enter Palzin Track, a potent real-time event tracking tool that serves as an ideal solution for monitoring your Shell application's build status. Integrating Palzin Track directly into your CI/CD pipeline, whether through platforms like Github Actions or within the Shell application itself, empowers you to monitor your application's build status in real time. Additionally, you have the option to establish rules for notifications, keeping you and your team promptly informed of any changes in the application's build status.

Furthermore, Palzin Track offers the ability to track the history of your CI/CD build status over time and create a timeline of events for each build. This feature allows you to consistently review your application's build history and take necessary actions when required. Connect Palzin Track to Shell


Setting up Palzin Track

  1. Sign up for a free Palzin Track account.
  2. Create your first project from the dashboard.
  3. Head to settings and copy your API token.

Shell code snippets

Use the following code snippet to track the build status of your application in real time. All you need to do is to replace the YOUR_API_TOKEN with your Palzin Track API token and update the project name to your project name.

Using Shell with Httpie


printf '{"project":"my-project","channel":"ci-cd","event":"Successful Deploy","description":"Project was successfully deployed to production","icon":"🚢","notify":true}'| http --follow --timeout 3600 POST 'https://api.palzin.live/v1/log' \  


 Content-Type:'application/json' \  


 Authorization:'Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN'

Using Shell with wget


wget --no-check-certificate --quiet \  


 --method POST \  


 --timeout=0 \  


 --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \  


 --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \  


 --body-data '{"project":"my-project","channel":"ci-cd","event":"Successful Deploy","description":"Project was successfully deployed to production","icon":"🚢","notify":true}' \  


 'https://api.palzin.live/v1/log'

Shell integration details

We believe that event tracking should be simple and accessible to every developer and team. Therefore, we have worked hard to create the next generation of event tracking tools. As a result, Palzin Track is flexible and easy to use, making it a great companion for your Shell applications.

In addition to tracking CI/CD build status, Palzin Track is a powerful solution that you can use to track any other significant events in your Shell application. Palzin Track provides powerful features such as cross-platform push notifications, event filtering, user and product journeys, charts, insights, and more.

Other use-cases for Palzin Track

  1. Monitor your CPU usage in your Shell application
  2. Monitor when database goes down in your Shell application
  3. Monitor high disk usage in your Shell application
  4. Monitor when a user changes their email address in your Shell application
  5. Monitor failed logins in your Shell application
  6. Monitor failed payments for your Shell application
  7. Monitor memory usage in your Shell application
  8. Monitor MySQL downtime in your Shell application
  9. Monitor when a new feature is used in your Shell application
  10. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your Shell application
  11. Monitor Redis downtime in your Shell application
  12. Monitor suspicious activity in your Shell application
  13. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your Shell service
  14. Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your Shell application
  15. Get a notification when your Shell code is done executing
  16. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using Shell
  17. Track canceled subscriptions in your Shell application
  18. Track your Shell cron jobs
  19. Track when a file is uploaded to your Shell application
  20. Track when a form is submitted to your Shell application
  21. Track payment events via Shell
  22. Track user sign in events in Shell
  23. Monitor user signup events via Shell
  24. Track waitlist signup events via Shell

Go Beyond the Metrics. Understand the Why.

Palzin Track reveals the human stories behind your data. Make user-centric decisions that drive growth.