Github to Whatsapp Push Notifier

Inspiration

So I always wanted there should be a quick way to let the project lead know that code has been pushed to GitHub repo, now GitHub notifications and emails don't work for me personally, I wanted something more quick and simple notification that will tell me the code has been pushed.

What it does

The WhatsApp bot is built using Twilio APIs which sends a Whatsapp message when code is pushed to a repository.

How we built it

Create an account in Twilio here.
From your Twilio dashboard fetch Account Sid and Auth Token.
To encrypt them, create new secrets in your repository named account_sid, auth_token, to_whatsapp_no and give its value.
Create a .github/workflows/whatsapp-push-notify-action.yml.
Add the following properties to whatsapp-push-notify-action.yml file .

```name: When a push occurs in the master branch, a private message is sent on Whatsapp. on: [push] jobs: build: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/checkout@master - name: whatsapp-notify id: whatsapp-notify env: account_sid: ${{ secrets.account_sid }} auth_token: ${{ secrets.auth_token }} to_whatsapp_no: ${{ secrets.to_whatsapp_no }}

  - name : Run
    run: |
      echo 'Start!'


## Challenges we ran into
One of the major challenges was that I need to have something that provides me service of automated messaging, and that is where Twilo APIs came into the picture and helped me to send notifications on WhatsApp using GitHub actions through their Twilio APIs.
## Accomplishments that we're proud of
Successfully automated the push notifications using github actions and Twilio APIs.

## What we learned
I learned about automating stuff using GitHub actions.
Also learnt about how to use Twilio APIs.


## What's next for Github to Whatsapp Push Notifier

Currently, the details and stats of push made are not being sent to the WhatsApp, will work on that so the notification receiver will have a more clear idea about the particular push made.