vRealize Operations Team Slack Bot

The vR Ops Slack Bot runs in the configured (#vrops-cat) channel on https://vmware-vrops.slack.com.

Pull Commands

help

• help

cat

• cat recommended [branch]
• cat build [branch] [target] [result]
• cat testrun [branch] [area] [result]

vro

• vro workflow (vro wf)

admin

• admin uptime

hidden

• cat areas
• cat branches
• cat results
• cat slas
• cat targets
• thank you

todo

• admin config
• admin logs
• admin reset
• admin stats

Push Plugins

These plugins publish results periodically at a configured rate to a configured slack channel.

• recommended build change
• build status change - i.e. vrops, vcopssuitevm, vcopssuitepak
• test status change - i.e. SingleVA_PostCheckin, MultiVA_PostCheckin, SingleVA_B2B_PostCheckin

Reference

• CAT REST API - https://cat.eng.vmware.com/urls
• MBU CAT Home - https://mbu-cat.eng.vmware.com
• vRO SDK - https://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/orchestrator_pubs.html
• Local vRO Instance - https://10.25.37.28:8281/vco/api/docs/index.html
• Slack API - https://api.slack.com

Dependencies

• https://github.com/nlopes/slack - Slack API
• https://github.com/jmcvetta/napping - REST API encapsulation
• https://github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 - sqlite3 database driver

Setup

Configure ssh in order to use a private repo (gitlab only)

$ cat $HOME/.ssh/config
# qeconfig.wp.fsi
Host qeconfig.wp.fsi
Hostname qeconfig.wp.fsi
User git

Pull the vropsbot code

export GOPATH=$HOME/go
go get github.com/bruceadowns/vropsbot

Ensure that $GOPATH/bin is in your path.

Customize Config File

config.json

Future Ideas

• vR Ops Suite API integration
• Manage salesforce escalations