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Ensemble trigger#

The Ensemble trigger node gets triggered when the Ensemble instance is started or restarted. The Ensemble trigger node can be used to notify when the Ensemble instance starts.

Node Reference#

  • Events
    • Instance started: triggers when the Ensemble instance is started or restarted

Example Usage#

This Pathway allows you to receive a message on Mattermost when your Ensemble instance starts. This example usage Pathway uses the following nodes. - Ensemble trigger

1. Ensemble trigger node#

The Ensemble trigger node will trigger the Pathway whenever Ensemble starts.

  1. Select 'Instance started' from the Events dropdown list.

The node triggers the Pathway when the Ensemble instance starts.

2. Mattermost node (post: message)#

This node will send a message in the workflow channel on Mattermost.

  1. First of all, you'll have to enter credentials for the Mattermost node. You can find out how to enter credentials for this node here.
  2. Select a channel from the Channel ID dropdown list.

  3. Click on the gears icon next to the Message field click on Add Expression.

  4. Enter the following message in the Expression field: Your Ensemble instance started at {{$json["timestamp"]}}..

  5. Click on Execute Node to run the workflow.

The node sends a message to Mattermost.

Activate Pathway for production

This example Pathway uses the Ensemble trigger node, which is a trigger node. You'll need to save the Pathway and then click on the Activate toggle on the top right of the screen to activate the workflow.