This app automatically sends task status notifications from Kitsu tracker to Discord using a simple schedule. Discord messages can be customized via simple template engine (check /tpl dir).

Quick run

Download the latest version (only Windows for now), fill in conf.toml and run it.

Configuration (conf.toml)

Basic

Variables	Description
tplPreset	Name of a subfolder (inside /tpl) that contains template files for styling Discord message. Useful for different customizations.
ignoreMessagesDaysOld	Don't parse tasks from Kitsu older that this value (days).
silentUpdateDB	Update local database but dont post anything. Useful for the first run.
threads	Increase value to speed up proccesing parsed data - little to no benefit for now
debug	Print Kitsu response data to shell
log	Print additional information to shell

Kitsu

Variables	Description
hostname	Kitsu hostname like https://example.com/ - trailing slash is required.
email	Kitsu account email - account must have Studio manager privileges.
password	Account password.
skipComments	Comments create overhead - skip them if you don't need them.
requestInterval	How often (in minutes) to request data from kitsu and publish it to Discord.

Discord

Variables	Description
embedsPerRequests	How many messages (embeds) are in one post in the chat. 10 maximum
RequestsPerMinute	How many posts (with messages) per minute can be made. 50 maximum
webhookURL	Discord webhook URL address

Templating (tpl dir)

The Discord message can be changed using the template files found in the \tpl directory. Each file corresponds to a different element in the Discord embedding structure, and each file has access to the following variables:

Variables	Description
{{.ProjectName}}	Production name.
{{.ParentName}}	Task parent name: can be scenes name or asset type name.
{{.TaskName}}	Task name
{{.TaskType}}	Task type
{{.CurrentStatus}}	Current task type status (got from Kitsu)
{{.PreviousStatus}}	Previous tast type status (got from local database)
{{.CommentContent}}	Comment message
{{.CommentAuthor}}	Comment author
{{.EntityType}}	Entity type name

Compilation

Compilation is straight forward:

go build -ldflags "-s -w" -o app.exe src/main.go

Docker

To deploy app via Docker:

1. docker-compose and Traefik is installed
2. Go to deploy dir
3. Update kitsu hostname in .evn file.
4. bash run.sh - exec supplied shell script that will download latest sources, build Docker image and run it via docker-compose.

What is Kitsu?

Kitsu is a production task tracker for small to midsize animation studios made by CG Wire company based in France.

The software is lightweight and simple with the easiest learning curve of the competition and it provides all nessesary tools to get the job done.

Visit cg-wire.com for more information.

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