Testing is a crucial part of any development workflow, but let's be honest - nobody enjoys staring at a screen waiting for test results. That's why we've rolled out a sleek new Slack integration at Stably that keeps you in the loop without keeping you chained to your desk.
Getting started is refreshingly straightforward. Head to the settings page and you'll find our shiny new notifications tab. From there, you can set up different Slack channels for different types of alerts - maybe send those critical test failures to #urgent and the routine runs to #test-notifications. Love it when things are customizable? Us too! You can choose to get pinged when tests start, finish, or just when something goes wrong. No more context-switching just to check if that integration test is still chugging along - we'll keep you posted.
What I particularly love about this setup is the weekly summary feature. Every Monday morning, you'll get a clean breakdown of your test runs from the previous week. It's surprisingly motivating to see those green checkmarks stack up, and it makes it easy to spot patterns when things aren't going as planned.
While Slack is our shiny new offering, we know some teams prefer keeping their testing notifications in their inbox. The email integration works exactly the same way - just toggle your preference in the settings panel. You'll get the same start/finish notifications and weekly summaries, just delivered to your inbox instead of your Slack channels.
Pro tip: You can actually use both simultaneously if you're into redundancy (and let's face it, as engineers, we often are). This can be particularly handy when you're running critical test suites and want to ensure you don't miss any notifications.
The new notification system is live and ready to use. Give it a spin and let us know what you think.
Happy testing! 🚀
