Use more powerlful token, use spinner while waiting for approval.

.travis.yml

 language: perl
-
 perl:
-- '5.14'
-- '5.12'
-- '5.10'
+  - '5.14'
+  - '5.12'
+  - '5.10'
 
 env:
   matrix:
@@ -11,7 +10,7 @@ env:
   - COVERALLS=false DB=mysql
   - COVERALLS=false DB=sqlite
   global:
-    secure: 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
+    secure: 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
 
 sudo: false
 
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ install:
   - cp travisci/MultiTestDB.conf.travisci.mysql  modules/t/MultiTestDB.conf.mysql
   - cp travisci/MultiTestDB.conf.travisci.SQLite modules/t/MultiTestDB.conf.SQLite
   - mysql -u root -h localhost -e 'GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO "travis"@"%"'
-
 script: "./travisci/harness.sh"
 
 jobs:
@@ -56,3 +54,5 @@ notifications:
   email:
     on_success: always
     on_failure: always
+  slack:
+    secure: gTcWzQsVHKPxRJ1u0U2l2+QVujmG1uFW44kAO3l46V5Im5uLTOLeM20ykk6ox4kaPHLs5ky7NGzcJmTDLaHBKjI4Sa34l4tJd0lhkv+hKj9TSv5pDDCdUX8v869Nm8LqJKh26HqvVcN7eHFRatLD/tfYvvkaP1rLLhwLLdr7czQ=

travisci/trigger-dependent-build.sh

 #!/bin/bash
 
-# This script lives in each of the upstream repos. Add this to .travis.yml to
-# run after each successful build (assuming that the script is in the root of
-# the repo):
-#   after_success:
-#     - ./trigger-dependent-build
-#
-# There are three variables to set - `$auth_token`, `$endpoint`, and
-# `$repo_id` - each is described below.
-#
-
-# An authorization token generated by running:
-#   gem install travis
-#   travis login
-#   travis token
-#
-
 ####################
 # Global Variables #
 ####################
 
-# The authorisation token
-auth_token=MdFujR8JsfCR9uJdw7jrPg
-
 # The Travis API endpoint. .com and .org are the commercial and free versions,
 # respectively; enterprise users will have their own hostname.
 endpoint=https://api.travis-ci.org
@@ -55,6 +36,7 @@ function env_var {
     sed 's/{"env_var":{"id":"\([^"]*\)",.*/\1/'
 }
 
+# print a spinner and terminate it
 sp="/-\|"
 sc=0
 spin() {
@@ -72,7 +54,7 @@ if [ "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" != "master" ] || [ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST}" != "false" ]
 fi
 
 # The list of downstream dependent repos
-dep_repos=("avullo%2Fensembl")
+dep_repos=("Ensembl%2Fensembl")
 
 for dep_repo in "${dep_repos[@]}"; do
     # Get the ID of the dependent repo
@@ -101,14 +83,16 @@ for dep_repo in "${dep_repos[@]}"; do
 
     # Wait until request is approved or max amount of time has passed
     i=0
+    echo "Waiting for build request $dep_repo_master_build_request_id to be approved"
+    build_request_approved=""
     until travis_api /repo/$dep_repo/request/$dep_repo_master_build_request_id | grep -q '"result": "approved"'; do
-	echo "Waiting for build request $dep_repo_master_build_request_id to be approved"
+	spin
 	sleep 5
 	
 	true $(( i++ ))
 	if [ $i -eq 100 ]
 	then
-	    echo "Request $dep_repo_master_build_request_id not approved, reached max waiting time ... ABORT"
+	    echo " reached max waiting time ... ABORT"
 	    exit 1
 	fi
     done