"invalid condition `$TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE = cron`" in slack channel notification

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I’m trying to set up the slack notification for Travis cron job. The purpose is to receive notification on slack only when the build is triggered as cron job.

.travis.yml
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I’m not able to receive the notification on slack however the cron job is running perfectly on travis.

On Travis, it is showing that the $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE = cron condition is invalid. In the docs it is mentioned to check for $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE = cron if the build is triggered as cron job.

Travis config output:

notifications.slack.if : invalid condition $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE = cron
notifications.slack : skipping notification slack because its condition does not match: $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE = cron

Can anyone point out/suggest what is being done wrong here and also what should be the suitable position to place notification in .travis.yml ( top or bottom)? Thanks.

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As per Configuring Build Notifications - Travis CI, the if: condition uses the Conditions - Travis CI syntax:

if: type = cron

That type of conditions is also designed to run before a build starts so it may or may not allow to use envvars set during the build.