A Travis build will either pass or fail. If the build fails, it will be accompanied by a red cross:
By default, Travis will also send an email notifying us of the result of the build and tests:
Travis also integrates with GitHub's Commit Status API (developer.github.com/v3/repos/statuses/), which allows third parties to attach a status to commits. Here, Travis is attaching the failure state to the comment, which shows up as a red cross indicator next to the commit time:
But, most importantly, each run also saves ...