Release workflow for composite Github Action
Use provided GitHub Actions reusable workflows to implement consistent release workflow for Github Actions repositories across your organization. Avoid duplication and simplify maintain of the workflows.
Application repository reference this reusable workflows should follow this structure
.
└── action.yml
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Features branch (Pull request) workflow | Perform CI - lint action.yml and run tests |
| Main branch workflow | Lint action.yml, run tests and draft release |
| Release workflow | ``` |
Perform CI - lint action.yml and run tests
Create in your repo .github/workflows/feature.yaml
name: Feature branch
on:
pull_request:
branches: [ main ]
types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
jobs:
perform:
uses: itisopen/github-actions-workflows-github-action-composite/.github/workflows/feature-branch.yml@itisopen
with:
organization: "${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}"
repository: "${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
ref: "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}"| Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| organization | Repository owner organization (ex. acme for repo acme/example) | string | ${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }} | false |
| ref | The fully-formed ref of the branch or tag that triggered the workflow run | string | ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }} | false |
| repository | Repository name (ex. example for repo acme/example) | string | ${{ github.event.repository.name }} | false |
| tests-prefix | Workflows file name prefix to run as tests | string | test-* | false |
Lint action.yml, run tests and draft release
Create in your repo .github/workflows/main.yaml
name: Main branch
on:
push:
branches: [ main ]
permissions:
contents: write
jobs:
perform:
uses: itisopen/github-actions-workflows-github-action-composite/.github/workflows/main-branch.yml@itisopen
with:
organization: "${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}"
repository: "${{ github.event.repository.name }}"| Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| organization | Repository owner organization (ex. acme for repo acme/example) | string | ${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }} | false |
| publish | Whether to publish a new release immediately | string | true | false |
| ref | The fully-formed ref of the branch or tag that triggered the workflow run | string | ${{ github.ref }} | false |
| repository | Repository name (ex. example for repo acme/example) | string | ${{ github.event.repository.name }} | false |
| tests-prefix | Workflows file name prefix to run as tests | string | test-* | false |
### Inputs
| Name | Description | Type | Default | Required |
|------|-------------|------|---------|----------|
| organization | Repository owner organization (ex. acme for repo acme/example) | string | ${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }} | false |
| repository | Repository name (ex. example for repo acme/example) | string | ${{ github.event.repository.name }} | false |
| version | Release version tag | string | ${{ github.event.release.tag\_name }} | false |
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## Related Projects
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## References
For additional context, refer to some of these links.
- [github-actions-workflows](https://github.com/itisopen/github-actions-workflows) - Reusable workflows for different types of projects
- [github-action-docker-build-push](https://github.com/itisopen/github-action-docker-build-push) - Simple docker build action
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