# GitHub Actions: An Introduction

Github Actions enables you to create custom software development lifecycle workflows directly in your Github repository. These workflows are made out of different tasks so-called actions that can be run automatically on certain events.

This enables you to include Continues Integration (CI) and continuous deployment (CD) capabilities and many other features directly in your repository.

For instance, at any time during this course each student has two active automatic kanban project boards:

one we call global where you insert an issue per lab assignment and
another for the current lab with moving issues corresponding to the items in the published requirements/signature.
Once the teacher has reviewed your work for the current lab you have to close not only the lab issue but all the issues in the current board.

This is an example of workflow.

We can conceive a GitHub Action to automate the last part of this workflow such that when you close the issue in your student board all the issues in the repo board are automatically closed.

Here is a brief glossary of terms (for more see Core concepts for GitHub Actions (opens new window)):

# Workflow

A Workflow is an automated process that is made up of one or multiple jobs and can be triggered by an event.

Workflows are defined using a YAML file in the .github/workflows directory. Workflows can be created inside the .github/workflows directory by adding a .yml workflow file. Here in the terminal we do:

$ mkdir -p .github/workflows
$ touch .github/workflows/nodejs.yml

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and use our favourite editor.

Example:

name: Node.js Package
on:
  release:
    types: [created]
jobs:
  build:
    ...
  publish-npm:
    ...
  publish-gpr:
    needs: build
    ...

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# Editing Github Actions

To manage GitHub Actions from Visual Studio we can install the extension GitHub Actions (opens new window)

To use it, you have to authorize the VsCode extension to access your GitHub acount (opens new window)

We can also use the online GitHub Interface.

The Github Actions Editor is quite clever: Auto-complete can be triggered with Ctrl+Space almost anywhere.

Auto-complete works even inside expressions (opens new window)

# Job

A job is made up of multiple steps and runs in an instance of the virtual environment. Jobs can

run independently of each other or
sequential if the current job depends on the previous job to be successful.

Example:

name: Node.js Package

on:
  release:
    types: [created]

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
        with:
          node-version: 12
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test

  publish-npm:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      ...
  publish-gpr:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      ...

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The needs attribute inside the publish-npm job tell us that this job can not start until the build step has finished

# Step

A step is an individual task that can run commands in a job. A step can be either

an action or
a shell command.

Each step in a job executes on the same runner, allowing the actions in that job to share data with each other.

Example:

name: Node.js Package
on:
  release:
    types: [created]
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2  # An action
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
        with:
          node-version: 12
      - run: npm ci      # A command
      - run: npm test

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The run keyword tells the job to execute a command on the runner. In this case, you are using run: npm test to run the tests in your package

# Actions

Actions are the smallest portable building block of a workflow and can be combined as steps to create a job.

Here is another example:

name: learn-github-actions
on: [push]
jobs:
  check-bats-version:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
      - run: npm install -g bats
      - run: bats -v

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The uses: actions/checkout@v2 tells the job to retrieve v2 of the community action named actions/checkout@v2.
- This is an action that checks out your repository and downloads it to the runner, allowing you to run actions against your code (such as testing tools).
- You must use the checkout action any time your workflow will run against the repository's code
The uses: actions/setup-node@v1 installs the node software package on the runner, giving you access to the npm command.
You can create your own Actions
or use publicly shared Actions from the Marketplace (opens new window)

# Types of Actions

There are two types of actions:

Docker container and
JavaScript actions

Docker container actions allow the environment to be packaged with the GitHub Actions code and can only execute in the GitHub-Hosted Linux environment.

JavaScript actions decouple the GitHub Actions code from the environment allowing faster execution but accepting greater dependency management responsibility.

Actions require a metadata file to define the

inputs,
outputs and
main entrypoint

for your action.

The metadata filename must be either action.yml or action.yaml.

Type	Operating system
Docker container	Linux
JavaScript	Linux, MacOS, Windows

Here you can find instructions if you want to develop an action for other people to use (opens new window)
Here is an example of an action: actions/create-release (opens new window)

# Event

Events are specific activities that trigger a workflow run. For example, a workflow is triggered when somebody pushes to the repository or when a pull request is created. Events can also be configured to listen to external events using Webhooks (opens new window).

Example of Webhook: When you install Travis in your repo a webhook is installed on push so that Travis will know when you push to your repo.

# The `release` event

See GitHub Releases

# Runner

A runner is a machine with the Github Actions runner application (opens new window) installed.

A runner waits for available jobs it can then execute.
After picking up a job they run the job's actions and report the progress and results back to Github.
Runners can be hosted on Github (opens new window) or self-hosted on your own machines/servers.

# Syntax of the .yml File

Github Actions files are written using YAML syntax and have either a .yml or .yaml file extension. Here are the most important concepts for the workflow file.

# Name:

The name of your workflow that is displayed on the Github actions page. If you omit this field, it is set to the file name.

name: CI for scapegoat module

# On:

The on keyword defines the Github events that trigger the workflow. You can provide a single event, array or events or a configuration map that schedules a workflow.

on: push

on: [pull_request, issues]

You can set up the workflow to only run on certain branches, paths, or tags. For syntax examples including or excluding branches, paths, or tags, see Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions (opens new window)

For instance, the example below runs anytime the push event includes a file in the sub-project directory or its subdirectories, unless the file is in the sub-project/docs directory.

on:
  push:
    paths:
    - 'sub-project/**'
    - '!sub-project/docs/**'

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For example, a push that changed sub-project/index.js or sub-project/src/index.js will trigger a workflow run, but a push changing only sub-project/docs/readme.md will not.

# Jobs:

A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs. Jobs define the functionality that will be run in the workflow and run in parallel by default.

jobs: 
    ci-scapegoat:
    # Define the OS our workflow should run on
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    strategy:
        # To test across multiple language versions
        matrix:
        node-version: [12.x]

    steps: # Clone the repo. See https://github.com/actions/checkout
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
    # Example of using an environment variable
    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }} # Will be: "Use Node.js 12.x"
        uses: actions/setup-node@v1 # Install node. See https://github.com/actions/setup-node
        with:
        node-version: ${{ "{{ matrix.node-version" }} }}
    # Install a project with a clean slate
    - run: npm ci
    - run: npm test
        # Environment variables
        env:
          CI: true

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# Env:

Env defines a map of environment variables that are available to all jobs and steps in the workflow. You can also set environment variables that are only available to a job or step. Here is a simple example taken from the GitHub docs on Environment Variables (opens new window)

jobs:
  weekday_job:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      DAY_OF_WEEK: Mon
    steps:
      - name: "Hello world when it's Monday"
        if: env.DAY_OF_WEEK == 'Mon'
        run: echo "Hello $FIRST_NAME $middle_name $Last_Name, today is Monday!"
        env:
          FIRST_NAME: Mona
          middle_name: The
          Last_Name: Octocat
  CI: true

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There are lots of default environment variables set by GitHub (opens new window)

# steps.with

A map of the input parameters defined by the action. Each input parameter is a key/value pair.

Input parameters are set as environment variables.

The variable is prefixed with INPUT_ and converted to upper case.

Example

Defines the three input parameters (first_name, middle_name, and last_name) defined by the hello_world action.

These input variables will be accessible to the hello-world action as INPUT_FIRST_NAME, INPUT_MIDDLE_NAME, and INPUT_LAST_NAME environment variables.

jobs:
  my_first_job:
    steps:
      - name: My first step
        uses: actions/hello_world@master
        with:
          first_name: Mona
          middle_name: The
          last_name: Octocat

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# Expression Syntax

You can use expressions to programmatically set variables in workflow files and access contexts.

${{ "{{ <expression>" }} }}

You can combine literals, context references, and functions using operators.

An expression can be any combination of

# literal values,

env:
    myNull: ${{ null }}
    myBoolean: ${{ false }}
    myIntegerNumber: ${{ 711 }}
    myFloatNumber: ${{ -9.2 }}
    myHexNumber: ${{ 0xff }}
    myExponentialNumber: ${{ -2.99-e2 }}
    myString: ${{ 'Mona the Octocat' }}
    myEscapedString: ${{ 'It''s open source!' }}

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# Operators

Operator	Description
`( )`	Logical grouping
`[ ]`	Index
`.`	Property dereference
`!`	Not
`<`	Less than
`<=`	Less than or equal
`>`	Greater than
`>=`	Greater than or equal
`==`	Equal
`!=`	Not equal
`&&`	And
`\|\|`	Or

# functions

GitHub offers a set of built-in functions (opens new window)

Example:

format('Hello {0} {1} {2}', 'Mona', 'the', 'Octocat')

Returns 'Hello Mona the Octocat'

contains('Hello world', 'llo') returns true

# The if Keyword and Functions to Check Job Status

Expressions are commonly used with the conditional if keyword in a workflow file to determine whether a step should run.

When you use expressions in an if conditional, you do not need to use the expression syntax (${{ }}) because GitHub automatically evaluates the if conditional as an expression.

For more information about if conditionals, see "Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions (opens new window)."

Example expression in an if conditional

steps:
  - name: Git checkout
    if: github.event.check_suite.app.name == 'Netlify' && github.event.check_suite.conclusion == 'success'
    uses: actions/checkout@master

  - name: Install Node
    if: success()
    uses: actions/setup-node@v1
    with:
      node-version: 10.x

  - name: Install npm dependencies
    if: success()
    run: npm install

  - name: Run Audit
    if: success()
    uses: ./.github/actions/run-audit

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success() returns true when none of the previous steps have failed or been canceled.

See Job status check functions (opens new window)

# Object Filters

You can use the * syntax to apply a filter and select matching items in a collection:

[
  { "name": "apple", "quantity": 1 },
  { "name": "orange", "quantity": 2 },
  { "name": "pear", "quantity": 1 }
]

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The filter fruits.*.name returns the array [ "apple", "orange", "pear" ]

Here is another example:

contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'bug')

will be true if the attribute name of one of the labels of the issue that has triggered the event is 'bug'

# Contexts

Contexts are a way to access information about workflow runs, runner environments, jobs, and steps. Contexts use the expression syntax. See Context and expression syntax for GitHub Actions (opens new window) at the GitHub Actions Reference.

${{ "{{ <context>" }} }}

# Matrix Context

The matrix context enables access to the matrix parameters you configured for the current job.

For example, if you configure a matrix build with the os and node versions, the matrix context object includes the os and node versions of the current job.

# GitHub Context

The github context contains information about

the workflow run and
the event that triggered the run.

You can read most of the github context data in environment variables.

for example, github.refcontains the branch or tag ref that triggered the workflow run

# Env Context

The env context contains environment variables that have been set in a workflow, job, or step.

This context changes for each step in a job. You can access this context from any step in a job.

# Steps Context

The steps context contains information about the steps in the current job that have already run.

Here is a more complex example using step information and functions (opens new window)

...
- name: save vsix
      uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
      with:
        name: ${{ format('vscode-hugo-{0}-{1}.vsix', steps.build_package.outputs.version, github.sha) }}
        path: ${{ format('vscode-hugo-{0}.vsix', steps.build_package.outputs.version) }}

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# The Runner Context

The runner context contains information about the runner that is executing the current job.

Examples are runner.os for the Operating System or runner.temp for the path of the temporary directory for the runner. This directory is guaranteed to be empty at the start of each job, even on self-hosted runners.

See an example of runner context

# The Strategy Context

The strategy context enables access to the configured strategy parameters and information about the current job.

Here is a more complex example (opens new window) of strategy:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
        include:
          os: macos-latest
            env:
              - TARGET: x86_64-apple-darwin
              - COMPILER: clang
              - LINKER: clang

          os: ubuntu-latest
            env:
              - TARGET: armv7-unknown-linux-musleabihf
              - COMPILER: arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc-5
              - LINKER: gcc-5-arm-linux-gnueabihf

          os: ubuntu-latest
            env:
              - TARGET: x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
              - COMPILER: gcc
              - LINKER: gcc

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Strategy parameters include fail-fast, job-index, job-total, and max-parallel. Here is the output for the Debugging Context to the log example

# The Secrets Context

The secrets context access to secrets set in a repository. See Creating and storing encrypted secrets (opens new window).

# Creating a Secret

To create a secret:

On GitHub, navigate to the main page of the repository.
Under your repository name, click Settings.
In the left sidebar, click Secrets.
Type a name for your secret in the "Name" input box.
Type the value for your secret.
Click Add secret.

# Using a Secret

To use a secret:

steps:
  - name: Hello world action
    with: # Set the secret as an input
      super_secret: {{ "${{ secrets.SuperSecret" }} }}
    env: # Or as an environment variable
      super_secret: {{ "${{ secrets.SuperSecret" }} }}

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# Creating a secret with gh

➜ git:(master) gh help secret
Secrets can be set at the repository, or organization level for use in
GitHub Actions or Dependabot. User secrets can be set for use in GitHub Codespaces.
Environment secrets can be set for use in GitHub Actions.
Run "gh help secret set" to learn how to get started.


USAGE
  gh secret <command> [flags]

CORE COMMANDS
  list:        List secrets
  remove:      Remove secrets
  set:         Create or update secrets

FLAGS
  -R, --repo [HOST/]OWNER/REPO   Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

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➜  egg-interpreter-daniel-hernandez-de_leon-alu0101331720 git:(master) ✗ gh secret set --help
Set a value for a secret on one of the following levels:
- repository (default): available to Actions runs or Dependabot in a repository
- environment: available to Actions runs for a deployment environment in a repository
- organization: available to Actions runs or Dependabot within an organization
- user: available to Codespaces for your user

Organization and user secrets can optionally be restricted to only be available to
specific repositories.

Secret values are locally encrypted before being sent to GitHub.


USAGE
  gh secret set <secret-name> [flags]

FLAGS
  -a, --app string           Set the application for a secret: {actions|codespaces|dependabot}
  -b, --body string          The value for the secret (reads from standard input if not specified)
  -e, --env environment      Set deployment environment secret
  -f, --env-file file        Load secret names and values from a dotenv-formatted file
      --no-store             Print the encrypted, base64-encoded value instead of storing it on Github
  -o, --org organization     Set organization secret
  -r, --repos repositories   List of repositories that can access an organization or user secret
  -u, --user                 Set a secret for your user
  -v, --visibility string    Set visibility for an organization secret: {all|private|selected} (default "private")

INHERITED FLAGS
      --help                     Show help for command
  -R, --repo [HOST/]OWNER/REPO   Select another repository using the [HOST/]OWNER/REPO format

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# EXAMPLES

  # Paste secret value for the current repository in an interactive prompt
  $ gh secret set MYSECRET

  # Read secret value from an environment variable
  $ gh secret set MYSECRET --body "$ENV_VALUE"

  # Read secret value from a file
  $ gh secret set MYSECRET < myfile.txt

  # Set secret for a deployment environment in the current repository
  $ gh secret set MYSECRET --env myenvironment

  # Set organization-level secret visible to both public and private repositories
  $ gh secret set MYSECRET --org myOrg --visibility all

  # Set organization-level secret visible to specific repositories
  $ gh secret set MYSECRET --org myOrg --repos repo1,repo2,repo3

  # Set user-level secret for Codespaces
  $ gh secret set MYSECRET --user

  # Set repository-level secret for Dependabot
  $ gh secret set MYSECRET --app dependabot

  # Set multiple secrets imported from the ".env" file
  $ gh secret set -f .env

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# Example: A GitHub Action to Publish a npm Package

For example, to write a github action to publish a npm package in the npm registry I surely need to give GitHub a token so that it can work on my name and publish the package. Thus, the procedure will be:

You create a token for npm with npm token create (opens new window) with read and publish permits:

 [~/.../lexer-generator(master)]$ npm token create
 npm password:
 ┌────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┐
 │ token          │ blah-blah-blah-blah-blahblahblah     │
 ├────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤
 │ cidr_whitelist │                                      │
 ├────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤
 │ readonly       │ false                                │
 ├────────────────┼──────────────────────────────────────┤
 │ created        │ 2020-03-30T15:39:01.799Z             │
 │ created        │ 2020-03-30T15:39:01.799Z             │
 └────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘

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Then you set the secret token in the secrets section of your repo with name for example NPM_TOKEN

Finally, make the secret accessible to the GitHub Action via the secrets context:

name: Node.js Package
on:
  release:
    types: [created]
jobs:
  build:
    ...
  publish-npm:
    needs: build
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
        with:
          node-version: 12
          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm publish --access public
        env:
          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ "{{secrets.NPM_TOKEN" }} }}

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This example stores the NPM_TOKEN secret in the NODE_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable.

When the setup-node action creates an .npmrc file, it references the token from the NODE_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable. See actions/setup-node/README (opens new window)

In the example above, the setup-node action creates an .npmrc file on the runner with the following contents:

//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}
registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
always-auth=true

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For more details, see also Publishing packages to the npm registry (opens new window)

# Exercise

Extend the lab npm-module (opens new window) with an action inside the repo testing-addlogging-aluXXX to publish the npm package in npmjs after the production tests run correctly in several operating systems (for example, windows-latest, mac-os-latest, ubuntu-latest) and different node versions

jobs: # jobs are made of steps
  build:
    # Define the OS our workflow should run on
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      # To test across multiple language versions
      matrix:
        os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest ]
        node-version: [12.x, 14.x]
    ...
  ...

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Here is another example

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix: # A job matrix can generate a maximum of 256 jobs per workflow run
        os:
          - ubuntu-latest
          - macos-latest
          - windows-latest
        node_version:
          - 10
          - 12
          - 14
        architecture:
          - x64
        # an extra windows-x86 run:
        include:
          - os: windows-2016
            node_version: 12
            architecture: x86
    name: Node ${{ matrix.node_version }} - ${{ matrix.architecture }} on ${{ matrix.os }} # The name of the job displayed on GitHub.
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Setup node
        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
        with:
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
          architecture: ${{ matrix.architecture }}
      - run: npm install
      - run: npm test
  ...

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See the docs for jobs.<job_id>.strategy.matrix (opens new window)

# Debugging Context to the log file

To inspect the information that is accessible in each context, you can use this workflow file example.

[~/.../scapegoat(master)]$ cat .github/workflows/debug.yml

name: Debugging contexts
on: push

jobs:
  one:
    runs-on: ubuntu-16.04
    steps:
      - name: Dump GitHub context
        env:
          GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
        run: echo "$GITHUB_CONTEXT"
      - name: Dump job context
        env:
          JOB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(job) }}
        run: echo "$JOB_CONTEXT"
      - name: Dump steps context
        env:
          STEPS_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(steps) }}
        run: echo "$STEPS_CONTEXT"
      - name: Dump runner context
        env:
          RUNNER_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(runner) }}
        run: echo "$RUNNER_CONTEXT"
      - name: Dump strategy context
        env:
          STRATEGY_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(strategy) }}
        run: echo "$STRATEGY_CONTEXT"
      - name: Dump matrix context
        env:
          MATRIX_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(matrix) }}
        run: echo "$MATRIX_CONTEXT"

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The calls toJSON(value) return a pretty-print JSON representation of value. You can use this function to debug the information provided in contexts.

Here is an example of output of the action above.

# Exercise

Install and check the former workflow. Add another step to the former workflow to see the SECRETS context. What do you see?

# GITHUB_TOKEN

GitHub automatically creates a GITHUB_TOKEN secret to use in your workflow. You can use the GITHUB_TOKEN to authenticate in a workflow run.

When you enable GitHub Actions, GitHub installs a GitHub App (opens new window) on your repository.

The GITHUB_TOKEN secret is a GitHub App installation access token.

You can use the installation access token to authenticate on behalf of the GitHub App installed on your repository.

The token's permissions are limited to the repository that contains your workflow.

Before each job begins:

GitHub fetches an installation access token for the job.
The token expires when the job is finished.

For more see Authenticating with the GITHUB_TOKEN (opens new window)

For example, when the repo contains and npm module and we want to write a github action to publish the npm package in the GitHub Package Registry it is enough to use the GITHUB_TOKEN. There is no need to create a new secret

Thus, this is enough to do the job:

steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- uses: actions/setup-node@v2
  with:
    node-version: '14.x'
    registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
- run: npm install
- run: npm publish
  env:
    NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPN_TOKEN }}
- uses: actions/setup-node@v2
  with:
    registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
- run: npm publish
  env:
    NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

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The setup-node action creates an .npmrc file on the runner.

When you use the scope input to the setup-node action, the .npmrc file includes the scope prefix.

By default, the setup-node action sets the scope in the .npmrc file to the account that contains that workflow file.

//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}
@ULL-ESIT-PL-2021:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com
always-auth=true

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See Publishing packages to GitHub Packages (opens new window)

# Creating a Packaged JavaScript Action

Writing a "Hello World!" JavaScript Action

# Running Manually GitHub Workflows with gh

Running Manually GitHub Workflows with gh

# References

A quick demo showing how to use GitHub Actions to build, package, and publish Node.js modules to the NPM and GitHub package registries
An Introduction to Github Actions (opens new window)
Using GitHub Actions Youtube video explainig how to test and publish an npm module to both GH Registry and npm Registry
About the editor for GitHub Actions (opens new window)
Install VSCode extension providing Github Actions YAML support (opens new window)
Getting Started with GitHub Actions in Visual Studio (opens new window)
Advanced GitHub Actions: workflows for production grade CI/CD - GitHub Universe 2019 (opens new window)
- A short primer on advanced features,
- How to deploy to GitHub Packages,
- Auto-merge dependabot pull requests, and
- Deploy a web service

# Videos about GitHub Actions

A quick demo showing how to use GitHub Actions to build, package, and publish Node.js modules to the NPM and GitHub package registries (opens new window) by Brian Cross
DevOps CI/CD Explained in 100 Seconds (opens new window) Using GitHub Actions for CI. Youtube Video. Fireship
BxJS - (Custom) Github Actions for Node.js projects (opens new window)
GitHub Actions: Open Source Workflow Automation by Bas Peters (opens new window) YoutTube video
Introduction to GitHub Actions : my website build & deployment (opens new window)

# GitHub Actions: An Introduction

# Workflow

# Editing Github Actions

# Job

# Step

# Actions

# Types of Actions

# Event

# The release event

# Runner

# Syntax of the .yml File

# Name:

# On:

# Jobs:

# Env:

# steps.with

# Expression Syntax

# literal values,

# Operators

# functions

# The if Keyword and Functions to Check Job Status

# Object Filters

# Contexts

# Matrix Context

# GitHub Context

# Env Context

# Steps Context

# The Runner Context

# The Strategy Context

# The Secrets Context

# Creating a Secret

# Using a Secret

# Creating a secret with gh

# EXAMPLES

# Example: A GitHub Action to Publish a npm Package

# Exercise

# Debugging Context to the log file

# Exercise

# GITHUB_TOKEN

# Creating a Packaged JavaScript Action

# Running Manually GitHub Workflows with gh

# References

# Videos about GitHub Actions

# The `release` event