The logic and commands for your custom action are defined in a script. In this lesson, develop the outline for the commands your script will run.
- [Instructor] Let's get started … on the entrypoint script. … The first thing we need to do is make it executable. … This will allow the script to be run … when the container starts. … I'll do that with the chmod + x command. … Now let's take a look at the … ls of this directory. … In this output we could see that the … entrypoint script is now executable. … We can tell by the x entries … and the mode for the file. … Now let's take a look at the script. … At the top is the shebang line. … This tells the operating system … which interpreter to use to run the script. … In this case we're using bash. … I've also added the set - e directive. … So bash will exit the script immediately … if an error is encountered. … After that are some comments … outlining what our script does. … If we see the keyword "then do something" … if not "exit gracefully". … The $* is a variable that contains the … arguments that were passed to the script. … So for our "if" statement we're echoing … those arguments to grep command …
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2/21/2020- Creating an action
- Creating a workflow
- Adding actions to a workflow
- Using an action from a repository
- Developing a CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions
- Building custom actions
- Publishing an action to the GitHub Marketplace
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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What you should know1m 32s
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Working with YAML files1m 25s
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1. Your First Action
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Your first Action2m 31s
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2. Connecting Actions with Workflows
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Create a workflow3m 11s
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Add actions to a workflow4m 27s
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Run a workflow2m 31s
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Add conditions to a workflow2m 40s
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3. Using Actions
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Using secrets4m 1s
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Using artifacts4m 7s
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Manage pull requests3m 30s
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4. Developing a CI/CD Workflow
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Plan your CI/CD pipeline1m 53s
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Linting and unit tests2m 7s
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Testing1m 44s
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Deploying1m 38s
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5. Building Custom Actions
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Plan a custom action4m 22s
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Dockerfile review4m 58s
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Add a Dockerfile2m 20s
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Add an entry-point script2m 30s
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Test an action locally3m 52s
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Add a metadata file2m 50s
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Add a README file1m 48s
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Deploy a custom action2m 22s
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