The logic and commands for your custom Action are defined in a script. In this video, develop the outline for the commands your script is going to run.
- [Instructor] At this point we have a dockerfile in place, … but our action won't do much without and entry-point script. … But before I edit the file, … there's one thing that I really need to do. … I need to make the entry point script executable. … This will allow the script to be run … when the container starts. … I'll do that with the "chmod + X" command. … In this output, we can see that the entry-point script … is now executable. We can tell … by the "X" entries in the mode for the file. … Now, let's take a look at the script. … At the top of the file 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 scrip immediately … if an error is encountered. … After that are some comments and some commands … outlining what our script does. … If we see the keyword; then do something, … and if not; exit gracefully. … The "$*" is a variable that contains the arguments …
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5/28/2019- Creating an action
- Creating a workflow
- Adding actions to a workflow
- Using an action from a repository
- Using environment variables
- Building custom actions
- Use cases for actions and workflows
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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What you should know2m 10s
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Exercise files1m 49s
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1. Your first Action
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Your first Action4m 2s
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Action attributes3m 50s
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2. Connecting Actions with Workflows
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Create a workflow2m 56s
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Add actions to a workflow2m 52s
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3. Using Actions
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Using environment variables2m 53s
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Using secrets2m 49s
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4. Building Custom Actions
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Plan a custom action4m 29s
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Your custom action objective1m 25s
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Dockerfile review6m 2s
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Add a Dockerfile2m 45s
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Add an entry-point script2m 54s
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Test an action locally4m 43s
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Use labels in a Dockerfile3m 10s
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Deploy a custom action4m 5s
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5. Use Cases
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Continuous integration4m 37s
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Pull requests3m 58s
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Deploying a web application3m 22s
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Conclusion
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Next steps28s
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