Join Michael Jenkins for an in-depth discussion in this video Complete the entry-point script, part of Learning GitHub Actions (2019).
- [Instructor] At this point, … we've verified our script is working … and tested it with our Dockerfile, … using a sample JSON payload. … Let's take a look at the script … after it's been updated with code … that interacts with the GitHub API. … I'm viewing the entry point script in vim … and I have the line numbers turned on … to help with finding the details … I'll be discussing in the script. … On line 23, … I'm creating a version variable. … I'll use that to name and tag the release. … On line 25 through 29, … I'm using the version variable and print f statements … to format a JSON string. … And I'm storing that in a variable named data. … We'll be posting that data to a GitHub API … to create our release. … On line 31, … I use the GitHub repository environment variable … to build the URL that we'll be posting to … to access the API. … I also use the GitHub token environment variable … so our call to the API … can authenticate to our GitHub account. … Also, using these environment variables …
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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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