GitHub Action
Create repository Variables to a specific secondary repository
v1.0
Latest version
This action is made for creating and updating GitHub variables for a specific environment.
The action is quite simple and can be used for any GitHub organization, the main need is an [Personal Access Token] with the necessary permissions.
When something go wrong the action will throw an error and break the workflow.
name: My Workflow
on: [push, pull_request]
jobs:
build:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@master
- name: Run action
uses: <orgnization>/gha-create-repo-variable-for-env@main
with:
VariableName: "variable-name"
VariableValue: "variable-value"
Environment: "dev"
Organization: "<orgnization>"
Repository: "repository name"
| Input | Description |
|---|---|
GitHubToken |
Personal access token from GitHub - it must have permission to create projects in the requested organization |
VariableName |
Variable name that needs to be added to a specific reposistpory within an environment |
VariableValue |
Variable value that needs to be created/updated to a specific reposistpory within an environment |
Environment |
Environment to which the variable needs to be created/updated |
Organization |
Organization where to create the environments |
Repository |
Repository name where the environment variable needs to be created/updated |
This is how to use the optional input.
uses: ./gha-create-repo-variable-for-env/
with:
GitHubToken: ${{ variables.PAT }}
VariableName: "ClientID"
VariableValue: "ClientID_Value"
Environment: "dev"
Organization: "<orgnization>"
Repository: "npet-testingsolutionrepo"