When more than one default setting is defined with the same name, GitHub uses the most specific default setting. The exception to this behavior is where an admin user has selected the Send write tokens to workflows from pull requests option in the GitHub Actions settings. When using the workflow_dispatch event, you can optionally specify inputs that are passed to the workflow. If any path names do not match patterns in paths-ignore, even if some path names match the patterns, the workflow will run. A matrix strategy lets you use variables in a single job definition to automatically create multiple job runs that are based on the combinations of the variables. Outputs are Unicode strings, and can be a maximum of 1 MB. Using the commit SHA of a released action version is the safest for stability and security. If you define a branch with the ! The branches and branches-ignore filters accept glob patterns that use characters like *, **, +, ?, ! A workflow is a configurable automated process made up of one or more jobs. Document required arguments in the action's README and omit them from the, Use defaults that allow using the action without specifying any. This property defaults to true. For example, the following workflow will run nine jobs: one job for each of the 12 configurations, minus the one excluded job that matches {os: macos-latest, version: 12, environment: production}, and the two excluded jobs that match {os: windows-latest, version: 16}. If you build the group name with a property that is only defined for specific events, you can use a fallback value. The log shows you how each of the steps was processed. You can override the default shell settings in the runner's operating system using the shell keyword. character, you must also define at least one branch without the ! Code Scanning is a Github service that is currently in Beta. For more information, see "Contexts. You can target runners based on the labels assigned to them, or their group membership, or a combination of these. Use defaults to create a map of default settings that will apply to all jobs in the workflow. The following workflow will run on pushes to releases/10 or releases/beta/mona, but not on releases/10-alpha or releases/beta/3-alpha because the negative pattern !releases/**-alpha follows the positive pattern. Default "World". Set to true when the parameter is required. Change action.yml. When you specify an array of labels, jobs will be queued on runners that have all the labels that you specify. Input parameters are set as environment variables. Optional Specifies a key/value map of environment variables to set in the container environment. The patterns defined in branches are evaluated against the Git ref's name. Required Configures the path to the action's code and the runtime used to execute the code. ELEMENTS-1432: cleanup boolean input in promote script nuxeo/nuxeo-elements#491. When the workflow is triggered by cron, I needed it to run with some default variables. Example workflows that demonstrate the CI/CD features of GitHub Actions. You can use any supported context and expression to create a conditional. If you only want to exclude paths, use paths-ignore instead. Matches the exact name of a branch or tag name. If the action is written using a composite, then it will not automatically get INPUT_. For more information, see "Using a matrix for your jobs.". Use jobs..container.options to configure additional Docker container resource options. GitHub analyzes your code and shows you CI starter workflows that might be useful for your repository. If you want to both include and exclude path patterns for a single event, use the paths filter along with the ! Use on..types to define the type of event activity that will trigger a workflow run. This example configures two inputs: numOctocats and octocatEyeColor. Used to host service containers for a job in a workflow. For a specific job, you can use jobs..permissions to modify the default permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN, adding or removing access as required, so that you only allow the minimum required access. You can discover, create, and share actions to perform any job you'd like, including CI/CD, and combine actions in a completely customized workflow. For more information, see "Reusing workflows.". Required Configures the image used for the Docker container action. For more information, see "Managing GitHub Actions settings for a repository.". Optional An array of strings that define the inputs for a Docker container. If you omit name, GitHub sets it to the workflow file path relative to the root of the repository. For more information, see jobs..env and jobs..steps[*].env. An array of strings is not supported by this parameter. You can specify multiple variables to create a multi-dimensional matrix. GitHub displays the workflow run name in the list of workflow runs on your repository's "Actions" tab. If you want to both include and exclude branch patterns for a single event, use the branches filter along with the ! The identifier must match the name of a secret defined by on.workflow_call.secrets. in the called workflow. If you specify an array of strings, your workflow will execute on any runner that matches all of the specified, If you would like to run your workflow on multiple machines, use. hashFiles ('**/package-lock.json') Example with multiple patterns Creates a hash for any package-lock.json and Gemfile.lock files in the repository. Patterns are checked sequentially. We've improved coverage for the following libraries: We've added support for the following templating languages: Learn more about CodeQL and code scanning. A name for your step to display on GitHub. name: Reusable workflow example on: workflow_call: inputs: config-path: required: true type: string secrets: token: required: true jobs: triage: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - uses: actions/labeler@v4 with: repo-token: $ { { secrets.token }} configuration-path: $ { { inputs.config-path }} Using a matrix strategy with a reusable workflow To reference a Dockerfile local to your repository, the file must be named Dockerfile and you must use a path relative to your action metadata file. For example: Using the working-directory keyword, you can specify the working directory of where to run the command. For each object in the include list, the key:value pairs in the object will be added to each of the matrix combinations if none of the key:value pairs overwrite any of the original matrix values. I tried the following snippet but currently it seems the workflow cannot read the output variable from the action as it just comes out empty - 'Output - '. If you want to both include and exclude branch or tag patterns for a single event, use the branches or tags filter along with the ! For more information, see env and jobs..steps[*].env. On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository. If you specify the access for any of these scopes, all of those that are not specified are set to none. Note that this runs a different command to when, The default shell on non-Windows platforms with a fallback to, The PowerShell Core. For information on defining permissions at the workflow level, see permissions. If you do not provide a name, the step name will default to the text specified in the run command. If you define both branches/branches-ignore and paths, the workflow will only run when both filters are satisfied. Sets a map of environment variables in the service container. For example, the label is triggered when a label is created, edited, or deleted. A pair consisting of a string identifier for the secret and the value of the secret. GitHub Actions can interact with PRs using the GitHub API. For example, github.head_ref is only defined on pull_request events. To access the environment variable in a Docker container action, you must pass the input using the args keyword in the action metadata file. The value of include is a list of objects. If you use CMD in your Dockerfile, use the guidelines ordered by preference: Overrides the Docker ENTRYPOINT in the Dockerfile, or sets it if one wasn't already specified. If you define neither tags/tags-ignore or branches/branches-ignore, the workflow will run for events affecting either branches or tags. Change the Code. Learn how to control deployments with features like environments and concurrency. Optional A boolean to indicate whether the action requires the input parameter. A map of the secrets that can be used in the called workflow. Example: Using the GitHub Packages Container registry Example: Using a Docker public registry action Example: Using an action inside a different private repository than the workflow jobs.<job_id>.steps [*].run jobs.<job_id>.steps [*].shell Example: Running a script using bash Example: Running a script using Windows cmd If you want to modify the environment variable stored in the workflow, use echo "{name}={value}" >> $GITHUB_ENV in a composite step. You can allow specific jobs in a job matrix to fail without failing the workflow run. Path patterns must match the whole path, and start from the repository's root. For a list of options, see "docker create options.". This value can include expressions and can reference the github and inputs contexts. Optional outputs use the same parameters as outputs. and outputs..description (see "outputs for Docker container and JavaScript actions"), but also includes the value token. The runner will report the status of the step as fail/succeed based on this exit code. For more information about contexts, see "Contexts. GitHub provides built-in steps to set up and complete a job. character, you must also define at least one path without the ! In addition to the default string type, we now support choice, boolean, and environment. A push is made to a GitHub Pages-enabled branch, A matching negative pattern (prefixed with. The must be a unique identifier within the inputs object. You can use starter workflows as a starting place to build your custom workflow or use them as-is. You must check out your repository before using the action. With GitHub Actions, you can build, test, and deploy source code from GitHub. Actions that run later in a workflow can use the output data set in previously run actions. To run jobs sequentially, you can define dependencies on other jobs using the jobs..needs keyword. For information about the software included on GitHub-hosted runners, see "Specifications for GitHub-hosted runners.". Set to true to allow a workflow run to pass when this job fails. You can run an unlimited number of steps as long as you are within the workflow usage limits. On GitHub.com, navigate to the main page of the repository. Hence, workflow files have either a .yml or .yaml extension. An action is a reusable unit of code. In pre-if, status check functions evaluate against the job's status, not the action's own status. You can use any supported context and expression to create a conditional. character to indicate which branches should be excluded. ", You can provide the environment as only the environment name, or as an environment object with the name and url. When a repository dispatch event is created with a payload like the one below, the matrix version variable will have a value of [12, 14, 16]. Required if input is defined for the on.workflow_call keyword. Not all steps run actions, but all actions run as a step. Note that if the pipeline is setup to use a shallow git fetch mode the GitVersion Execute task will fail. You can also specify concurrency at the workflow level. Required A string description of the output parameter. To see the inputs and outputs of an action, check the action.yml or action.yaml in the root directory of the . You can create environment variables for sharing with your workflow's pre: or post: actions by writing to the file located at GITHUB_STATE. The Docker ENTRYPOINT instruction has a shell form and exec form. Inputs who-to-greet. Using activity types and filters with multiple events, on.., Example: Including and excluding branches, on.push., Example: Including and excluding branches and tags, on.., on.workflow_call.secrets..required, on.workflow_run., Example: Assigning permissions to GITHUB_TOKEN, Example: Set the default shell and working directory, Examples: Using concurrency and the default behavior, Example: Using concurrency to cancel any in-progress job or run, Example: Only cancel in-progress jobs or runs for the current workflow, Example: Setting permissions for a specific job, Example: Requiring successful dependent jobs, Example: Not requiring successful dependent jobs, Example: Only run job for specific repository, Example: Using labels for runner selection, Example: Using groups to control where jobs are run, Example: Setting default run step options for a job, Example: Using a public action in a subdirectory, Example: Using an action in the same repository as the workflow, Example: Using the GitHub Packages Container registry, Example: Using a Docker public registry action, Example: Using an action inside a different private repository than the workflow, Example: Running a script using Windows cmd, Example: Running a script using PowerShell Core, Example: Using PowerShell Desktop to run a script, Example: Using contexts to create matrices, Example: Preventing a specific failing matrix job from failing a workflow run, Example: Running a job within a container, Example: Defining credentials for a container registry, jobs..services..image, jobs..services..credentials, jobs..services..ports, jobs..services..volumes, jobs..services..options, # Sequence of patterns matched against refs/heads, # Sequence of patterns matched against refs/tags, # * is a special character in YAML so you have to quote this string, "This step will be skipped on Monday and Wednesday", 'A username passed from the caller workflow', # Map the workflow outputs to job outputs, 'A token passed from the caller workflow'. GitHub Actions makes it easy to automate all your software workflows, now with world-class CI/CD. You can use an array of event types. The Setup GitVersion task accepts the following inputs: If a name contains any of these characters and you want a literal match, you need to escape each of these special characters with \. The data in the metadata file defines the inputs, outputs, and runs configuration for your action. The location and version of a reusable workflow file to run as a job. You must store workflow files in the .github/workflows directory of your repository. Optional Allows you to run a script before the entrypoint action begins. The numOctocats input is not required and will default to a value of '1'. Optional Output parameters allow you to declare data that an action sets. echo $MY_VAR $FIRST_NAME $MIDDLE_NAME $LAST_NAME. The following concurrency group cancels in-progress jobs or runs on pull_request events only; if github.head_ref is undefined, the concurrency group will fallback to the run ID, which is guaranteed to be both unique and defined for the run. Use the paths filter when you want to include file path patterns or when you want to both include and exclude file path patterns. Note: If you push more than 1,000 commits, or if GitHub does not generate the diff due to a timeout, the workflow will always run. GitHub Actions uses docker run to launch this action. The must be a unique identifier within the outputs object. Instead, consider setting secrets as job-level environment variables, then referencing the environment variables to conditionally run steps in the job. For more information about the workflow_call keyword, see "Events that trigger workflows.". If you define both branches/branches-ignore and paths, the workflow will only run when both filters are satisfied. You cannot use both the branches and branches-ignore filters for the same event in a workflow. Selects an action to run as part of a step in your job. For more information about branch, tag, and path filter syntax, see "on..", "on..", and "on..paths.". If you use the second syntax option (without {owner}/{repo} and @{ref}) the called workflow is from the same commit as the caller workflow. The must start with a letter or _ and contain only alphanumeric characters, -, or _. This example shows permissions being set for the GITHUB_TOKEN that will apply to all jobs in the workflow. The following workflow will run on pull_request events for pull requests that target releases/10 or releases/beta/mona, but not for pull requests that target releases/10-alpha or releases/beta/3-alpha because the negative pattern !releases/**-alpha follows the positive pattern. If multiple triggering event activity types for your workflow occur at the same time, multiple workflow runs will be triggered. You only need a GitHub repository to create and run a GitHub Actions workflow. If multiple triggering events for your workflow occur at the same time, multiple workflow runs will be triggered. The action.yml file describes your action and is called metadata file and uses the metadata syntax for GitHub Actions. If the action publishes major version tags, you should expect to receive critical fixes and security patches while still retaining compatibility. A Docker image in the GitHub Packages Container registry. In this example, the pre-entrypoint: action runs a script called setup.sh: Required The Docker image to use as the container to run the action. Using the inputs context in GitHub Actions. print(os.environ['PATH']), # Map port 8080 on the Docker host to port 80 on the nginx container, # Map TCP port 6379 on Docker host to a random free port on the Redis container, octo-org/this-repo/.github/workflows/workflow-1.yml@172239021f7ba04fe7327647b213799853a9eb89, octo-org/another-repo/.github/workflows/workflow.yml@v1, octo-org/example-repo/.github/workflows/called-workflow.yml@main, Use scripts to test your code on a runner, Use concurrency, expressions, and a test matrix, Automate migration with GitHub Actions Importer, About comparing branches in pull requests, Managing GitHub Actions settings for a repository, The default shell on non-Windows platforms. Required The name of the person to greet. If the timeout exceeds the job execution time limit for the runner, the job will be canceled when the execution time limit is met instead. Most toolkit and CI/CD operations involve async operations so the action is run in an async function. Required A string identifier to associate with the output. For programming actions, GitHub Actions supports C, C++, C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Python, Ruby, Scala, and TypeScript. Required You must set this value to 'composite'. This can be inline or a script in your action repository: Alternatively, you can use $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH: For more information, see "github context". The post-entrypoint: action always runs by default but you can override this using runs.post-if. Submit a pull request. jobs..continue-on-error applies to a single job. When using the workflow_run event, you can specify what branches the triggering workflow must run on in order to trigger your workflow. For example, the above matrix will create the jobs in the following order: A matrix will generate a maximum of 256 jobs per workflow run. This allows you to use include to add back combinations that were previously excluded. In this example, cleanup.js only runs on Linux-based runners: Optional Allows you to run a script at the end of a job, once the main: action has completed. Optional Overrides the Docker ENTRYPOINT in the Dockerfile, or sets it if one wasn't already specified. Actions are either JavaScript files or Docker containers. If you define a path with the ! For more information, see "Expressions.". Most GitHub events are triggered by more than one type of activity. If an issue with two labels is opened, three workflow runs will start: one for the issue opened event and two for the two issue labeled events. The name of the v4.28.0 Feather icon to use. For more information, see "Expressions. When only one activity type triggers a webhook event, the types keyword is unnecessary. The expression can use any context except for the secrets context. A pull request that requires those checks to be successful will be blocked from merging. You can create actions to perform tasks in your repository. Some actions require inputs that you must set using the with keyword. You can use volumes to share data between services or other steps in a job. If you configure your job to run in a container, or your step uses container actions, you don't need to map ports to access the service or action. Secrets cannot be directly referenced in if: conditionals. Build, test, and deploy your code right from GitHub. ", When using the workflow_call keyword, you can optionally specify inputs that are passed to the called workflow from the caller workflow. Service containers are useful for creating databases or cache services like Redis. You must create a YAML file to define your workflow configuration. Job outputs containing expressions are evaluated on the runner at the end of each job. The inherit keyword can be used to pass secrets across repositories within the same organization, or across organizations within the same enterprise. If at least one path matches a pattern in the paths filter, the workflow runs. The runs-on key sends the job to any available runner in the ubuntu-runners group: When you combine groups and labels, the runner must meet both requirements to be eligible to run the job. The job property container includes container configuration including image, environment, ports and volumes to use. JavaScript analysis now supports most common templating languages, and Java now covers more than three times the endpoints of previous CodeQL versions. For questions, visit the GitHub Actions community. are special characters in YAML. Optional You can use the if conditional to prevent a step from running unless a condition is met. For more information about supported pattern matching characters, see " Workflow syntax for GitHub Actions ." Example with a single pattern Matches any package-lock.json file in the repository. Review the action's README file to determine the inputs required. Optional Selects an action to run as part of a step in your job. The log shows you how each of the steps was processed. Weve improved the depth of CodeQL's analysis by adding support for more libraries and frameworks and increasing the coverage of our existing library and framework models. Submit a pull request. The numOctocats input is not required and will default to a value of '1'. Workflow files that use this action must use the with keyword to set an input value for octocatEyeColor. Docker automatically exposes all ports between containers on the same Docker user-defined bridge network. The runtime specified with the using syntax will execute this file. GitHub stores input parameters as environment variables. If you only want to exclude tags, use tags-ignore instead. character to indicate which branches should be excluded. You can use permissions to modify the default permissions granted to the GITHUB_TOKEN, adding or removing access as required, so that you only allow the minimum required access. Optional Sets a map of environment variables for only that step. Using the default branch of an action may be convenient, but if someone releases a new major version with a breaking change, your workflow could break. 'This step will only run if the secret has a value set. Under Jobs , click the Explore-GitHub-Actions job. All permissions are granted read access. Each job will access the version value through the matrix.version context and pass the value as node-version to the actions/setup-node action. For example, the following workflow will start four jobs. Review the action's README file to determine the inputs required. The value can be the Docker Hub image name or a registry name. See something that's wrong or unclear? For more information, see "Authentication in a workflow.". For information on how to reference a job output, see jobs..outputs. In addition to the standard input parameters that are available, on.workflow_call.inputs requires a type parameter. For more information, see "Using environment variables" and "Contexts.". For more information on which contexts are supported in this key, see "Context availability. The filter determines if a workflow should run by evaluating the changed files and running them against the paths-ignore or paths list. For example, the following workflow would run whenever there is a push event, unless the push event is to: You can't use branches and branches-ignore to filter the same event in a single workflow. To specify a self-hosted runner for your job, configure runs-on in your workflow file with self-hosted runner labels. character, you must also define at least one tag without the ! Under Jobs , click the Explore-GitHub-Actions job. GitHub provides starter workflows for a variety of languages and tooling. A concurrency group can be any string or expression. For more information, see "Contexts.". If jobs..strategy.fail-fast is set to true, GitHub will cancel all in-progress and queued jobs in the matrix if any job in the matrix fails. You can use the id to reference the step in contexts. Then fromJSON translates the boolean string back to a real boolean. GitHub Enterprise Cloud standalone organizations paying by invoice may now update to an enterprise account via a self-service flow. to. If you omit entrypoint, the commands you specify in the Docker ENTRYPOINT instruction will execute. ', actions/checkout@a81bbbf8298c0fa03ea29cdc473d45769f953675, # Reference the major version of a release, # Uses the default branch of a public repository, # Uses a specific version tag of a public repository, ./.github/actions/my-private-repo/my-action, | Required The file that contains your action code. Prevents a workflow run from failing when a job fails. GitHub stores input parameters as environment variables. By default, GitHub will maximize the number of jobs run in parallel depending on runner availability. For example, you can use the steps context to set the value of an output to the output value of a step. Matches all semantic versioning branches and tags with major version 1 or 2. The value must be set to the value of an output from a job within the called workflow. The name for workflow runs generated from the workflow. Required A string identifier to associate with the input. If your workflow responds to other events in addition to pull_request events, you will need to provide a fallback to avoid a syntax error. A pair consisting of a string identifier for the input and the value of the input. The time we greeted you . You cannot use contexts or expressions in this keyword. The must start with a letter or _ and contain only alphanumeric characters, -, or _. Input ids with uppercase letters are converted to lowercase during runtime. Within your matrix, define one or more variables followed by an array of values. Workflow files define the workflow composition. Use jobs..container.env to set a map of environment variables in the container. It also assures that your workflow should still work. For example, the following workflow would run anytime you push a JavaScript file (.js). Use jobs..runs-on to define the type of machine to run the job on. In addition, you can optionally specify inputs, which GitHub will present as form elements in the UI. Using only this label will select any self-hosted runner. For example, if a workflow defined the numOctocats and octocatEyeColor inputs, the action code could read the values of the inputs using the INPUT_NUMOCTOCATS and INPUT_OCTOCATEYECOLOR environment variables. The runtime specified in using executes this file. When all the path names match patterns in paths-ignore, the workflow will not run. The following example shows you how GitHub Actions jobs can be automatically triggered, where they run, and how they can interact with the code in your repository. Using the commit SHA is the safest for stability and security. " The job was automatically triggered by a $, " The workflow is now ready to test your code on the runner. Use jobs..strategy.matrix to define a matrix of different job configurations. This limit applies to both GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners. You can specify a branch, ref, or SHA in a public GitHub repository. 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. For more information on setting outputs in an action, see "Workflow commands for GitHub Actions.". The paths and paths-ignore keywords accept glob patterns that use the * and ** wildcard characters to match more than one path name. The Docker image to use as the service container to run the action. Sets an array of ports to expose on the service container. This results in an overall improvement of the quality of the code scanning alerts. All actions require a metadata file. You can also set default settings that are only available to a job. This step only runs when the event type is a pull_request and the event action is unassigned. The branches, branches-ignore, tags, and tags-ignore keywords accept glob patterns that use characters like *, **, +, ?, ! For example, OSS (Open Source Software) projects on GitHub often include a README with information about the software that can include package/module/library/widget dependency information, and Nodejs automatically creates a package.json with a listing of the modules in use, with version numbers. For more information about each event and their activity types, see "Events that trigger workflows.". The shortest interval you can run scheduled workflows is once every 5 minutes. For example, you can use pre: to run a prerequisite setup script. Prevents a job from failing when a step fails. For more information, see "About comparing branches in pull requests.". Main steps: npm install npm run build (if-needed) npm run website:build publish gh-pages Inputs Outputs No available outputs Example When a concurrent job or workflow is queued, if another job or workflow using the same concurrency group in the repository is in progress, the queued job or workflow will be pending. A subdirectory in a public GitHub repository at a specific branch, ref, or SHA. If you're new to YAML, you can read "Learn YAML in five minutes.". Matches all branch and tag names that don't contain a slash (, Matches all branch and tag names. You can access any state you need in either the workspace, HOME, or as a STATE_ variable. GitHub Actions uses docker run to launch this action, and runs the script inside a new container that uses the same base image. Otherwise, any previously in-progress or pending job will be canceled, regardless of the workflow. For example, the following matrix has a variable called version with the value [10, 12, 14] and a variable called os with the value [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]: A job will run for each possible combination of the variables. Use the inherit keyword to pass all the calling workflow's secrets to the called workflow. outputs for Docker container and JavaScript actions, Example: Declaring outputs for Docker container and JavaScript actions, Example: Declaring outputs for composite actions, Example: Using a Dockerfile in your repository, Example: Using public Docker registry container, Example: Defining arguments for the Docker container, Example: Configuring branding for an action, steps.random-number-generator.outputs.random-id, actions/checkout@a81bbbf8298c0fa03ea29cdc473d45769f953675, # Reference the major version of a release, # References a subdirectory in a public GitHub repository at a specific branch, ref, or SHA, # References a docker public registry action, # Reference a docker image published on docker hub, Use scripts to test your code on a runner, Use concurrency, expressions, and a test matrix, Automate migration with GitHub Actions Importer. For example, if you had an action that performed the addition of two inputs (x + y = z), the action could output the sum (z) for other actions to use as an input. The must start with a letter or _ and contain only alphanumeric characters, -, or _. If you use CMD in your Dockerfile, use the guidelines ordered by preference: If you need to pass environment variables into an action, make sure your action runs a command shell to perform variable substitution. A unique identifier for the step. Some events have activity types that give you more control over when your workflow should run. Badges are shown next to your action name in GitHub Marketplace. Example workflows that demonstrate the CI/CD features of GitHub Actions. If you don't declare an output in your action metadata file, you can still set outputs and use them in a workflow. A job will run for each possible combination of the variables. character. GitHub Actions: Input types for manual workflows actions November 10, 2021 You can now specify input types for manually triggered workflows allowing you to provide a better experience to users of your workflow. Generate a personal access token and add the token as an encrypted secret. If there are no files changed, the workflow will not run. In this example, the pre: action runs a script called setup.js: Optional Allows you to define conditions for the pre: action execution. To remove specific configurations defined in the matrix, use jobs..strategy.matrix.exclude. GitHub appends the extension. Automate your workflowfrom idea to production. You can use any of the shells listed here. If you define a branch with the ! ", When you use expressions in an if conditional, you may omit the expression syntax (${{ }}) because GitHub automatically evaluates the if conditional as an expression. For example, the following workflow defines the variable version with the values [10, 12, 14]. Example: Specifying inputs This example configures two inputs: numOctocats and octocatEyeColor. The key job_id is a string and its value is a map of the job's configuration data. A matching positive pattern after a negative match will include the Git ref again. You can provide default shell and working-directory options for all run steps in a job. To see what's next for Actions, visit our public roadmap. For example, you can use a matrix strategy to test your code in multiple versions of a language or on multiple operating systems. For more information, see "Handling skipped but required checks.". When you provide multi-line commands, each line runs in the same shell. Optional You can use a color and Feather icon to create a badge to personalize and distinguish your action. For more information, see jobs..permissions. character. If the object cannot be added to any of the matrix combinations, a new matrix combination will be created instead. You can choose a different shell and customize the shell used to run commands. Use the tags filter when you want to include tag name patterns or when you want to both include and exclude tag names patterns. For more information, see "Contexts.". Run the action using only this label will select any self-hosted runner define one or more variables followed an. The default shell on non-Windows platforms with a letter or _ and contain alphanumeric... Part of a step in your action name in the workflow will start four.... Filter determines if a workflow. `` required and will default to the action GitHub repository to a... Code right from GitHub least one path name.types to define a matrix your. Optional selects an action, and deploy source code from GitHub data that an action to run jobs,. Version tags, use jobs. < job_id >.strategy.matrix.exclude < VARIABLE_NAME > reference the step your. If a workflow is triggered by more than one path matches a in. 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