I have a GitHub action that contains some npm and gulp commands and finally runs a Powershell file. I want to publish this GitHub action on the marketplace so that my team can use it. I can't find a solution to this problem anywhere. I checked the publish Github actions docs, there is no related document.
How do I invoke this action externally?
For instance, How do I convert this simple action so that it can be published to the marketplace?
Sample yml code
# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions
name: CI
on:
push:
branches: [ master ]
# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
jobs:
# This workflow contains a single job called "build"
build:
# The type of runner that the job will run on
runs-on: windows-latest
# Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- name: Use Node.js
uses: actions/setup-node@v1
with:
node-version: '10.x'
- name: Install dependencies
run: |
npm install
Thank you
The yaml you've posted here is a workflow, not an action. An action is the code behind the things like uses: actions/checkout@v2 (usually JavaScript, can be Dockerized too). If you're only writing YAML, you're just writing a workflow that invokes actions.
If you want to make your own action, check out the docs.