GitHub Actions Activities

Automating Workflows with GitHub Actions

1. Create a new repo using the GitHub CLI.

   Solution

   gh repo create
   cd new-repo
   gh repo view --web

2. Create an issue for README.md content.

3. Configure the master branch to require a pull request before merging. Configure approvals before merging a PR. Set the required number of approvals before merging to 1. Do not allow administrators to bypass these protections.

4. Edit the README.md file and create a pull request. Add a task list. Link the previous issue to the pull request. Merge the pull request.

5. Trigger a workflow which deletes worflow runs in the repository using a scheduled event.

6. Manually trigger a workflow (workflow_dispatch) which sets up Python (version is retrieved using an input) and prints the Python version.

7. Manually trigger a workflow (repository_dispatch) and show the content of the client payload.

   Solution

   curl \
   -X POST \
     -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR-TOKEN>" \
     https://api.github.com/repos/SoheilSalmani/github-actions-activities/dispatches \
     -d '{"event_type": "show_payload", "client_payload": {}'

8. Create a workflow to auto-assign issues to you on creation.

9. Create a workflow (triggered manually) to show details of the runner workspace.

10. Create a secret at the repository level and another at the environment level with the same name but with a different value. Create a workflow to print the secret value.

11. Create a Slack workspace, a Slack App, and a workflow to notify a new release version on tag creation. Delete the workspace, and Slack App when you check that everything is working.

12. Create a workflow to translate non-English issues content to English.

13. Create a new repo and a workflow to lint all commit messages on pull requests.

14. What are the different types of events in GitHub Actions?

15. What are the security concerns with actions and secrets?

16. What are the two types of runners?