Step 1, Create a branch #1
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| name: Step 1, Create a branch | |
| # This step listens for the learner to create branch `my-first-branch`. | |
| # This workflow updates from step 1 to step 2. | |
| # This will run every time we create a branch or tag. | |
| # Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/events-that-trigger-workflows | |
| on: | |
| workflow_dispatch: | |
| create: | |
| # Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication | |
| permissions: | |
| # Need `contents: read` to checkout the repository. | |
| # Need `contents: write` to update the step metadata. | |
| contents: write | |
| jobs: | |
| # Get the current step to only run the main job when the learner is on the same step. | |
| get_current_step: | |
| name: Check current step number | |
| runs-on: ubuntu-latest | |
| steps: | |
| - name: Checkout | |
| uses: actions/checkout@v4 | |
| - id: get_step | |
| run: | | |
| echo "current_step=$(cat ./.github/steps/-step.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT | |
| outputs: | |
| current_step: ${{ steps.get_step.outputs.current_step }} | |
| on_create_a_branch: | |
| name: On create a branch | |
| needs: get_current_step | |
| # We will only run this action when: | |
| # 1. This repository isn't the template repository. | |
| # 2. The step is currently 1. | |
| # 3. The event is a branch. | |
| # 4. The branch name is `my-first-branch`. | |
| # Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts | |
| # Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/expressions | |
| if: >- | |
| ${{ !github.event.repository.is_template | |
| && needs.get_current_step.outputs.current_step == 1 | |
| && github.ref_type == 'branch' | |
| && github.ref_name == 'my-first-branch' }} | |
| # We'll run Ubuntu for performance instead of Mac or Windows. | |
| runs-on: ubuntu-latest | |
| steps: | |
| # We'll need to check out the repository so that we can edit the README. | |
| - name: Checkout | |
| uses: actions/checkout@v4 | |
| with: | |
| fetch-depth: 0 # Let's get all the branches. | |
| # In README.md, switch step 1 for step 2. | |
| - name: Update to step 2 | |
| uses: skills/action-update-step@v2 | |
| with: | |
| token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} | |
| from_step: 1 | |
| to_step: 2 | |
| branch_name: my-first-branch |