coatl-dev GitHub Actions

A collection of custom GitHub Actions that are used to simplify our pipelines in projects to keep them DRY.

Catalog

• gpg-import
• pip-compile
• pr-create
• setup-jython
• simple-git-diff

gpg-import

GitHub Action to import GPG private key.

Inputs:

• config-git (string): Whether to config Git to sign commits with the information obtained from GPG. Options: 'yes', 'no'. Defaults to 'yes'. Optional.
• passphrase (secret): GPG private key passphrase. Required.
• private-key (secret): GPG private key exported as an ASCII armored version. Required.

Outputs:

• git-user-email (string): Email address used for setting up Git identity.
• git-user-name (string): Name used for setting up Git identity.
• gpg-key-id (string): The long form of the GPG key ID.

Example:

name: sign-commit

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  sign-commit:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Import GPG key
        id: gpg-import
        uses: coatl-dev/actions/[email protected]
        with:
          passphrase: ${{ secrets.GPG_PASSPHRASE }}
          private-key: ${{ secrets.GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}

      - name: Make changes
        run: |
            # Your changes go here

      - name: Sign commit
        run: |
          # Creates a signed commit
          git commit -m "YOUR_COMMIT_MESSAGE"

pip-compile

Run pip-compile to upgrade your Python 2/3 requirements using coatldev/python Docker image.

For Python 2:

The pip-compile command lets you compile a requirements.txt file from your dependencies, specified in either setup.py or requirements.in.

For Python 3:

The pip-compile command lets you compile a requirements.txt file from your dependencies, specified in either pyproject.toml, setup.cfg, setup.py, or requirements.in.

Inputs:

• path (string): A file or location of the requirement file(s).
• python-version (string): Python version to use for installing pip-tools. You may use MAJOR.MINOR or exact version. Options: 2.7, 3.12 and 3.13. Defaults to '3.13'. Optional.

Note

This action will install the latest release for pip-tools supporting your choice for python-version. E.g., for Python '2.7', it will install pip-tools==5.5.0.

Example:

name: pip-compile-27

on:
  schedule:
    # Monthly at 12:00 PST (00:00 UTC)
    - cron: '0 20 1 * *'

jobs:
  pip-compile:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      REQUIREMENTS_PATH: 'path/to/requirements'

    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: pip-compile-27
        uses: coatl-dev/actions/[email protected]
        with:
          path: "${{ env.REQUIREMENTS_PATH }}"
          python-version: '2.7.18'

      - name: Detect changes
        id: git-diff
        uses: coatl-dev/actions/[email protected]
        with:
          path: "${{ env.REQUIREMENTS_PATH }}"

      - name: Do something if changes were made
        if: ${{ steps.git-diff.outputs.diff == 'true' }}
        run: |
          echo "Changes were detected."

pr-create

GitHub Action to create Pull Request using gh.

Inputs:

• gh-token (secret): GitHub token. Required.
• title (string): Title for the pull request. Optional.
• body (string): Body for the pull request. Optional.
• body-file (string): Read body text from file. Optional.
• auto-merge (string): Automatically merge only after necessary requirements are met. Options: 'yes', 'no'. Defaults to 'yes'. Optional.
• delete-branch (string): Delete the local and remote branch after merge. Options: 'yes', 'no'. Defaults to 'no'. Optional.

Important

If all optional inputs are missing, gh will use the commit message and body and run gh pr create --fill.

Example:

Add this step to your workflow:

      - name: Create Pull Request
        uses: coatl-dev/actions/[email protected]
        with:
          gh-token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}

setup-jython

Set up a specific version of Jython and add the command-line tools to the PATH.

Tip

This action also sets the JYTHON_HOME environment variable.

Inputs:

• jython-version (string): The Jython version to install. Defaults to '2.7.3'. Optional. See supported Jython versions.
• java-distribution (string): Java distribution to use for installing Jython. Defaults to 'zulu'. Optional. See supported Java distributions.
• java-version (string): The Java version to set up. Defaults to '17'. Optional.

Outputs:

• jython-version (string): The installed Jython version.
• jython-path (string): The absolute path to the Jython executable.
• java-distribution (string):Distribution of Java that has been installed.
• java-version (string): Actual version of the java environment that has been installed.
• java-path (string): Path to where the java environment has been installed (same as $JAVA_HOME).

Example:

    - name: Set up Jython
      uses: coatl-dev/actions/[email protected]
      with:
        jython-version: '2.7.3'
    - run: jython my_script.py

simple-git-diff

Run git diff on a file or path.

Inputs:

• path (string): File or path to check for changes. Defaults to '.'. Optional.

Outputs:

• diff (string): Whether files were changed between commits. Returns: 'true' or 'false'.

Example:

name: git-diff

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  sign-commit:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Modify file in repo
        run: |
          echo "New line" >> README.md

      - name: Detect changes
        id: git-diff
        uses: coatl-dev/actions/[email protected]
        with:
          path: 'README.md'

      - name: Do something if changes were detected
        if: ${{ steps.git-diff.outputs.diff == 'true' }}
        run: |
          echo "Changes were detected."