v2.1.0

Clang Format Github Action

Version v2.1.0

Change log:

• exclude support (Thanks @aadeg)

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Clang Format Github Action

An action that check code format using clang-format tool. Suitable for project built on C, C++, C#, Objective-C.

Clang: a C language family frontend for LLVM

Feature:

• It automatic checks the source file's code format, and if there is any code format violation, it exits with a nonzero status.
• Suggest commands for fixing the formation violated file.

Inputs

sources

Sources to check by this action. It can be a single file, regex of a folder or multiple selecteor seprated by comma (,).

Default: "**/*". That means all files in this repository.

Example: If your repository contains many files other than C file, you can try with specific extension like:

"src/*.h,src/*.c"

or, for all nested folder

"src/**/*.h,src/**/*.c"

style

The style for clang-format. Possible value are: LLVM, GNU, Google, Chromium, Microsoft, Mozilla, WebKit. If your repository has a .clang-format file in the root directory then you can use file option here.

Default: LLVM

Sample Workflow File

Create a file in .github/workflows/ folder with:

name: Clang Format Checker
on: [push]
jobs:
  clang-format-checking:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: RafikFarhad/clang-format-github-action@v2.1.0
        with:
          sources: "src/**/*.h,src/**/*.c,test/**/*.c"

It will check for code formation violation on every push to GitHub.

Version

This action uses clang-format version 12.

Kudos to

• @silkeh for his awesome docker image.
• @LinkTed for contibution on upgrading to clang 12
• @aadeg for implementing exclude support

Older Clang Version

If you want to use clang version 10, use v1.0.1 of this action.

Contribution

Feel free to submit PR and/or raise issue.

🌞 Thanks for using 🌞