create release with body text sourced from file

README.md

@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ For more information on these inputs, see the [API Documentation](https://develo
 
 - `tag_name`: The name of the tag for this release
 - `release_name`: The name of the release
-- `body`: Text describing the contents of the release
+- `body`: Text describing the contents of the release. Optional, and not needed if using `body_path`.
+- `body_path`: A file with contents describing the release. Optional, and not needed if using `body`.
 - `draft`: `true` to create a draft (unpublished) release, `false` to create a published one. Default: `false`
 - `prerelease`: `true` to identify the release as a prerelease. `false` to identify the release as a full release. Default `false`
 
+#### `body_path`
+The `body_path` is valuable for dynamically creating a `.md` within code commits and even within the Github Action steps leading up to the `create-release`.
+
 ### Outputs
 For more information on these outputs, see the [API Documentation](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#response-4) for an example of what these outputs look like
 

action.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ inputs:
   body:
     description: 'Text describing the contents of the tag.'
     required: false
+  body_path:
+    description: 'Path to file with information about the tag.'
+    required: false
   draft:
     description: '`true` to create a draft (unpublished) release, `false` to create a published one. Default: `false`'
     required: false

dist/index.js

@@ -1697,7 +1697,7 @@ module.exports = require("https");
 /***/ 215:
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 /***/ }),
 
@@ -3796,7 +3796,7 @@ function octokitRestNormalizeGitReferenceResponses (octokit) {
 /***/ 314:
 /***/ (function(module) {
 
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 /***/ }),
 
@@ -7846,6 +7846,7 @@ exports.request = request;
 
 const core = __webpack_require__(470);
 const { GitHub, context } = __webpack_require__(469);
+const fs = __webpack_require__(747);
 
 async function run() {
   try {
@@ -7866,6 +7867,16 @@ async function run() {
     const prerelease = core.getInput('prerelease', { required: false }) === 'true';
     const commitish = core.getInput('commitish', { required: false }) || context.sha;
 
+    const bodyPath = core.getInput('body_path', { required: false });
+    let bodyFileContent = null;
+    if (bodyPath !== '' && !!bodyPath) {
+      try {
+        bodyFileContent = fs.readFileSync(bodyPath, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+      } catch (error) {
+        core.setFailed(error.message);
+      }
+    }
+
     // Create a release
     // API Documentation: https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#create-a-release
     // Octokit Documentation: https://octokit.github.io/rest.js/#octokit-routes-repos-create-release
@@ -7874,7 +7885,7 @@ async function run() {
       repo,
       tag_name: tag,
       name: releaseName,
-      body,
+      body: bodyFileContent || body,
       draft,
       prerelease,
       target_commitish: commitish

package.json

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "description": "Create a release",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "eslint 'src/**.js' 'tests/**.js' --fix",
-    "test": "eslint 'src/**.js' 'tests/**.js' && jest --coverage",
+    "lint": "eslint \"src/**.js\" \"tests/**.js\" --fix",
+    "test": "eslint \"src/**.js\" \"tests/**.js\" && jest --coverage",
     "build": "ncc build src/main.js",
     "precommit": "npm run build && git add dist/"
   },

src/create-release.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const core = require('@actions/core');
 const { GitHub, context } = require('@actions/github');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 async function run() {
   try {
@@ -20,6 +21,16 @@ async function run() {
     const prerelease = core.getInput('prerelease', { required: false }) === 'true';
     const commitish = core.getInput('commitish', { required: false }) || context.sha;
 
+    const bodyPath = core.getInput('body_path', { required: false });
+    let bodyFileContent = null;
+    if (bodyPath !== '' && !!bodyPath) {
+      try {
+        bodyFileContent = fs.readFileSync(bodyPath, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+      } catch (error) {
+        core.setFailed(error.message);
+      }
+    }
+
     // Create a release
     // API Documentation: https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#create-a-release
     // Octokit Documentation: https://octokit.github.io/rest.js/#octokit-routes-repos-create-release
@@ -28,7 +39,7 @@ async function run() {
       repo,
       tag_name: tag,
       name: releaseName,
-      body,
+      body: bodyFileContent || body,
       draft,
       prerelease,
       target_commitish: commitish

tests/create-release.test.js

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 jest.mock('@actions/core');
 jest.mock('@actions/github');
+jest.mock('fs');
 
 const core = require('@actions/core');
 const { GitHub, context } = require('@actions/github');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const run = require('../src/create-release.js');
 
 /* eslint-disable no-undef */
@@ -125,6 +127,31 @@ describe('Create Release', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  test('Release body based on file', async () => {
+    core.getInput = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('refs/tags/v1.0.0')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('myRelease')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('') // <-- The default value for body in action.yml
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('notes.md');
+
+    fs.readFileSync = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce('# this is a release\nThe markdown is strong in this one.');
+
+    await run();
+
+    expect(createRelease).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repo',
+      tag_name: 'v1.0.0',
+      name: 'myRelease',
+      body: '# this is a release\nThe markdown is strong in this one.',
+      draft: false,
+      prerelease: false
+    });
+  });
+
   test('Outputs are set', async () => {
     core.getInput = jest
       .fn()