Git Issue Creation

Git Action to create an Issue on a GitHub Repo. This action can be used to create an issue when a build fails in a Git Action workflow.

Usage

This action can be used after any other action. Below is simple example on using it:

1. Create a .github/workflows/git-issue-creation.yml

2. Add the following properties to git-issue-creation.yml file

on: push
name: Git Creation Demo
jobs:
  gitIssueCreation:
    name: Git Creation Demo
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@master
      - name: Git Creation Demo
        uses: bryannice/gitactions-git-issue-creation@master
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          GITHUB_COMMIT_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
          GITHUB_REPO_OWNER: 'bryan-nice'
          GITHUB_REPO_NAME: 'github-issue-creation'
          GITHUB_ISSUE_TITLE: 'Demo''ing Git Issue Creation'
          GITHUB_ISSUE_BODY: 'Demo''ing Git Issue Creation'

Go here for a template yml with all environment variables.

Environment Variables

These are the environment variables that can be set to pass in additional information about the Git Action.

Variable Name	Required	Description
GITHUB_TOKEN	Yes	The GitHub access token used by Git Actions workflow. Can use the native token generated by Git Actions or create a custom secret.
GITHUB_SHA	Yes	The commit SHA associated to running the Git Action workflow.
GITHUB_OWNER	Yes	The owner of the repo which is normally seen in the URI as a prefix to the repo.
GITHUB_REPOSITORY	Yes	The name of the repository.
GITHUB_ISSUE_TITLE	Yes	Title of the issue to be created.
GITHUB_ISSUE_BODY	Yes	Body of the issue to be created.

Reference

• Using environment variables lists the default environment variables set in Git Actions.
• Authenticating with the GITHUB_TOKEN

License

GPLv3