Add License Action

GitHub Action to add a License to a Repository

This is a GitHub Action that automatically add a specified type of open source license to a repository that does not have a license

Setup

1. Add a workflow file to your project (e.g. .github/workflows/license.yml):

   name: Add License
   
   on:
     push:
       branches:
         - main
         - master
   
   jobs:
     build:
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         - name: Setup Node.js
           uses: actions/setup-node@v1
           with:
             node-version: 12.x
         - name: Adding License
           uses: dephraiim/license-action@v1
           with:
             LICENSE_TYPE: MIT
             AUTHOR: Ephraim Atta-Duncan
             PROJECT_NAME: License Action

Configuration

Options

You can configure the action further with the following options:

• LICENSE_TYPE: The type of License you want to add to your repo. (default: MIT) (required: false)
• AUTHOR: The Author of the repository. (required: true)
• PROJECT_NAME: The name of the project. Required by some licenses. (required: false)

License Types

• AGPL
• Apache
• BSD
• CC-BY
• CC-BY-NC
• CC-BY-NC-SA
• CC-BY-SA
• CC0
• GPL
• ISC
• LGPL
• MIT
• MPL
• Unlicense

Supported Licenses

The action supports the following licenses:

• AGPL-3.0
• Apache-2.0
• BSD-3.0
• CC-BY-4.0
• CC-BY-NC-4.0
• CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
• CC-BY-SA-4.0
• CC0-1.0
• GPL-3.0
• ISC
• LGPL-3.0
• MIT
• MPL-2.0
• Unlicense

Development

Suggestions and contributions are always welcome!

LICENSE

MIT