Increment Variable

(!) This is a modified version of https://github.com/action-pack/increment this version will return new value and old value of the variable.

Action to increment a repository variable. Useful for increasing a version number for example.

It also supports alphanumeric variables, for example ABC1 will be increased to ABC2.

If the target variable does not exist, it will be automaticly created.

If you want to increment by another amount than the default (1), you can set the amount parameter.

Usage

- uses: eriknyk/increment-variable-action@v1.0.0
  with:
    id: version_code
    name: 'VERSION_CODE'
    token: ${{ secrets.REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN }}

Then you can use it in following steps like:

- name: Set app info
  run: |
    echo "APP_VERSION=2.1.44-${{ steps.version_code.outputs.new_value }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
    echo "PREV_VERSION=2.1.44-${{ steps.version_code.outputs.old_value }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV

Inputs

name

Required String Variable name.

amount

Optional Integer Increment by this amount (default = 1).

token

Required String Repository Access token

owner

Optional String Owners name.

repository

Optional String Repository name.

org

Optional Boolean Indicates the repo is an organization.

Outputs

old_value

Integer|empty The value prioud being updated. Returns empty if the variable doesn't exist previously.

new_value

Integer The new value after variable incremented

FAQ

• Why do I get the error 'Resource not accessible by integration'?

  This will happen if you use secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN.

  You need to create a personal access token instead.

  Go to your Github settings, select 'Developer settings' --> 'Personal access tokens' --> 'Tokens (classic)' and create a new token. Store its value in a secret, for example MY_TOKEN.

  Then refer to it like this:

  token: ${{ secrets.MY_TOKEN }}