Slack notify release GitHub action

A simple GitHub action to post a Slack message when a new version is released.

Get a Bot token

Go in Slack API portal and get the bot token to run this app.

Inputs

The following inputs briefly explained here are fully declared and documented in the action.yaml:

• slack_token [Required] - Slack token

• channel_id [Required] - Channel ID where to post (shown in 'channel details', e.g. 'C03AA0A0A3A')

• project_name [Required] - Project name to display

Examples

Run this action on new tag push or new release!

on:
  push:
    tags:
      - 'v1*'
jobs:
  examplejob:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
        with:
          fetch-depth: 0
          ref: main
      - name: Notify new release on Slack
        uses: italia/slack-notify-release-action
        with:
          slack_token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_TOKEN }}
          channel_id: C03AA0A0A3A
          project_name: Slack notification action

Result:

Build the action

Install dependencies

npm i

Build the action

npm run build

Contributing

Contributing is always appreciated. Feel free to open issues, fork or submit a Pull Request. If you want to know more about how to add new fields, check out CONTRIBUTING.md.

Maintainers

This software is maintained by the Developers Italia team.

License

© 2023 Dipartimento per la Trasformazione Digitale - Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri

Licensed under the EUPL. The version control system provides attribution for specific lines of code.

Remarks

This GitHub Action is published in the Github Marketplace. As such, you can find the Terms of Service here. Also, here you can find the GitHub Marketplace Developer Agreement.