GitHub Action to manage branches

The GitHub Action for managing branches of the GitHub repository.

• Create a new branch
• Move the branch to another commit
• Delete a branch

Usage

Example Workflow file

• Create a branch:

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Create/Update the branch
        uses: julbme/gh-action-manage-branch@v1
        with:
          name: branch-name
          state: present
          from: ${{ github.ref }}
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

• Delete a branch

jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Delete the branch
        uses: julbme/gh-action-manage-branch@v1
        with:
          name: branch-name
          state: absent
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Inputs

Name	Type	Default	Description
name	string	Not set	Name of the branch. Required
state	string	present	Expected state of the branch. Valid values are present to create the branch or absent to delete the branch
from	string	github.sha	The reference from which to create or update the branch - could be a branch, a tag, a ref or a specific SHA. By default, it takes the commit that triggered the workflow.

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
ref	string	Git ref of the branch refs/heads/name, or in case the branch is deleted.
name	string	Name of the branch, or in case the branch is deleted.
sha	sha	SHA Commit of the branch, or in case the branch is deleted.

Contributing

This project is totally open source and contributors are welcome.