SonarCloud via GitHub Actions

Explains how to integrate SonarCloud with GitHub actions in a simple and quick approach.

Build and run in Intellij IDEA

• Install MikTeX: https://miktex.org/download
• Update MikTeX
• Install SumatraPDF viewer: https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/download-free-pdf-viewer
• Install Intellij IDEA Ultimate: https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/#section=windows
• Activate Intellij IDEA Ultimate
• Install TeXiFy IDEA plugin: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/9473-texify-idea
• Clone this repository locally: https://github.com/kolosovpetro/SonarCloudViaGithubActions.git
• Open github-latex-template folder in Intellij IDEA Ultimate and configure as follows
  • LaTeX Configuration
  • BibTeX Configuration
• Configure Inverse Search in Intellij IDEA for SumatraPDF: Tools -> LaTeX -> Configure Inverse Search
• Compile document using Shift + F10

Configure CI / CD

Set repository secrets

• GH_ACCESS_TOKEN: Generate GitHub Personal access token at Settings -> Developer Settings -> Personal access tokens -> Generate mew token and assign in to secret GH_ACCESS_TOKEN

Actions and their trigger policy

• build-pdf.yml builds project using TeXLive. Triggered on pull_request, push to develop branch
• build-and-deploy-pdf.yml builds project using TeXLive and deploys to GitHub Pages. Triggered on push to main branch

Template example

Compiled document looks like as follows