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Semver diff

v1.2.0

Semver diff

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Semver diff

Get the difference between two semantic versions

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Semver diff

              
  uses: tj-actions/semver-diff@v1.2.0
Learn more about this action in tj-actions/semver-diff

Choose a version

CI Update release version. Public workflows that use this action.

semver-diff

Get the difference between your previous tagged semantic version and the latest tag using semver-tool

name: Get semver diff

on:
  release:
    types:
      - created
  push:
    tags:
      - v*

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: semver-diff
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Run semver-diff
        id: semver-diff
        uses: tj-actions/semver-diff@v1.1.3
      - name: Show release type
        run: |
          echo "Release type: ${{ steps.semver-diff.outputs.release_type }}"
        # Outputs: Release type: major || minor || patch || prerelease || build

Inputs

Input type required default description
token string true ${{ github.token }} GITHUB_TOKEN
or a repo scoped
Personal Access Token
initial_release_type string true patch Initial release type returned
when there are no existing tags.

Outputs

Output type description
release_type string The difference between two versions by release type
(major, minor, patch, prerelease, build)

Credits

This package was created with Cookiecutter using cookiecutter-action

Report Bugs

Report bugs at https://github.com/tj-actions/semver-diff/issues.

If you are reporting a bug, please include:

  • Your operating system name and version.
  • Any details about your workflow that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
  • Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.