diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 03af61cf8..9411a5550 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ Note that the `GITHUB_TOKEN` that is created by the runner might not inherently - [⭐️ First Deployment with `GITHUB_TOKEN`](#%EF%B8%8F-first-deployment-with-github_token) - [⭐️ Use the latest and specific release](#%EF%B8%8F-use-the-latest-and-specific-release) - [⭐️ Schedule and Manual Deployment](#%EF%B8%8F-schedule-and-manual-deployment) + - [⭐️ Release Strategy](#%EF%B8%8F-release-strategy) - [Examples](#examples) - [⭐️ Static Site Generators with Node.js](#%EF%B8%8F-static-site-generators-with-nodejs) - [⭐️ Gatsby](#%EF%B8%8F-gatsby) @@ -649,6 +650,49 @@ jobs: ... ``` +### ⭐️ Release Strategy + +cf. [support: execution from hashref disabled/broken vs GitHub Actions Security Best Practice? · Issue #712 · peaceiris/actions-gh-pages](https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-gh-pages/issues/712) + +Our project builds and provides build assets only when creating a release. This is to prevent the user from executing this action with a specific branch (like main). For example, if we maintain build assets in the main branch and users use this action as follows, a major release including breaking changes will break the CI workflow of the users silently. + +```yaml +- uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@main # Bad example! + with: + github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} + publish_dir: ./public +``` + +In this project, a major tag (e.g. v3) is guaranteed to contain no breaking changes. But, we recommend using a tag or a commit hash for the stability of your workflows. + +```yaml +- uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3.9.3 # tag: Better + with: + github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} + publish_dir: ./public +``` + +```yaml +- uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@373f7f263a76c20808c831209c920827a82a2847 # commit hash of v3.9.3: Best! + with: + github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} + publish_dir: ./public +``` + +For verifying the release asset, we can use the following commands. + +```sh +git clone https://github.com/peaceiris/actions-gh-pages.git +cd ./actions-gh-pages +git checkout v3.9.3 +nvm install +nvm use +npm i -g npm +npm ci +npm run build +git diff ./lib/index.js # We will get zero exit code +``` +
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