Pipery C/C++ CI

Reusable GitHub Action for a complete C/C++ CI pipeline with structured logging via Pipery. Auto-detects CMake, Make, and Meson build systems.

Usage

name: CI
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  ci:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: pipery-dev/pipery-cpp-ci@v1
        with:
          project_path: .
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Pipeline steps

Step	Tool	Skip input
SAST	Semgrep / clang-tidy SAST rules	skip_sast
SCA	cppcheck / Conan audit	skip_sca
Lint	clang-tidy + cppcheck	skip_lint
Build	CMake / Make / Meson (auto-detect)	skip_build
Test	ctest / make test	skip_test
Version	Semantic version bump	skip_versioning
Package	Tarball archive	skip_packaging
Release	GitHub Release + SHA tag	skip_release
Reintegrate	Merge back to default branch	skip_reintegration

Inputs

Name	Default	Description
project_path	.	Path to the project source tree.
config_file	.github/pipery/config.yaml	Path to Pipery config file.
build_system	auto	Build system: auto, cmake, make, or meson.
compiler	g++	C++ compiler to use (e.g. g++, clang++).
cmake_flags	``	Extra flags passed to the CMake configure step.
tests_path	``	Test filter pattern passed to ctest -R or equivalent.
target_branch	main	Target branch for reintegration.
version_bump	patch	Version bump type: patch, minor, or major.
github_token	``	GitHub token for release and reintegration.
log_file	pipery.jsonl	Path to the JSONL structured log file.
skip_sast	false	Skip the SAST step.
skip_sca	false	Skip the SCA step.
skip_lint	false	Skip the lint step.
skip_build	false	Skip the build step.
skip_test	false	Skip the test step.
skip_versioning	false	Skip the versioning step.
skip_packaging	false	Skip the packaging step.
skip_release	false	Skip the release step.
skip_reintegration	false	Skip the reintegration step.

About Pipery

Pipery is an open-source CI/CD observability platform. Every step script runs under psh (Pipery Shell), which intercepts all commands and emits structured JSONL events — giving you full visibility into your pipeline without any manual instrumentation.

• Browse logs in the Pipery Dashboard
• Find all Pipery actions on GitHub Marketplace
• Source code: pipery-dev

Development

# Run the action locally against test-project/
pipery-actions test --repo .

# Regenerate docs
pipery-actions docs --repo .

# Dry-run release
pipery-actions release --repo . --dry-run