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GitHub Action

Campsite GitHub Action

v1.0.0 Latest version

Campsite GitHub Action

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Campsite GitHub Action

Create a post or comment on Campsite from your GitHub workflow

Installation

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

              

- name: Campsite GitHub Action

uses: campsite/campsite-github-action@v1.0.0

Learn more about this action in campsite/campsite-github-action

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Campsite GitHub Action

This GitHub Action allows you to create posts, comments, or messages on Campsite directly from your GitHub workflow. It's perfect for automating updates, sharing build statuses, or notifying your team about important events in your deployment workflows.

Usage

You will need an API key to use this action. Follow these steps to create an API key in Campsite:

  1. Go to your Organization settings and click the Integrations tab.
  2. In the API keys box, click the + New button and enter a name for your integration.
  3. After you create the app, copy the API key that appears.
  4. Create a GitHub secret with the value as the API key you just created. We use CAMPSITE_API_KEY in the examples below, but you can use any name you want.

Create a post

- name: Create Campsite Post
  uses: campsite/campsite-github-action@v1.0.0
  with:
    api_key: ${{ secrets.CAMPSITE_API_KEY }}
    action_type: create_post
    title: "New Release: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
    content: "Version ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }} is now available. Check out the [changelog](${{ github.event.release.html_url })) for details."
    channel_id: "your_releases_channel_id"

Create a comment

- name: Add Deployment Status Comment
  uses: campsite/campsite-github-action@v1.0.0
  with:
    api_key: ${{ secrets.CAMPSITE_API_KEY }}
    action_type: "create_comment"
    content: |
      Deployment of ${{ github.event.repository.name }} to ${{ github.event.repository.environment }} has completed successfully.
      - Deployment ID: ${{ github.run_id }}
      - Commit: ${{ github.sha }}
      - Environment: ${{ github.event.repository.environment }}
      - Status: ${{ github.event.conclusion }}
      - Deployed by: ${{ github.actor }}

      [View deployment logs](https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }})
    post_id: "existing_release_post_id"

Send a message

- name: Send Campsite Message
  uses: campsite/campsite-github-action@v1.0.0
  with:
    api_key: ${{ secrets.CAMPSITE_API_KEY }}
    action_type: create_message
    content: "Build for PR #${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} has completed successfully."
    thread_id: "your_releases_thread_id"

Inputs

Input Description Required Default
api_key Your Campsite API key Yes -
action_type The type of action to perform (create_post, create_comment, or create_message) Yes create_post
content The content of the post, comment, or message Yes -
title The title of the post (only for create_post) No -
channel_id The ID of the channel to post in (only for create_post) No -
post_id The ID of the post to comment on (only for create_comment) No -
parent_id The ID of the parent comment for replies (only for create_comment) No -
thread_id The ID of the thread to send a message to (only for create_message) No -

Outputs

Output Description
post_id The ID of the created post (only for create_post)
post_url The URL of the created post (only for create_post)
comment_id The ID of the created comment (only for create_comment)
message_id The ID of the sent message (only for create_message)

Example Workflow

Here's an example of how you might use this action in a complete workflow:

name: Release Notification
on:
  release:
    types: [published]

jobs:
  notify-campsite:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Create Campsite Post
        uses: campsite/campsite-github-action@v1.0.0
        with:
          api_key: ${{ secrets.CAMPSITE_API_KEY }}
          action_type: "create_post"
          title: "New Release: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}"
          content: |
            We've just released version ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}!

            Check out the [full changelog](${{ github.event.release.html_url }}) for details.
          channel_id: "your_releases_channel_id"

This workflow will create a new post in Campsite whenever a new release is published on GitHub.

Getting Help

If you encounter any issues or have questions about using this action, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit pull requests or open issues with your ideas and feedback.

License

This GitHub Action is released under the MIT License.