github-action-push-to-another-repository

An action that copies several files or directories from one github repository to another, and commits the changes.

You could, for example, use this to copy a webpage generated by another github action to a directory in a github.io website automatically when the webpage repository is updated.

Inputs

source-files (argument)

The files/directories to copy to the destination repository. Can have multiple space-separated filenames and globbing.

destination-username (argument)

The name of the user or organization which owns the destination repository. E.g. nkoppel

destination-repository (argument)

The name of the repository to copy files to, E.g. push-files-to-another-repository

destination-branch (argument) [optional]

The branch name for the destination repository. Defaults to master.

destination-directory (argument) [optional]

The directory in the destination repository to copy the source files into. Defaults to the destination project root.

commit-username (argument) [optional]

The username to use for the commit in the destination repository. Defaults to destination-username

commit-email (argument)

The email to use for the commit in the destination repository.

commit-message (argument) [optional]

The commit message to be used in the output repository. Defaults to "Update from [destination url]@[commit]".

The string ORIGIN_COMMIT is replaced by [destination url]@[commit].

API_TOKEN_GITHUB (environment)

The github api token which allows this action to push to the destination repository. E.g.: API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}

To generate your personal token following the steps:

• Go to the Github Settings (on the right hand side on the profile picture)
• On the left hand side pane click on "Developer Settings"
• Click on "Personal Access Tokens" (also available at https://github.com/settings/tokens)
• Generate a new token, choose "Repo". Copy the token.

Then make the token available to the Github Action following the steps:

• Go to the Github page for the repository that you push from, click on "Settings"
• On the left hand side pane click on "Secrets"
• Click on "Add a new secret" and name it "API_TOKEN_GITHUB", and paste your personal token.

Example usage

      - name: Push generated webpage to another repository
        uses: nkoppel/push-files-to-another-repository@v1.1.3
        env:
          API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}
        with:
          source-files: 'webpage/'
          destination-username: 'nkoppel'
          destination-repository: 'nkoppel.github.io'
          destination-directory: 'projects/my-project'
          commit-email: 'nathankoppel0@gmail.com'