GitHub Action for committing changes to a repository

GitHub Action that will create a new commit and push it back to the repository.

Dockerized as devopsinfra/action-commit-push.

Features:

• Can add a custom prefix to commit message title by setting commit_prefix.
• As a commit message title will use commit_message if set, or commit_prefix and add changed files or just list of changed files.
• Can create a new branch when target_branch is set.
• Can add a timestamp to a branch name (great for cron-based updates):
  • When target_branch is set and add_timestamp is true will create a branch named ${branch_name}/${add_timestamp}.
  • When target_branch is not set and add_timestamp is true will create a branch named ${add_timestamp}.
• Good to combine with my other action devops-infra/action-pull-request.
• Can use git push --force for fast-forward changes with force input.

Badge swag

Reference

    - name: Run the Action
      uses: devops-infra/action-commit-push@master
      with:
        github_token: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"
        add_timestamp: true
        commit_prefix: "[AUTO]"
        commit_message: "Automatic commit"
        force: false
        target_branch: update/version

Examples

Commit and push changes to currently checked out branch.

name: Push changes
on:
  push
jobs:
  change-and-push:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Change something
        run: |
          find . -type f -name "*.md" -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i "s/foo/bar/g"
      - name: Commit and push changes
        uses: devops-infra/action-commit-push@master
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          commit_message: Replaced foo with bar

Commit and push changes to a new branch and create pull request using my other action devops-infra/action-pull-request.

name: Push changes
on:
  push
jobs:
  change-and-push:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Change something
        run: |
          find . -type f -name "*.md" -print0 | xargs -0 sed -i "s/foo/bar/g"
      - name: Commit and push changes
        uses: devops-infra/action-commit-push@master
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          commit_prefix: "[AUTO-COMMIT] foo/bar replace"
      - name: Create pull request
        uses: devops-infra/action-pull-request@master
        with:
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          body: "**Automated pull request**<br><br>Replaced foo/bar"
          title: ${{ github.event.commits[0].message }}