Using environments for approvals and checks

In this recipe, we are going to use environment approvals to acquire approval before creating the repository. We will also use a GitHub App to authenticate as the repository creation normally happens in the organization scope and cannot be done with GITHUB_TOKEN. You must either use a GitHub App or a personal access token (PAT) with the right scopes.

Getting ready…

Make sure you have completed the previous recipe and continue in the same repository.

How to do it…

1. In your repository, go to Setting | Environments and click New environment.
2. Name the environment repo-creation and click Configure environment.
3. Add yourself as Required reviewer and don’t allow administrators to bypass the rule (see Figure 5.7).

Figure 5.7 – Configuring the environment protection rules

4. Click Save protection rules.
5. The next step is to create an app to authenticate. I recommend...