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Mastering GitHub Actions

You're reading from   Mastering GitHub Actions Advance your automation skills with the latest techniques for software integration and deployment

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781805128625
Length 490 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Eric Chapman Eric Chapman
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Preface 1. Part 1:Centralized Workflows to Assist with Governance FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: An Overview of GitHub and GitHub Actions 3. Chapter 2: Exploring Workflows 4. Chapter 3: Deep Dive into Reusable Workflows and Composite Actions 5. Chapter 4: Workflow Personalization Using GitHub Apps 6. Chapter 5: Utilizing Starter Workflows in Your Team 7. Part 2: Implementing Advanced Patterns within Actions
8. Chapter 6: Using HashiCorp Vault in GitHub 9. Chapter 7: Deploying to Azure Using OpenID Connect 10. Chapter 8: Working with Checks 11. Chapter 9: Annotating Code with Actions 12. Chapter 10: Advancing with Event-Driven Workflows 13. Chapter 11: Setting Up Self-Hosted Runners 14. Part 3: Best Practices, Patterns, Tricks, and Tips Toolkit
15. Chapter 12: The Crawler Pattern 16. Chapter 13: The Configuration Centralization Pattern 17. Chapter 14: Using Remote Workflows to Kickstart Your Products 18. Chapter 15: Housekeeping Tips for Your Organization 19. Chapter 16: Handy Workflows for Managing Your Software 20. Index 21. Other Books You May Enjoy

Exploring further action opportunities

As we saw when we created an action for the marketplace, we had a few recommendations and noted some limitations that are opportunities for extension. We also don’t have a lot of customization opportunities or anything that can make it live up to its name of rich checks. In this section, let’s jump through a couple of our opportunities, and why don’t you try extending your action to encompass these opportunities?

Branding

Branding information in GitHub Actions is not a technical requirement. Still, it provides a way to identify actions in the GitHub Marketplace visually and when sharing the action with others. It helps to create a more professional and recognizable representation of the action.

Here’s what branding information typically includes:

  • icon: An icon helps users quickly identify the action, especially if it’s part of a suite of actions or products by the same author or organization...
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