Github Actions

Purpose: GitHub Actions is a CI/CD platform integrated into GitHub that allows you to automate tasks in your repository. You can define workflows that run on specific events such as pushes, pull requests, or scheduled times.

Summary: GitHub Actions lets you automate code workflows directly in GitHub, improving efficiency, reproducibility, and integration with other services while keeping secrets and automation steps secure.

Key Points:

• Automation of workflows: Build, test, and deploy code automatically.
• Event-driven: Workflows trigger on GitHub events (e.g., push, pull_request).
• Customizable jobs: Define steps that run sequentially or in parallel.
• Reusable actions: Use pre-built actions from the marketplace, or write your own.
• Integration: Can interact with GitHub APIs, external services, or your own infrastructure.
• Secrets management: Store sensitive data (like API tokens) securely and reference them in workflows.

Common Use Cases:

• Continuous Integration (CI) for building and testing code.
• Continuous Deployment (CD) to deploy applications automatically.
• Automating repetitive tasks, like updating a Gist, sending notifications, or generating documentation.
• Running scheduled tasks or maintenance scripts.

Example Workflow Trigger:

name: Update Resume Gist
on: push
jobs:
  update-resume-gist:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Update Resume Gist
        uses: exuanbo/actions-deploy-gist@v1
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.TOKEN }}
          gist_id: 7194d0d073190269ab1a4fedb2f1cb97
          file_path: resume.json