Automate Your Testing with GitHub Actions: A Simple CI/CD Workflow for Your App

Why Testing Workflows Important Before Merging Pull Requests

I decided to add a GitHub workflow to check tests for every push and pull request. This helps catch bugs early and ensures that new code doesn't break existing features. It also simplifies code reviews by showing if new code works correctly. Setting up a workflow to test code keeps our project healthy and strong. Let’s make our code better and more reliable!

To set up a GitHub workflow to check tests, follow these steps:

1. Create a .github/workflows directory in your repository.
2. Add a YAML file (e.g., test.yml) in this directory.
3. Define the workflow to run tests on every push and pull request.

to setup a github workflow to check tests:

// .github/workflows/test.yaml

name: Run Tests

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - '**'
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - '**'

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Set up Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
        with:
          node-version: '18'

      - name: Install dependencies
        run: npm install

      - name: Run tests
        run: npm run test
        

This workflow will run your tests automatically on every push and pull request, helping ensure code quality and stability.

you can also use this method to check for the likes of linting with adding:

- name: Run linting
   run: npm run lint