Github actions - Workflows

Workflows define the event that triggers actions.

Workflows define which actions to run.

Repositories can contain multiple workflows.

Events:

• push
• pull request
• release

one event example:

on: push

on: release

multiple events example:

?on: [push, pull request]

jobs:

• Workflows must have at least one job
• Each job must have a unique identifier
• Job identifier must start with a letter or underscore
• Jobs in in a parallel by default

Example:

name: First action

on:

push:

paths:

- '**.md'

jobs:

ubuntu:

name: First job

runs-on: ubuntu-latest

steps:

- run: date

windows:

name: Second job

runs-on: windows-latest

steps:

- run: date

macos:

name: Third job

runs-on: macos-latest

steps:

- run: date

depends:

name: Dependencies job

needs: [ubuntu, windows, macos]

runs-on: ubuntu-latest

steps:

- run: echo "you are done the mission !"

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