https://github.com/actalog/create-datetime-tag

🏷️📆 Creates and pushes a git tag based on the current date and time
https://github.com/actalog/create-datetime-tag

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🏷️📆 Creates and pushes a git tag based on the current date and time

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/actalog/create-datetime-tag
• Owner: actalog
• License: unlicense
• Created: 2025-12-25T23:23:13.000Z (6 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-03-22T16:21:39.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-03-23T06:51:17.582Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: date, datetime, git, release, tags, time
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• Size: 9.77 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 0
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# @actalog/create-datetime-tag

Creates and pushes a git tag based on the current date and time (format: `YYYY-MM-DD.HH-mm-ss`).

## Features ✨

- **Precision:** Uses seconds to reduce tag collisions.

- **Idempotency:** Automatically skips tag creation and push if a tag with the same name already exists, preventing workflow failures.

- **Automated:** Configures the git user as `github-actions[bot]`.

## Usage 🚀

Create a workflow file (e.g., `.github/workflows/tag.yml`) with the following content:

```yaml

name: Generate Tag

on:

  push:

    branches:

      - main

permissions:

  contents: write # Required to push tags back to the repository

jobs:

  tag:

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

      

      - name: Create Datetime Tag

        id: create-tag

        uses: actalog/create-datetime-tag@v1

      - name: Output Tag

        run: echo "The tag created is ${{ steps.create-tag.outputs.tag }}"

```

## Outputs 📤

| Name  | Description                                        |

| :---  | :---                                               |

| `tag` | The created tag name (e.g., `2025-03-22.12-55-10`) |