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Easily Create Various Files from Templates with Custom Options
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Easily Create Various Files from Templates with Custom Options

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# Create Files Action



- [Inputs](#Inputs)

- [Outputs](#Outputs)

- [Types](#Types)

- [Examples](#Examples)

- [Contributing](#Contributing)



Easily create various file [types](#Types) with custom options.

Write the data to a file or use the [output](#Outputs).



## Inputs



| Input         |  Default   | Input Description |

| :------------ | :--------: | :--------------------- |

| [type](#type) | _Required_ | Type of File to Create |

| [file](#file) |     -      | Output File to Create  |

| [data](#data) |     -      | File Data for `type`   |



#### type



Currently only supports [redirect](#redirect) html file.



#### file



Output file path to write file; otherwise use the [output](#Outputs).



#### data



[Type](#Types) specific data in YAML format.



How to Pass Data



```yaml

data: |

  url: https://smashedr.github.io/github-projects/

  text: /github-projects

  title: Ralf Broke It

  timer: 5

```



## Outputs



| Output  | Description  |

| :------ | :----------- |

| content | File Content |



```yaml

- name: 'Create Files Action'

  id: files

  uses: cssnr/create-files-action@master



- name: 'Echo Output'

  run: |

    echo "content: '${{ steps.files.outputs.content }}'"

```



## Types



### redirect



Creates an HTML redirect page with timer and link.



| Data  | Default Value | Description of Input |

| :---- | :----------------- | :----------------------------- |

| url   | -                  | URL to Redirect too            |

| text  | _url_              | Text for URL link              |

| title | `Redireting`       | Title of the page              |

| timer | `5`                | Redirect timer seconds         |



View Step Example



```yaml

- name: 'Redirect'

  id: redirect

  uses: cssnr/create-files-action@master

  with:

    type: 'redirect'

    file: 'index.html'

    data: |

      url: https://smashedr.github.io/github-projects/

      text: /github-projects

      title: Rolf Broke

      timer: 3

```



### robots



Creates a robots.txt to block all robots.



View Step Example



```yaml

- name: 'Robots'

  id: robots

  uses: cssnr/create-files-action@master

  with:

    type: 'robots'

    file: 'robots.txt'

```



## Examples



💡 _Click on an example heading to expand or collapse the example._



Coming soon.



For more examples, you can check out other projects using this action:  

https://github.com/cssnr/create-files-action/network/dependents



# Support



For general help or to request a feature see:



- Q&A Discussion: https://github.com/cssnr/create-files-action/discussions/categories/q-a

- Request a Feature: https://github.com/cssnr/create-files-action/discussions/categories/feature-requests



If you are experiencing an issue/bug or getting unexpected results you can:



- Report an Issue: https://github.com/cssnr/create-files-action/issues

- Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/wXy6m2X8wY

- Provide General Feedback: [https://cssnr.github.io/feedback/](https://cssnr.github.io/feedback/?app=Stack%20Deploy)



For more information, see the CSSNR [SUPPORT.md](https://github.com/cssnr/.github/blob/master/.github/SUPPORT.md#support).



# Contributing



If you would like to submit a PR, please review the [CONTRIBUTING.md](#contributing-ov-file).



Please consider making a donation to support the development of this project

and [additional](https://cssnr.com/) open source projects.



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Additionally, you can support other [GitHub Actions](https://actions.cssnr.com/) I have published:



- [Stack Deploy Action](https://github.com/cssnr/stack-deploy-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Portainer Stack Deploy Action](https://github.com/cssnr/portainer-stack-deploy-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Docker Context Action](https://github.com/cssnr/docker-context-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Actions Up Action](https://github.com/cssnr/actions-up-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Zensical Action](https://github.com/cssnr/zensical-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [VirusTotal Action](https://github.com/cssnr/virustotal-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Mirror Repository Action](https://github.com/cssnr/mirror-repository-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Update Version Tags Action](https://github.com/cssnr/update-version-tags-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Docker Tags Action](https://github.com/cssnr/docker-tags-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [TOML Action](https://github.com/cssnr/toml-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Update JSON Value Action](https://github.com/cssnr/update-json-value-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [JSON Key Value Check Action](https://github.com/cssnr/json-key-value-check-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Parse Issue Form Action](https://github.com/cssnr/parse-issue-form-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Cloudflare Purge Cache Action](https://github.com/cssnr/cloudflare-purge-cache-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Mozilla Addon Update Action](https://github.com/cssnr/mozilla-addon-update-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Package Changelog Action](https://github.com/cssnr/package-changelog-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [NPM Outdated Check Action](https://github.com/cssnr/npm-outdated-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Label Creator Action](https://github.com/cssnr/label-creator-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Algolia Crawler Action](https://github.com/cssnr/algolia-crawler-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Upload Release Action](https://github.com/cssnr/upload-release-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Check Build Action](https://github.com/cssnr/check-build-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Web Request Action](https://github.com/cssnr/web-request-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)

- [Get Commit Action](https://github.com/cssnr/get-commit-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme)



❔ Unpublished Actions



These actions are not published on the Marketplace, but may be useful.



- [cssnr/create-files-action](https://github.com/cssnr/create-files-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Create various files from templates.

- [cssnr/draft-release-action](https://github.com/cssnr/draft-release-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Keep a draft release ready to publish.

- [cssnr/env-json-action](https://github.com/cssnr/env-json-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Convert env file to json or vice versa.

- [cssnr/push-artifacts-action](https://github.com/cssnr/push-artifacts-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Sync files to a remote host with rsync.

- [smashedr/update-release-notes-action](https://github.com/smashedr/update-release-notes-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Update release notes.

- [smashedr/combine-release-notes-action](https://github.com/smashedr/combine-release-notes-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Combine release notes.



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📝 Template Actions



These are basic action templates that I use for creating new actions.



- [javascript-action](https://github.com/smashedr/javascript-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - JavaScript

- [typescript-action](https://github.com/smashedr/typescript-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - TypeScript

- [py-test-action](https://github.com/smashedr/py-test-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Dockerfile Python

- [test-action-uv](https://github.com/smashedr/test-action-uv?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Dockerfile Python UV

- [docker-test-action](https://github.com/smashedr/docker-test-action?tab=readme-ov-file#readme) - Docker Image Python



Note: The `docker-test-action` builds, runs and pushes images to [GitHub Container Registry](https://docs.github.com/en/packages/working-with-a-github-packages-registry/working-with-the-container-registry).



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For a full list of current projects visit: [https://cssnr.github.io/](https://cssnr.github.io/)