https://github.com/garnertb/template-action

GitHub Action that provides advanced formatting control using Handlebars.
https://github.com/garnertb/template-action

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GitHub Action that provides advanced formatting control using Handlebars.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/garnertb/template-action
• Owner: garnertb
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-08-25T17:52:19.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-05-06T17:33:00.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-12T17:46:30.996Z (3 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 748 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# template-action

Action that uses [handlebars](https://handlebarsjs.com/) to render arbitrary template payloads.  

## Usage

Any variables passed will be used as context for the template.

### Simple example

```yaml

uses: garnertb/template-action@v1

with:

  template: Whats up {{ name }}?

  name: Mona

# Returns

# >> Whats up Mona?

```

### More complex example

This example creates a summary issue with all issues updated in the last week.

```yaml

# Query recently updated issues

- uses: octokit/[email protected]

  id: open-issues

  with:

    route: /repos/:owner/:repo/issues?sort=updated&per_page=100&state=all

    owner: garnertb

    repo: template-action

  env:

    GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.token }} 

# Use template-action to generate the issue body

- uses: garnertb/template-action@v1

  id: issue-body

  with:

    issues: ${{ steps.open-issues.outputs.data }}

    template: |

      ## Open issues

      {{ #each issues }}

      {{ #withinAWeek this.updated_at }}

      - [ ] #{{ this.number }}

      {{ /withinAWeek }}

      {{ /each }}

# Create summary issue from template payload

- uses: imjohnbo/issue-bot@v3

  with:

    body: ${{ steps.issue-body.outputs.payload }}

    title: Issues from this week

```

Generated issue:

![issue image](images/issue.jpg)