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A GitHub Action to make various attributes of a repository available as variables
https://github.com/ibnesayeed/repo-attrs

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A GitHub Action to make various attributes of a repository available as variables

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# Repository Attributes Action

A GitHub Action to make various attributes of a repository available as output variables.
It is intended to be used with other actions such as [Create a Release](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/create-a-release) to suppliment them with information like contributors, files changed, pull requests, and commits.

## Inputs

Many attributes are extracted from the range of Git history `$tail..$head`.

### `head`

Most recent repo reference (empty default infers `HEAD` or a tag pointing to the head).

### `tail`

A prior repo reference to check for changes from (empty default infers the previous tag or the initial commit).

## Outputs

The action sets up various output variables to be utilized in any succeeding steps.

### `head`

Evaluated most recent repo reference.

### `tail`

Evaluated previous reference.

### `commits`

List of commits (hash and message).

### `prs`

List of pull requests (number and title).

### `files`

Summary of changed files.

### `contributors`

List of contributors (name and number of commits).

## Example Usage

```yml
on:
push:
tags:
- '*'

name: Create Release

jobs:
build:
name: Create Release
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout Code
uses: actions/checkout@v2
with:
fetch-depth: 0 # This is important for the Git history
- name: Extract Repo Attributes
id: attrs # This is important for future referencing
uses: ibnesayeed/repo-attrs@master
- name: Create Release
id: create_release
uses: actions/create-release@v1
env:
GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
with:
tag_name: ${{ github.ref }}
release_name: Release ${{ github.ref }}
# Utilize extracted attributes from the previous step
body: |
## Changes in this Release

History from `${{ steps.attrs.outputs.tail }}` to `${{ steps.attrs.outputs.head }}`

### Commits

${{ steps.attrs.outputs.commits }}

### Pull Requests

${{ steps.attrs.outputs.prs }}

### Contributors

${{ steps.attrs.outputs.contributors }}

### Files

```
${{ steps.attrs.outputs.files }}
```
```