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Get the previous tag
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# Get previous tag



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GitHub Action that gets the latest tag from Git



![Example output showing this action in action](images/output.png)



## Input



By default, this action will fail if no tag can be found, however, it accepts a `fallback` tag that will be used when no 

tag can be found. Keep in mind that when this action is used in a workflow that has no `.git` directory, it will still 

fail, and the fallback tag isn't used.  It is also accepts a `prefix` string to query the tags based on it. And finally 

it takes a `workingDirectory` if you need to look for a tag in an alternative path.



* `fallback`: `1.0.0`

* `prefix`: `tag-prefix`

* `workingDirectory`: `another/path/where/a/git/repo/is/checked/out`



## Output



This action has two outputs, `tag` for the found tag, or the fallback. And, `timestamp` as a UNIX Epoch timestmap for 

when the tag was created, or when no tag is found, and a fallback tag has be specific is provides the timestamp of 

action execution.



* `tag`: `1.2.3`

* `timestamp`: `123`



## Example



Find more examples in the [examples directory](./examples/).



The following example works together with the [`WyriHaximus/github-action-next-semvers`](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/next-semvers) and [`WyriHaximus/github-action-create-milestone`](https://github.com/marketplace/actions/create-milestone) actions.

Where it provides the previous tag from that action so it can supply a set of versions for the next action, which creates a new milestone.

(This snippet has been taken from the automatic code generation of [`wyrihaximus/fake-php-version`](https://github.com/wyrihaximus/php-fake-php-version/).)



```yaml

name: Generate

jobs:

  generate:

    steps:

      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

        with:

          fetch-depth: 0 # Required due to the way Git works, without it this action won't be able to find any or the correct tags

      - name: 'Get Previous tag'

        id: previoustag

        uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-get-previous-tag@v1"

        with:

          fallback: 1.0.0 # Optional fallback tag to use when no tag can be found

          #workingDirectory: another/path/where/a/git/repo/is/checked/out # Optional alternative working directory

      - name: 'Get next minor version'

        id: semvers

        uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-next-semvers@v1"

        with:

          version: ${{ steps.previoustag.outputs.tag }}

      - name: 'Create new milestone'

        id: createmilestone

        uses: "WyriHaximus/github-action-create-milestone@v1"

        with:

          title: ${{ steps.semvers.outputs.patch }}

        env:

          GITHUB_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}"

```



## License ##



Copyright 2021 [Cees-Jan Kiewiet](http://wyrihaximus.net/)



Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person

obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation

files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without

restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,

copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell

copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the

Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following

conditions:



The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be

included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.



THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,

EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES

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NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT

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