Actions Template Repository

A batteries-included template for scaffolding new GitHub Actions.

A starting point for ESM, bundled GitHub Actions — ships with action.yml, an example handler, Jest (with manual @actions/* mocks), ESLint/Prettier, semantic-release, Renovate, and issue/PR templates, plus a one-shot setup CLI that wires it all to your action.

Use this template

1. Click Use this template on GitHub and create your repository.
2. yarn install
3. yarn rename — an interactive CLI that collects the action name, description, owner, author, and your input/output variables, then rewrites action.yml, package.json, the README, and everything else before removing itself (the entire scripts/ directory).
   • Pass --dry-run to preview every change without writing anything.
   • Supply --name, --description, --owner, and/or --author to skip the matching prompts.
4. Edit main.js to implement your action's logic.
5. Commit and push — semantic-release handles versioning and publishing.

What the setup does

• Replaces the {{ ACTION_NAME }} / {{ ACTION_DESCRIPTION }} / {{ ACTION_AUTHOR }} / {{ ACTION_AUTHOR_EMAIL }} / {{ OWNER }} placeholders across the repository.
• Generates the action.yml inputs/outputs and the README tables from the variables you define.
• Installs the action-only package.json, jest.config.js, and README.md from scripts/template/ over the repository's own copies.
• Detects sensible defaults: the owner from the git remote, and the author from gh, the GitHub Actions context, or your commit email.

Development

yarn format    # eslint
yarn lint      # eslint
yarn test      # jest
yarn coverage  # jest with the 80% coverage threshold

Built and maintained by Allons-y Studio — a US-based studio specializing in design systems, front-end architecture, and accessibility.