Github Actions node example

This example explores using the new Github actions CI functionality for continuous testing & release.

Overview

• tests and linter are run on every push event
• tests and linter are also run on every release event
• if the release action is published and the tests and linter step passes, the module is published to npm

Release process

• Create a git tag on the master branch using npm version major|minor|patch
• Push the tag and the version commit to the repo with git push && git push --tags
• Create a release for that tag through the Github UI
• Github Actions will then run the release workflow and publish the module at that tag

Ideas for improvements

• Creating a git tag could be triggered by an external event, such as an event created by a chat bot
• Automatically put together release notes based on the contents of a CHANGELOG.md file

Configuration

Secret npm token

Create a secret env var called NPM_AUTH_TOKEN that has an authentication token from npm.

Follow Github's instructions for creating and using secrets to add NPM_AUTH_TOKEN.