GitHub Action GitHub Issue Creation

GitHub Action to create an Issue on a GitHub Repository. This action can be used to create an issue when a build fails in a GitHub Action workflow.

Usage

This action can be used after any other action. Below is simple example on using it:

1. Create a .github/workflows/github-issue-creation.yml

2. Add the following properties to github-issue-creation.yml file

on: push
name: GitHub Issue Creation Demo
jobs:
  githubIssueCreation:
    name: GitHub Creation Demo
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
      - name: GitHub Issue Creation Demo
        uses: senzing-factory/github-action-github-issue-creation@1.0.0
        env:
          GITHUB_ISSUE_BODY: Demo'ing GitHub Issue Creation
          GITHUB_ISSUE_TITLE: Demo'ing GitHub Issue Creation
          GITHUB_REPO_NAME: github-action-github-issue-creation
          GITHUB_REPO_OWNER: senzing-factory
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}

Go to template_github_issue_creation.yml for a template yml with all environment variables.

Environment Variables

These are the environment variables that can be set to pass in additional information about the Git Action.

Variable Name	Required	Description
GITHUB_ISSUE_BODY	Yes	Body of the issue to be created.
GITHUB_ISSUE_TITLE	Yes	Title of the issue to be created.
GITHUB_OWNER	Yes	The owner of the repository which is normally seen in the URI as a prefix to the repository.
GITHUB_REPOSITORY	Yes	The name of the repository.
GITHUB_TOKEN	Yes	The GitHub access token used by Git Actions workflow. Can use the native token generated by Git Actions or create a custom secret.
GITHUB_COMMIT_SHA	Yes	The commit SHA associated to running the Git Action workflow.

Reference

• Using environment variables lists the default environment variables set in Git Actions.
• Authenticating with the GITHUB_TOKEN

License

Apache 2