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name: Step 3, Open a pull request
# This step listens for the learner to open a pull request with branch `my-first-branch`.
# This workflow updates from step 3 to step 4.
# This will run every time we create a branch or tag.
# Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/events-that-trigger-workflows
on:
workflow_dispatch:
pull_request:
types:
- opened
- reopened
# Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication
permissions:
# Need `contents: read` to checkout the repository.
# Need `contents: write` to update the step metadata.
contents: write
jobs:
# Get the current step to only run the main job when the learner is on the same step.
get_current_step:
name: Check current step number
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4
- id: get_step
run: |
echo "current_step=$(cat ./.github/steps/-step.txt)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
outputs:
current_step: ${{ steps.get_step.outputs.current_step }}
on_open_a_pull_request:
name: On open a pull request
needs: get_current_step
# We will only run this action when:
# 1. This repository isn't the template repository.
# 2. The step is currently 3.
# 3. The head branch name is `my-first-branch`.
# Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/contexts
# Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/expressions
if: >-
${{ !github.event.repository.is_template
&& needs.get_current_step.outputs.current_step == 3
&& github.head_ref == 'my-first-branch' }}
# We'll run Ubuntu for performance instead of Mac or Windows.
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
# We'll need to check out the repository so that we can edit the README.
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4
with:
fetch-depth: 0 # Let's get all the branches.
ref: my-first-branch # Important, as normally `pull_request` event won't grab other branches.
# In README.md, switch step 3 for step 4.
- name: Update to step 4
uses: skills/action-update-step@v2
with:
token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
from_step: 3
to_step: 4
branch_name: my-first-branch