Adding the 'GitHub Actions' action - Amazon CodeCatalyst
'GitHub Actions' action definition

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Adding the 'GitHub Actions' action

A GitHub Actions action is a CodeCatalyst action that wraps a GitHub Action and makes it compatible with CodeCatalyst workflows.

For more information, see Integrating with GitHub Actions.

To add the GitHub Actions action to a workflow, follow these steps.

Tip

For a tutorial that shows you how to use the GitHub Actions action, see Tutorial: Lint code using a GitHub Action.

Visual
To add the 'GitHub Actions' action using the visual editor

  1. Open the CodeCatalyst console at https://codecatalyst.aws/.

  2. Choose your project.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose CI/CD, and then choose Workflows.

  4. Choose the name of your workflow. You can filter by the source repository or branch name where the workflow is defined, or filter by workflow name or status.

  5. Choose Edit.

  6. Choose Visual.

  7. At the top-left, choose + Actions to open the action catalog.

  8. From the drop-down list, choose GitHub.

  9. Search for the GitHub Actions action, and do one of the following:

    • Choose the plus sign (+) to add the action to the workflow diagram and open its configuration pane.

      Or

    • Choose GitHub Actions. The action details dialog box appears. On this dialog box:

      • (Optional) Choose View source to view the action's source code.

      • Choose Add to workflow to add the action to the workflow diagram and open its configuration pane.

  10. In the Inputs and Configuration tabs, complete the fields according to your needs. For a description of each field, see the 'GitHub Actions' action YAML. This reference provides detailed information about each field (and corresponding YAML property value) as it appears in both the YAML and visual editors.

  11. (Optional) Choose Validate to validate the workflow's YAML code before committing.

  12. Choose Commit, enter a commit message, and choose Commit again.

YAML
To add the 'GitHub Actions' action using the YAML editor

  1. Open the CodeCatalyst console at https://codecatalyst.aws/.

  2. Choose your project.

  3. In the navigation pane, choose CI/CD, and then choose Workflows.

  4. Choose the name of your workflow. You can filter by the source repository or branch name where the workflow is defined, or filter by workflow name or status.

  5. Choose Edit.

  6. Choose YAML.

  7. At the top-left, choose + Actions to open the action catalog.

  8. From the drop-down list, choose GitHub.

  9. Search for the GitHub Actions action, and do one of the following:

    • Choose the plus sign (+) to add the action to the workflow diagram and open its configuration pane.

      Or

    • Choose GitHub Actions. The action details dialog box appears. On this dialog box:

      • (Optional) Choose View source to view the action's source code.

      • Choose Add to workflow to add the action to the workflow diagram and open its configuration pane.

  10. Modify the properties in the YAML code according to your needs. An explanation of each available property is provided in the 'GitHub Actions' action YAML.

  11. (Optional) Choose Validate to validate the workflow's YAML code before committing.

  12. Choose Commit, enter a commit message, and choose Commit again.

'GitHub Actions' action definition

The GitHub Actions action is defined as a set of YAML properties inside your workflow definition file. For information about these properties, see 'GitHub Actions' action YAML in the Workflow YAML definition.