copyrights-action

Check Copyrights in All Text Files

This is a GitHub Action that checks the presence of copyright notices in all text files in the repository. Use it like this:

name: copyrights
'on':
  push:
  pull_request:
jobs:
  copyrights:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: yegor256/copyrights-action@0.0.11

It will find the copyright punch line in the LICENSE.txt and then will try to find its presence in all source code files. If at least one of them doesn't have the punch line, the plugin will raise an error. A more fine-grained configuration is also possible:

- uses: yegor256/copyrights-action@0.0.11
  with:
    license: LICENSE.txt
    globs: >-
      **/*.java
      **/*.py
      Makefile
      **/*.xml
    ignore: >-
      target/**
      node_modules/**/*.js

However, it is advised to stay with the defaults.

How to Contribute

If you want to contribute, make a fork, then create a branch, then run npm test in the root directory. It should compile everything without errors. If not, submit an issue and wait. Otherwise, make your changes and then run npm test again. If the build is still clean, submit a pull request.