gh-repo.action

Create Repo Action

This action will create a repository in the namespace of the calling workflow.

For example, if this action is called from DemoOrg , the repo will be created in DemoOrg. If a GitHub user calls this from a personal repository, the repo will be created in the users workspace.

Inputs:

repo-name: Name of the repository

org-admin-token: Org admin token with repo and admin:org scope

is-private: Optional boolean value to indicate if repo should be private or not

Outputs:

repo-url: URL of the newly created repo. Blank if error.

Demo Workflow:

Secrets needed:

Create a Personal Access Token with relevant scopes and save it as a Repo Secret - ORG_ADMIN_TOKEN

name: Create Repo
on: 
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      repo-name: 
        description: 'Name of the repository to be created'
        required: true
        default: ''

jobs:
  create-repository:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    name: Creating Organization Repository
    steps:
      - name: Use Node.js
        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
      - name: Creating GitHub Organization Repository
        uses: LucianDavies/gh-repo.action@latest
        id: create-repo
        with:
          repo-name: '${{ github.event.inputs.repo-name }}'
          org-admin-token: '${{ secrets.ORG_ADMIN_TOKEN }}'
          is-private: true  [Optional]
      - name: Log URL to the repo
        run: echo "The new repo is ${{ steps.create-repo.outputs.repo-url }}"