store-git-credential-github-action

This action saves the GitHub credentials to the specified keychain. The GitHub credentials are deleted at the end of the workflow.

Requirement

You will need to install git-credential-manager-core

Installation

See Installation

brew tap microsoft/git
brew install --cask git-credential-manager-core

brew upgrade git-credential-manager-core

Usage

Simple usage

# Use default login.keychain-db
- uses: store-git-credential-github-action
  with:
    github-username: ${{ secrets.GIT_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME }}
    github-password: ${{ secrets.GIT_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD }}

Custom keychain usage

# Creating a temporary keychain
- uses: akiojin/setup-temporary-keychain-github-action@v1.0
  id: setup-temporary-keychain

- uses: store-git-credential-github-action
  with:
    github-username: ${{ secrets.GIT_CREDENTIAL_USERNAME }}
    github-password: ${{ secrets.GIT_CREDENTIAL_PASSWORD }}
    keychain: ${{ steps.setup-temporary-keychain.outputs.keychain }}
    keychain-password: ${{ steps.setup-temporary-keychain.outputs.keychain-password }}

Additional Arguments

See action.yml for more details.

Name	Required	Type	Default	Description
github-username	true	boolean		GitHub username.
github-password	true	boolean		A personal access token with access to the GitHub repository.
keychain	false	string	Default keychain	Path of the keychain to use. If omitted, the default login keychain is used.
keychain-password	false	string	""	Password for the keychain if specified in the keychain parameter; default login keychain password if the kerchain parameter is omitted.

GitHub personal access tokens can be obtained at Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens. Access rights require repo permissions.

License

Any contributions made under this project will be governed by the MIT License.