/pull-request-comment-trigger

A github action for detecting a "trigger" in a pull request description or comment

Primary LanguageJavaScript

Pull Request Comment Trigger

Look for a "trigger word" in a pull-request description or comment, so that later steps can know whether or not to run.

Example usage in a workflow

Your workflow needs to listen to the following events:

on:
  pull_request:
    types: [opened]
  issue_comment:
    types: [created]

And then you can use the action in your jobs like this:

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: khan/pull-request-comment-trigger@v1.1.0
        id: check
        with:
          trigger: '@deploy'
          reaction: rocket
        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}'
      - run: 'echo Found it!'
        if: steps.check.outputs.triggered == 'true'

Reaction must be one of the reactions here: https://developer.github.com/v3/reactions/#reaction-types And if you specify a reaction, you have to provide the GITHUB_TOKEN env vbl.

Inputs

Input Required? Description
trigger Yes The string to look for in pull-request descriptions and comments. For example "#build/android".
prefix_only No (default 'false') If 'true', the trigger must match the start of the comment.
reaction No (default '') If set, the specified emoji "reaction" is put on the comment to indicate that the trigger was detected. For example, "rocket".

Outputs

Output Description
triggered 'true' or 'false' depending on if the trigger phrase was found.
comment_body The comment body.