Github Action - push a repo as a subdirectory in another repo.

This action is to add current repo as a subdirectory in another repo.

Example usage

      - name: Pushes to another repository folder
        uses: NoahDragon/action-push-repo-as-subdirectory-in-another-repo@main
        env:
          API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}
        with:
          dest-repo: 'redwoodedu/tools'
          dest-folder: 'svc'

DEMO: https://github.com/NoahDragon/simple-video-cutter/blob/main/.github/workflows/push-to-ra-tools.yml

Inputs

dest-repo

The destination repository name, following the pattern "USERNAME/REPO_NAME".

dest-branch [optional]

The branch name in destination repository. Default is main. If not exists, CI will error out.

dest-folder

The folder name in destination repo. If not exists, will create a new one. Please make sure the folder name is correct, otherwise, all files under the folder will be overwritten.

commit-message [optional]

The commit message to be used in the output repository. Optional and defaults to "Update from $REPOSITORY_URL@commit".

excludes [optional]

The list of excluded files/folders in the destination repo, so this action will not overwrite them, e.g. config files. The format is a semicolon ; split string.

API_TOKEN_GITHUB (env)

E.g.: API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}

Generate your personal token following the steps:

Go to the Github Settings (on the right hand side on the profile picture)
On the left hand side pane click on "Developer Settings"
Click on "Personal Access Tokens" (also available at https://github.com/settings/tokens)
Generate a new token, choose "Repo". Copy the token.

Then make the token available to the Github Action following the steps:

Go to the Github page for the repository that you push from, click on "Settings"
On the left hand side pane click on "Secrets"
Click on "Add a new secret" and name it "API_TOKEN_GITHUB"