Fix tests, broken in merge, New inputs have been added since

create release with body text sourced from file

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+name: "Code scanning - action"
+
+on:
+  push:
+  pull_request:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 19 * * 0'
+
+jobs:
+  CodeQL-Build:
+
+    # CodeQL runs on ubuntu-latest and windows-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout repository
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        # We must fetch at least the immediate parents so that if this is
+        # a pull request then we can checkout the head.
+        fetch-depth: 2
+
+    # If this run was triggered by a pull request event, then checkout
+    # the head of the pull request instead of the merge commit.
+    - run: git checkout HEAD^2
+      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
+      
+    # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
+    - name: Initialize CodeQL
+      uses: github/codeql-action/init@v1
+      # Override language selection by uncommenting this and choosing your languages
+      # with:
+      #   languages: go, javascript, csharp, python, cpp, java
+
+    # Autobuild attempts to build any compiled languages  (C/C++, C#, or Java).
+    # If this step fails, then you should remove it and run the build manually (see below)
+    - name: Autobuild
+      uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v1
+
+    # ℹ️ Command-line programs to run using the OS shell.
+    # 📚 https://git.io/JvXDl
+
+    # ✏️ If the Autobuild fails above, remove it and uncomment the following three lines
+    #    and modify them (or add more) to build your code if your project
+    #    uses a compiled language
+
+    #- run: |
+    #   make bootstrap
+    #   make release
+
+    - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+      uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v1

README.md

@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ For more information on these inputs, see the [API Documentation](https://develo
 
 - `tag_name`: The name of the tag for this release
 - `release_name`: The name of the release
-- `body`: Text describing the contents of the release
+- `body`: Text describing the contents of the release. Optional, and not needed if using `body_path`.
+- `body_path`: A file with contents describing the release. Optional, and not needed if using `body`.
 - `draft`: `true` to create a draft (unpublished) release, `false` to create a published one. Default: `false`
 - `prerelease`: `true` to identify the release as a prerelease. `false` to identify the release as a full release. Default `false`
 
+#### `body_path`
+The `body_path` is valuable for dynamically creating a `.md` within code commits and even within the Github Action steps leading up to the `create-release`.
+
 ### Outputs
 For more information on these outputs, see the [API Documentation](https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#response-4) for an example of what these outputs look like
 

action.yml

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ inputs:
   body:
     description: 'Text describing the contents of the tag.'
     required: false
+  body_path:
+    description: 'Path to file with information about the tag.'
+    required: false
   draft:
     description: '`true` to create a draft (unpublished) release, `false` to create a published one. Default: `false`'
     required: false
@@ -19,6 +22,9 @@ inputs:
     description: '`true` to identify the release as a prerelease. `false` to identify the release as a full release. Default: `false`'
     required: false
     default: false
+  commitish:
+    description: 'Any branch or commit SHA the Git tag is created from, unused if the Git tag already exists. Default: SHA of current commit'
+    required: false
 outputs:
   id:
     description: 'The ID of the created Release'

dist/index.js

@@ -2012,7 +2012,7 @@ module.exports = require("https");
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@@ -4976,71 +4976,71 @@ function octokitValidate(octokit) {
 /***/ (function(__unusedmodule, exports, __webpack_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
-
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-const os = __webpack_require__(87);
-/**
- * Commands
- *
- * Command Format:
- *   ##[name key=value;key=value]message
- *
- * Examples:
- *   ##[warning]This is the user warning message
- *   ##[set-secret name=mypassword]definatelyNotAPassword!
- */
-function issueCommand(command, properties, message) {
-    const cmd = new Command(command, properties, message);
-    process.stdout.write(cmd.toString() + os.EOL);
-}
-exports.issueCommand = issueCommand;
-function issue(name, message) {
-    issueCommand(name, {}, message);
-}
-exports.issue = issue;
-const CMD_PREFIX = '##[';
-class Command {
-    constructor(command, properties, message) {
-        if (!command) {
-            command = 'missing.command';
-        }
-        this.command = command;
-        this.properties = properties;
-        this.message = message;
-    }
-    toString() {
-        let cmdStr = CMD_PREFIX + this.command;
-        if (this.properties && Object.keys(this.properties).length > 0) {
-            cmdStr += ' ';
-            for (const key in this.properties) {
-                if (this.properties.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-                    const val = this.properties[key];
-                    if (val) {
-                        // safely append the val - avoid blowing up when attempting to
-                        // call .replace() if message is not a string for some reason
-                        cmdStr += `${key}=${escape(`${val || ''}`)};`;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        cmdStr += ']';
-        // safely append the message - avoid blowing up when attempting to
-        // call .replace() if message is not a string for some reason
-        const message = `${this.message || ''}`;
-        cmdStr += escapeData(message);
-        return cmdStr;
-    }
-}
-function escapeData(s) {
-    return s.replace(/\r/g, '%0D').replace(/\n/g, '%0A');
-}
-function escape(s) {
-    return s
-        .replace(/\r/g, '%0D')
-        .replace(/\n/g, '%0A')
-        .replace(/]/g, '%5D')
-        .replace(/;/g, '%3B');
-}
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const os = __webpack_require__(87);
+/**
+ * Commands
+ *
+ * Command Format:
+ *   ##[name key=value;key=value]message
+ *
+ * Examples:
+ *   ##[warning]This is the user warning message
+ *   ##[set-secret name=mypassword]definatelyNotAPassword!
+ */
+function issueCommand(command, properties, message) {
+    const cmd = new Command(command, properties, message);
+    process.stdout.write(cmd.toString() + os.EOL);
+}
+exports.issueCommand = issueCommand;
+function issue(name, message) {
+    issueCommand(name, {}, message);
+}
+exports.issue = issue;
+const CMD_PREFIX = '##[';
+class Command {
+    constructor(command, properties, message) {
+        if (!command) {
+            command = 'missing.command';
+        }
+        this.command = command;
+        this.properties = properties;
+        this.message = message;
+    }
+    toString() {
+        let cmdStr = CMD_PREFIX + this.command;
+        if (this.properties && Object.keys(this.properties).length > 0) {
+            cmdStr += ' ';
+            for (const key in this.properties) {
+                if (this.properties.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+                    const val = this.properties[key];
+                    if (val) {
+                        // safely append the val - avoid blowing up when attempting to
+                        // call .replace() if message is not a string for some reason
+                        cmdStr += `${key}=${escape(`${val || ''}`)};`;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        cmdStr += ']';
+        // safely append the message - avoid blowing up when attempting to
+        // call .replace() if message is not a string for some reason
+        const message = `${this.message || ''}`;
+        cmdStr += escapeData(message);
+        return cmdStr;
+    }
+}
+function escapeData(s) {
+    return s.replace(/\r/g, '%0D').replace(/\n/g, '%0A');
+}
+function escape(s) {
+    return s
+        .replace(/\r/g, '%0D')
+        .replace(/\n/g, '%0A')
+        .replace(/]/g, '%5D')
+        .replace(/;/g, '%3B');
+}
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@@ -7019,121 +7019,121 @@ exports.GitHub = GitHub;
 /***/ (function(__unusedmodule, exports, __webpack_require__) {
 
 "use strict";
-
-Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-const command_1 = __webpack_require__(431);
-const path = __webpack_require__(622);
-/**
- * The code to exit an action
- */
-var ExitCode;
-(function (ExitCode) {
-    /**
-     * A code indicating that the action was successful
-     */
-    ExitCode[ExitCode["Success"] = 0] = "Success";
-    /**
-     * A code indicating that the action was a failure
-     */
-    ExitCode[ExitCode["Failure"] = 1] = "Failure";
-})(ExitCode = exports.ExitCode || (exports.ExitCode = {}));
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Variables
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-/**
- * sets env variable for this action and future actions in the job
- * @param name the name of the variable to set
- * @param val the value of the variable
- */
-function exportVariable(name, val) {
-    process.env[name] = val;
-    command_1.issueCommand('set-env', { name }, val);
-}
-exports.exportVariable = exportVariable;
-/**
- * exports the variable and registers a secret which will get masked from logs
- * @param name the name of the variable to set
- * @param val value of the secret
- */
-function exportSecret(name, val) {
-    exportVariable(name, val);
-    command_1.issueCommand('set-secret', {}, val);
-}
-exports.exportSecret = exportSecret;
-/**
- * Prepends inputPath to the PATH (for this action and future actions)
- * @param inputPath
- */
-function addPath(inputPath) {
-    command_1.issueCommand('add-path', {}, inputPath);
-    process.env['PATH'] = `${inputPath}${path.delimiter}${process.env['PATH']}`;
-}
-exports.addPath = addPath;
-/**
- * Gets the value of an input.  The value is also trimmed.
- *
- * @param     name     name of the input to get
- * @param     options  optional. See InputOptions.
- * @returns   string
- */
-function getInput(name, options) {
-    const val = process.env[`INPUT_${name.replace(' ', '_').toUpperCase()}`] || '';
-    if (options && options.required && !val) {
-        throw new Error(`Input required and not supplied: ${name}`);
-    }
-    return val.trim();
-}
-exports.getInput = getInput;
-/**
- * Sets the value of an output.
- *
- * @param     name     name of the output to set
- * @param     value    value to store
- */
-function setOutput(name, value) {
-    command_1.issueCommand('set-output', { name }, value);
-}
-exports.setOutput = setOutput;
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Results
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-/**
- * Sets the action status to failed.
- * When the action exits it will be with an exit code of 1
- * @param message add error issue message
- */
-function setFailed(message) {
-    process.exitCode = ExitCode.Failure;
-    error(message);
-}
-exports.setFailed = setFailed;
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Logging Commands
-//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-/**
- * Writes debug message to user log
- * @param message debug message
- */
-function debug(message) {
-    command_1.issueCommand('debug', {}, message);
-}
-exports.debug = debug;
-/**
- * Adds an error issue
- * @param message error issue message
- */
-function error(message) {
-    command_1.issue('error', message);
-}
-exports.error = error;
-/**
- * Adds an warning issue
- * @param message warning issue message
- */
-function warning(message) {
-    command_1.issue('warning', message);
-}
-exports.warning = warning;
+
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const command_1 = __webpack_require__(431);
+const path = __webpack_require__(622);
+/**
+ * The code to exit an action
+ */
+var ExitCode;
+(function (ExitCode) {
+    /**
+     * A code indicating that the action was successful
+     */
+    ExitCode[ExitCode["Success"] = 0] = "Success";
+    /**
+     * A code indicating that the action was a failure
+     */
+    ExitCode[ExitCode["Failure"] = 1] = "Failure";
+})(ExitCode = exports.ExitCode || (exports.ExitCode = {}));
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Variables
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * sets env variable for this action and future actions in the job
+ * @param name the name of the variable to set
+ * @param val the value of the variable
+ */
+function exportVariable(name, val) {
+    process.env[name] = val;
+    command_1.issueCommand('set-env', { name }, val);
+}
+exports.exportVariable = exportVariable;
+/**
+ * exports the variable and registers a secret which will get masked from logs
+ * @param name the name of the variable to set
+ * @param val value of the secret
+ */
+function exportSecret(name, val) {
+    exportVariable(name, val);
+    command_1.issueCommand('set-secret', {}, val);
+}
+exports.exportSecret = exportSecret;
+/**
+ * Prepends inputPath to the PATH (for this action and future actions)
+ * @param inputPath
+ */
+function addPath(inputPath) {
+    command_1.issueCommand('add-path', {}, inputPath);
+    process.env['PATH'] = `${inputPath}${path.delimiter}${process.env['PATH']}`;
+}
+exports.addPath = addPath;
+/**
+ * Gets the value of an input.  The value is also trimmed.
+ *
+ * @param     name     name of the input to get
+ * @param     options  optional. See InputOptions.
+ * @returns   string
+ */
+function getInput(name, options) {
+    const val = process.env[`INPUT_${name.replace(' ', '_').toUpperCase()}`] || '';
+    if (options && options.required && !val) {
+        throw new Error(`Input required and not supplied: ${name}`);
+    }
+    return val.trim();
+}
+exports.getInput = getInput;
+/**
+ * Sets the value of an output.
+ *
+ * @param     name     name of the output to set
+ * @param     value    value to store
+ */
+function setOutput(name, value) {
+    command_1.issueCommand('set-output', { name }, value);
+}
+exports.setOutput = setOutput;
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Results
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * Sets the action status to failed.
+ * When the action exits it will be with an exit code of 1
+ * @param message add error issue message
+ */
+function setFailed(message) {
+    process.exitCode = ExitCode.Failure;
+    error(message);
+}
+exports.setFailed = setFailed;
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Logging Commands
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * Writes debug message to user log
+ * @param message debug message
+ */
+function debug(message) {
+    command_1.issueCommand('debug', {}, message);
+}
+exports.debug = debug;
+/**
+ * Adds an error issue
+ * @param message error issue message
+ */
+function error(message) {
+    command_1.issue('error', message);
+}
+exports.error = error;
+/**
+ * Adds an warning issue
+ * @param message warning issue message
+ */
+function warning(message) {
+    command_1.issue('warning', message);
+}
+exports.warning = warning;
 //# sourceMappingURL=core.js.map
 
 /***/ }),
@@ -8781,6 +8781,7 @@ exports.request = request;
 
 const core = __webpack_require__(470);
 const { GitHub, context } = __webpack_require__(469);
+const fs = __webpack_require__(747);
 
 async function run() {
   try {
@@ -8795,10 +8796,21 @@ async function run() {
 
     // This removes the 'refs/tags' portion of the string, i.e. from 'refs/tags/v1.10.15' to 'v1.10.15'
     const tag = tagName.replace('refs/tags/', '');
-    const releaseName = core.getInput('release_name', { required: true }).replace('refs/tags/', '');
+    const releaseName = core.getInput('release_name', { required: false }).replace('refs/tags/', '');
     const body = core.getInput('body', { required: false });
     const draft = core.getInput('draft', { required: false }) === 'true';
     const prerelease = core.getInput('prerelease', { required: false }) === 'true';
+    const commitish = core.getInput('commitish', { required: false }) || context.sha;
+
+    const bodyPath = core.getInput('body_path', { required: false });
+    let bodyFileContent = null;
+    if (bodyPath !== '' && !!bodyPath) {
+      try {
+        bodyFileContent = fs.readFileSync(bodyPath, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+      } catch (error) {
+        core.setFailed(error.message);
+      }
+    }
 
     // Create a release
     // API Documentation: https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#create-a-release
@@ -8808,9 +8820,10 @@ async function run() {
       repo,
       tag_name: tag,
       name: releaseName,
-      body,
+      body: bodyFileContent || body,
       draft,
-      prerelease
+      prerelease,
+      target_commitish: commitish
     });
 
     // Get the ID, html_url, and upload URL for the created Release from the response

package.json

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "description": "Create a release",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "lint": "eslint 'src/**.js' 'tests/**.js' --fix",
-    "test": "eslint 'src/**.js' 'tests/**.js' && jest --coverage",
+    "lint": "eslint \"src/**.js\" \"tests/**.js\" --fix",
+    "test": "eslint \"src/**.js\" \"tests/**.js\" && jest --coverage",
     "build": "ncc build src/main.js",
     "precommit": "npm run build && git add dist/"
   },

src/create-release.js

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const core = require('@actions/core');
 const { GitHub, context } = require('@actions/github');
+const fs = require('fs');
 
 async function run() {
   try {
@@ -14,10 +15,21 @@ async function run() {
 
     // This removes the 'refs/tags' portion of the string, i.e. from 'refs/tags/v1.10.15' to 'v1.10.15'
     const tag = tagName.replace('refs/tags/', '');
-    const releaseName = core.getInput('release_name', { required: true }).replace('refs/tags/', '');
+    const releaseName = core.getInput('release_name', { required: false }).replace('refs/tags/', '');
     const body = core.getInput('body', { required: false });
     const draft = core.getInput('draft', { required: false }) === 'true';
     const prerelease = core.getInput('prerelease', { required: false }) === 'true';
+    const commitish = core.getInput('commitish', { required: false }) || context.sha;
+
+    const bodyPath = core.getInput('body_path', { required: false });
+    let bodyFileContent = null;
+    if (bodyPath !== '' && !!bodyPath) {
+      try {
+        bodyFileContent = fs.readFileSync(bodyPath, { encoding: 'utf8' });
+      } catch (error) {
+        core.setFailed(error.message);
+      }
+    }
 
     // Create a release
     // API Documentation: https://developer.github.com/v3/repos/releases/#create-a-release
@@ -27,9 +39,10 @@ async function run() {
       repo,
       tag_name: tag,
       name: releaseName,
-      body,
+      body: bodyFileContent || body,
       draft,
-      prerelease
+      prerelease,
+      target_commitish: commitish
     });
 
     // Get the ID, html_url, and upload URL for the created Release from the response

tests/create-release.test.js

@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 jest.mock('@actions/core');
 jest.mock('@actions/github');
+jest.mock('fs');
 
 const core = require('@actions/core');
 const { GitHub, context } = require('@actions/github');
+const fs = require('fs');
 const run = require('../src/create-release.js');
 
 /* eslint-disable no-undef */
@@ -22,6 +24,7 @@ describe('Create Release', () => {
       owner: 'owner',
       repo: 'repo'
     };
+    context.sha = 'sha';
 
     const github = {
       repos: {
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@ describe('Create Release', () => {
       name: 'myRelease',
       body: 'myBody',
       draft: false,
-      prerelease: false
+      prerelease: false,
+      target_commitish: 'sha'
     });
   });
 
@@ -72,7 +76,8 @@ describe('Create Release', () => {
       name: 'myRelease',
       body: 'myBody',
       draft: true,
-      prerelease: false
+      prerelease: false,
+      target_commitish: 'sha'
     });
   });
 
@@ -94,7 +99,8 @@ describe('Create Release', () => {
       name: 'myRelease',
       body: 'myBody',
       draft: false,
-      prerelease: true
+      prerelease: true,
+      target_commitish: 'sha'
     });
   });
 
@@ -116,7 +122,35 @@ describe('Create Release', () => {
       name: 'myRelease',
       body: '',
       draft: false,
-      prerelease: false
+      prerelease: false,
+      target_commitish: 'sha'
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('Release body based on file', async () => {
+    core.getInput = jest
+      .fn()
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('refs/tags/v1.0.0')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('myRelease')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('') // <-- The default value for body in action.yml
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('false')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(null)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce('notes.md');
+
+    fs.readFileSync = jest.fn().mockReturnValueOnce('# this is a release\nThe markdown is strong in this one.');
+
+    await run();
+
+    expect(createRelease).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repo',
+      tag_name: 'v1.0.0',
+      name: 'myRelease',
+      body: '# this is a release\nThe markdown is strong in this one.',
+      draft: false,
+      prerelease: false,
+      target_commitish: 'sha'
     });
   });