GitHub Repository Info Action

This GitHub Action retrieves information about a repository, including its latest release, tags, and project details. It is useful for workflows that need metadata about the repository.

🚀 Features

• Fetches the latest release information (ID, name, tag, date).
• Retrieves the latest and previous Git tags.
• Detects if the repository is a monorepo.
• Scans for packages within the repository and determines if they are Docker apps or NPM packages.
• Outputs repository details for use in GitHub Actions workflows.

📌 Inputs

Name	Description	Required	Default
token	GitHub token for authentication	✅ Yes	-
rootDir	Root directory to scan	❌ No	GITHUB_WORKSPACE or process.cwd()
print-output	Whether to print repository info in the logs	❌ No	true

📤 Outputs

Name	Description
environment	Detected environment (unknown if not determined)
monorepo	Whether the repository is a monorepo (true/false)
lastTag	Latest Git tag
lastTagSha	SHA of the latest Git tag
prevTag	Previous Git tag
prevTagSha	SHA of the previous Git tag
releaseId	ID of the latest release
releaseName	Name of the latest release
releaseTag	Tag of the latest release
releaseDate	Date of the latest release
packages	JSON string of detected packages
dockerPackages	Number of detected Docker packages
npmPackages	Number of detected NPM packages

🛠 Usage Example

name: Repository Info

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main

jobs:
  repo-info:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Get Repository Info
        uses: ./ # Replace with your action path or registry
        id: repo_info
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Print Output
        run: |
          echo "Environment: ${{ steps.repo_info.outputs.environment }}"
          echo "Monorepo: ${{ steps.repo_info.outputs.monorepo }}"
          echo "Last Tag: ${{ steps.repo_info.outputs.lastTag }}"
          echo "Last Release: ${{ steps.repo_info.outputs.releaseName }}"

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.