Publish Release Notes

Github action to publish release notes, possible options:

• Microsoft Teams Channel or Chat
• API Request as JSON

Needs release in event context of the workflow.

Usage

Please avoid using plain text i.e. webhook url or API key for public repositories. Use github secrets instead.

- name: Publish Release Notes
  uses: tomkalesse/publish-release-notes@v2
  with:
    ms-teams-webhook: ${{ secrets.WEBHOOK_URL }}
    api-endpoint: 'https://endpoint.dev/releases'
    api-key: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}
    

Microsoft Teams Channel or Chat

Create a Webhook URL for Microsoft Teams to publish the release as adaptive card in chat or channel. Hint: Use workflows instead of Office 365 connectors for Webhook URL

Usage

You only have to specify the "ms-teams-webhook" for using Microsoft Teams as destination.

- name: Publish Release Notes
  uses: tomkalesse/publish-release-notes@v2
  with:
    ms-teams-webhook: ${{ secrets.WEBHOOK_URL }}

API Request

The request structure:

• Method: POST
• Header: 'api-key': ${key}
• Body:

    {
      "repo": "github.context.payload.repository.full_name",
      "title": "github.context.payload.release.name",
      "date": "github.context.payload.release.published_at",
      "notes": "github.context.payload.release.body.replace(/\n/g, '  \n\n')",
      "url": "github.context.payload.release.html_url"
    }

Usage

You only have to specify the "api-endpoint" and "api-key" for using an API Endpoint as destination.

- name: Publish Release Notes
  uses: tomkalesse/publish-release-notes@v2
  with:
    api-endpoint: 'https://endpoint.dev/releases'
    api-key: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}