Github Action to sync repo metadata from code to repo

Use Cases

Keep the github metadata in sync with your code! Metadata is now configuration as code, and can be validated with a Pull Request.

Setup

Create a new file called /.github/workflows/repo-sync.yml that looks like so:

name: Repo Sync

on:
  push:
    branches:
      - main
  schedule:
    - cron: 0 0 * * *

jobs:
  repo_sync:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Fetching Local Repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - name: Repo Metadata Sync
        uses: kbrashears5/github-action-repo-sync@v2.0.0
        with:
          TYPE: npm
          PATH: package.json
          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS }}

Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
TYPE	true	Type of repo. See below for supported repo types
PATH	true	Path to the repo type's metadata file
TOKEN	true	Personal Access Token with Repo scope

Supported Repo Types

Repo Type	File	Description
npm	package.json	package.json for repo
nuget	ProjectName.csproj	csproj file for project
python	ProjectName.toml	toml file for project

Tips

For repo types that aren't listed above (like this one), you can still use this action, just have to get creative.

For example (and I would recommend), you can create a file called metadata.json, choose the npm type, and make the file look like so:

{
  "description": "Repo description",
  "homepage": "https://github.com/kbrashears5/github-action-repo-sync",
  "keywords": [
    "sync",
    "repo",
    "metadata"
  ]
}

For example, see .github/workflows/repo-sync.yml & metadata.json in this repo