From ee44ee80c875c3131ffd8148b136ca46ae394b35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ahmed Hassanein Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2020 15:57:05 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs(github-actions): suggest action_dispatch as trigger (#1605) --- docs/recipes/github-actions.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/recipes/github-actions.md b/docs/recipes/github-actions.md index 80a94145..25051188 100644 --- a/docs/recipes/github-actions.md +++ b/docs/recipes/github-actions.md @@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ To keep `package.json` updated in the `master` branch, [`@semantic-release/git`] ## Trigger semantic-release on demand -There is a way to trigger semantic-relase on demand. Use [`repository_dispatch`](https://help.github.com/en/articles/events-that-trigger-workflows#external-events-repository_dispatch) event to have control on when to generate a release by making an HTTP request, e.g.: +### Using GUI: +You can use [Manual Triggers](https://github.blog/changelog/2020-07-06-github-actions-manual-triggers-with-workflow_dispatch/) for GitHub Actions. + +### Using HTTP: +Use [`repository_dispatch`](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#repository_dispatch) event to have control on when to generate a release by making an HTTP request, e.g.: ```yaml name: Release @@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ To trigger a release, call (with a [Personal Access Tokens](https://help.github. $ curl -v -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.everest-preview+json" -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" https://api.github.com/repos/[org-name-or-username]/[repository]/dispatches -d '{ "event_type": "semantic-release" }' ``` +### Using 3rd party apps: If you'd like to use a GitHub app to manage this instead of creating a personal access token, you could consider using a project like: * [Actions Panel](https://www.actionspanel.app/) - A declaratively configured way for triggering GitHub Actions