GitHub Action that can be used to generate an installation access token for a GitHub App. This token can for instance be used to clone repos, given the GitHub App has sufficient permissions to do so.
name: Checkout repos
on: push
jobs:
checkout:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- uses: idealo/[email protected]
id: get-token
with:
private-key: ${{ secrets.IDEALO_BOT_GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
app-id: ${{ secrets.IDEALO_BOT_GH_APP_ID }}
- name: Check out an other repo
uses: actions/checkout@v2
with:
repository: owner/repo
token: ${{ steps.get-token.outputs.token }}The action needs two input parameters, private-key and app-id. To get these, simply create a GitHub App. The private key can be generated and downloaded, and should be added to the repos as a secret.
The installation ID that is used during the creation of the access token is created against the repo running the action. If you need to create the installation ID for a different repo you can use the repo input:
uses: idealo/[email protected]
id: get-token
with:
private-key: ${{ secrets.IDEALO_BOT_GH_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
app-id: ${{ secrets.IDEALO_BOT_GH_APP_ID }}
repo: some/repo