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Markdown action: create indexes

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Creates indexes pages for a markdown styled wiki
v5.0.2
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Markdown-Action-Create-Indexes

This Github action creates markdown index pages for your project, the changes still need to be submitted afterward.

It creates a list of each markdown file in the folders and displays it under documents. For each subfolder that has documentation, then that folder is displayed in categories.

Inputs

Parameters Optional Description
folder The folder path to start at, default uses ${{github.workspace}}
filename The filename of the generated file. default to index
content-file The filepath (relative to where the README.md or index.md) where content will be read from and input into index file, default to .content.md
include The files to additionaly include in the index file, follows glob pattern on the filenames, supports multiple patterns via multi-line string`
exclude The files to exclude from the index file, follows glob pattern on the filenames, supports multiple patterns via multi-line string

Examples

example

Example usage

# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions

name: Create markdown indexes

# Controls when the action will run. 
on:
  # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the master branch
  push:
    branches: [ master ]
  pull_request:
    branches: [ master ]

  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
  workflow_dispatch:

# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
jobs:
  # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
  build:
    # The type of runner that the job will run on
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      # Runs a single command using the runners shell
      - name: Generated Markdown Readmes
        uses: DaanV2/[email protected]

      - name: Commit changes
        continue-on-error: true
        run: |
          cd ${{github.workspace}}
          git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
          git config --global user.name "DaanV2 Bot"
          git add .
          git commit -m "auto: Generated markdown indexes"
          git push

With options

- name: Generated Markdown Readmes
  uses: DaanV2/[email protected]
  with: 
    folder: ${{github.workspace}}
    filename: README.md
    include: |
      *.pdf
      *.mobi
      *.epub
      *.zip

Markdown action: create indexes is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.

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Creates indexes pages for a markdown styled wiki
v5.0.2
Latest

Markdown action: create indexes is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.