Envsubst Action

This action allows you to substitute environment variables in files.

Will replace all $VAR / ${VAR} strings in defined files. Replacement value is taken from Environmental variables if found or empty if not. This defualt behaviour can be overriden by "variables" option listed at the end of this file.

Usage

Single file

deployment.json (BEFORE)

{
  "version": "${VERSION}",
  "instance": "$INSTANCE"
}

ACTION

- uses: danielr1996/envsubst-action@1.0.0
  env:
      VERSION: 1.2.3
      INSTANCE: staging
  with:
    files: |
      deployment.json

deployment.json (AFTER)

{
  "version": "1.2.3",
  "instance": "staging"
}

Multiple files

ACTION

- uses: danielr1996/envsubst-action@1.0.0
  env:
      VERSION: 1.2.3
      INSTANCE: staging
  with:
    files: |
      deployment.json
      test.json
      apps/Dockerfile

Replace only defined variables

by listing varaibles you want to have replaced you can override default behaviour of envsubst which does replace all found $VAR / ${VAR} string even if there is no matching Environmental variable

ACTION

- uses: danielr1996/envsubst-action@1.0.0
  env:
      VERSION: 1.2.3
      INSTANCE: staging
      USER: devops
  with:
    variables: |
      $VERSION
      $INSTANCE
    files: |
      deployment.json
      test.json
      apps/Dockerfile