# README

github-deploy - Track deployments on GitHub

An opinionated command-line utility that integrates deployments with the github Deployment API.

Description

This is a wrapper command that abstracts the deployment method through a set of scripts which interfaces are clearly defined.

The wrapper command tracks the deployment statuses by interacting with the github API.

Assumptions

The command is being run in the checkout of the project that is about to be deployed, with the right git commit checked out.

Usage

$ ./github-deploy --help

NAME:
   github-deploy - A CLI that integrates deployments with github

USAGE:
   github-deploy [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

VERSION:
   0.6.1

AUTHOR:
   zimbatm <[email protected]>

COMMANDS:
     please   Initiates a deployment
     cleanup  Removes deployments
     help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --git-commit value    git commit ID [$GITHUB_SHA, $BUILDKITE_COMMIT, $CIRCLE_SHA1, $TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_SHA]
   --git-branch value    git branch [$GITHUB_REF, $BUILDKITE_BRANCH, $CIRCLE_BRANCH, $TRAVIS_BRANCH]
   --git-origin value    URL of the repo [$BUILDKITE_REPO, $CIRCLE_REPOSITORY_URL]
   --git-ref-commit      use the commit as deployment reference instead of branch
   --github-token value  Github Personal access token to interact with the Github API (default: <secret:github-token>) [$GITHUB_TOKEN]
   --help, -h            show help
   --version, -v         print the version

Scripts interface

`DEPLOY_SCRIPT <TARGET>`

The deploy script takes an optional deployment name an argument and returns the target URL on stdout.

Depending on the script exit status, the deployment is marked as a failure or success.

`LIST_SCRIPT`

Returns the list of all the temporary deployments on stdout.

`UNDEPLOY_SCRIPT <TARGET>`

Deletes a deployment named <TARGET>. Should not undeploy production.

Install

To install, use go get:

$ go get -d github.com/zimbatm/github-deploy

Setup

Create a token

Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens/new

Select repo

export GITHUB_TOKEN=

Create the wrapper scripts

TODO example

Contribution

Fork (https://github.com/zimbatm/github-deploy/fork)
Create a feature branch
Commit your changes
Rebase your local changes against the master branch
Run test suite with the go test ./... command and confirm that it passes
Run gofmt -s
Create a new Pull Request

Author

zimbatm