Replace Placeholders Action

Find and replace placeholders across files in the repository

Inputs

include

The file(s) where in the placeholders should be replaced. Default: All files (.*).

• A file name can also be a glob pattern.
• Multiple file names can be listed, by adding one per line:

  include: |
    file1.txt
    file2.txt
  

exclude

The opposite of include, file(s) which should be ignored when replacing.

placeholders

Required: A key-value list of placeholders.

Use key-value pairs separated by =, the key can be a string or regex:

placeholders: |
  MY_PLACEHOLDER=foo
  %%HELLO%%=World
  /^.*\/\/.*/g=

Outputs

changed-files

A list of files what where changed during the replace operation.

Example usage

- uses: LSVH/gha-replace-placeholders@v1
  with:
    placeholders: |
      %%REPOSITORY_OWNER%%=${{github.repository_owner}}
      [REPOSITORY]=${{github.repository}}