OpenShift CLI (oc) Login and Runner

Action for running oc commands. Intended for use with the BC Government's OpenShift cluster. We will do our best to keep the default oc runner version lined up with whatever the platform team currently has deployed to production.

Provide as few as zero commands to login only. There is a separate parameter for cronjobs, with the ability to report success or failure.

Usage

- uses: bcgov/[email protected]
  with:
    ### Required
    
    # OpenShift project/namespace
    oc_namespace: abc123-dev

    # OpenShift server
    oc_server: https://api.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca:6443
    
    # OpenShift token
    # Usually available as a secret in your project/namespace
    oc_token: ${{ secrets.OC_TOKEN }}


    ### Typical / recommended

    # Command to run, generally oc commands
    commands: oc whoami

    # Cronjob to run and report on
    cronjob: repo-name-cronjob-etc

    # Bash array to diff for triggering; omit to always run
    triggers: ('frontend/' 'backend/' 'database/')


    ### Usually a bad idea / not recommended

    # Number of cronjob log lines to tail; use -1 for all
    cronjob_tail: 0

    # Timeout for cronjob to run; e.g. 5m
    cronjob_timeout: 5m

    # Overrides the default branch to diff against
    diff_branch: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}

    # Override GitHub default oc version >= 4.0
    oc_version: "4.14"

    # Repository to clone and process
    # Useful for consuming other repos, defaults to the current one
    repository: ${{ github.repository }}

Example: Login only

Login only.

login:
  name: Login Only
  runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
  steps:
    - uses: bcgov/[email protected]
      with:
        oc_namespace: ${{ vars.oc_namespace }}
        oc_server: ${{ vars.oc_server }}
        oc_token: ${{ secrets.OC_TOKEN }}

Example: Run Multiple Commands Conditionally (w/ Triggers)

Run multiple commands if any trigger files/paths have changes. Triggers are optional.

whoareyou:
  name: Who Are You?
  runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
  steps:
    - uses: bcgov/[email protected]
      with:
        oc_namespace: ${{ vars.oc_namespace }}
        oc_server: ${{ vars.oc_server }}
        oc_token: ${{ secrets.OC_TOKEN }}
        triggers: ('frontend/' 'backend/' 'database/')
        commands: |
          oc whoami
          oc version

Example: Run and Report on Cronjob (w/ Triggers)

Provide the name of a cronjob object. It will be run timestamped and return a success or failure on completion. Triggers are optional.

cronjob:
  name: Run and Report on Cronjob
  runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
  steps:
    - uses: bcgov/[email protected]
      with:
        oc_namespace: ${{ vars.oc_namespace }}
        oc_server: ${{ vars.oc_server }}
        oc_token: ${{ secrets.OC_TOKEN }}
        triggers: ('cronjobland/' 'misc/' 'whatever/')
        cronjob: repo-name-cronjob-etc

Output

The action will return a boolean (true|false) of whether a this action's triggers have fired. It can be useful for follow-up tasks, like running tests or cronjobs.

jobs:
  command:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    outputs:
      triggered: ${{ steps.meaningful_step_name.outputs.triggered }}
    steps:
      - id: meaningful_step_name
        uses: bcgov/[email protected]
   ...

  result:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    needs: [command]
    steps:
      - needs: [command]
        run: |
          echo "Triggered = ${{ needs.command.outputs.triggered }}

Feedback

Please contribute your ideas! Issues and pull requests are appreciated.