GitHub Actions basics - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to specify the event that triggers the GitHub Action workflow.

Git

on: [1]

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Apull

Bcommit

Cpush

Dmerge

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Common Mistakes

Using 'commit' instead of 'push' as the event name.

Using 'merge' which is not a valid event keyword here.

The push event triggers the workflow when code is pushed to the repository.

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medium

Complete the code to define the job name in the workflow.

Git

jobs:
  build:
    [1]: ubuntu-latest

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Aruns

Bruns-on

Cruns-on-ubuntu

Druns-on-latest

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Common Mistakes

Using 'runs' instead of 'runs-on'.

Adding extra words like 'runs-on-ubuntu' which is invalid.

The runs-on key specifies the type of machine the job will run on, such as 'ubuntu-latest'.

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hard

Fix the error in the step that runs a shell command.

Git

steps:
  - name: Run a command
    run: [1]

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Aecho Hello World

Brun echo Hello World

Cecho 'Hello World'

Drun: echo Hello World

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Common Mistakes

Writing 'run echo Hello World' which repeats the keyword.

Using 'run: echo Hello World' inside the run value.

The run key expects the shell command directly, like 'echo Hello World'. Adding 'run' again or extra colons causes errors.

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hard

Fill both blanks to set up a step that checks out the repository code.

Git

steps:
  - name: Checkout code
    uses: [1]
    with:
      [2]: 'v3'

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Aactions/checkout@v3

Bactions/checkout@v2

Cref

Dversion

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Common Mistakes

Using 'actions/checkout@v2' when the latest is v3.

Using 'ref' instead of 'version' as the parameter name.

The uses key specifies the action to use, here 'actions/checkout@v3'. The with key can specify parameters like 'version' to choose the version tag.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a step that sets up Node.js version 16 and runs npm install.

Git

steps:
  - uses: actions/setup-node@[1]
    with:
      node-version: '[2]'
  - name: Install dependencies
    run: [3]

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Av3

B16

Cnpm install

Dv2

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Common Mistakes

Using 'v3' for setup-node which may not exist.

Using 'npm install' without quotes or with extra words.

The setup-node action version is often 'v2'. The Node.js version is set with 'node-version'. The command to install packages is 'npm install'.