This is a GitHub Actions workflow configuration file written in...
July 5, 2025 at 05:24 PM
This is a GitHub Actions workflow configuration file written in YAML. Here's what it does:
Name:
- The workflow is named
auto-update
.
Triggers:
workflow_dispatch
: Allows the workflow to be manually triggered through GitHub Actions' "Run workflow" button.schedule
: The workflow is also scheduled to run at regular intervals, specifically every 4 hours based on the provided cron expression (0 */4 * * *
).
Jobs:
The workflow defines a single build
job which performs the following:
-
Job Configuration:
name
: The job is namedauto update
.runs-on: ubuntu-latest
: The job will execute on theubuntu-latest
virtual environment.
-
Steps: The job includes the following steps:
- Checkout Repository:
- Uses the GitHub-provided
actions/checkout@master
action to check out the repository's code so subsequent steps can work with it.
- Uses the GitHub-provided
- Execute Profile Terminal Action:
- This uses the
liamg/github-profile-terminal-action@main
action to generate or update terminal-style visualizations on a GitHub profile README (or related content). It includes the following inputs:feed_url
: Specifies a feed URL (https://www.liam-galvin.co.uk/feed.xml
) which might be used to display recent posts, news, or updates (e.g., an RSS feed).twitter_username
: The Twitter usernameliam_galvin
, potentially for linking or showing Twitter updates.theme
: Specifies adark
theme for the generated visualizations.token
: Uses theGITHUB_TOKEN
secret to authenticate actions requiring write permissions to the repository, such as committing updates to the README or profile page.
- This uses the
- Checkout Repository:
Purpose:
- Automates the process of updating a GitHub profile or README with terminal-style visualizations including content fetched using the provided feed URL (
https://www.liam-galvin.co.uk/feed.xml
) and Twitter updates. - Runs every 4 hours or manually, depending on the trigger configuration.
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