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3 | 3 | FlowCrafter is a command-line tool to create and manage workflows for
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4 | 4 | [GitHub Actions].
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5 | 5 |
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| 6 | +## Installation |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +FlowCrafter can be installed using `cargo`. Running the following command will |
| 9 | +download the latest version of FlowCrafter, compile it, and make it available as |
| 10 | +a command-line tool. |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +```shell |
| 13 | +cargo install flowcrafter |
| 14 | +``` |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +After the installation, `flowcrafter` is available as a command in the terminal: |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +```shell |
| 19 | +flowcrafter --help |
| 20 | +``` |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +## Usage |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +Using FlowCrafter consists of three different steps: |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +1. [Creating templates for workflows and jobs](#create-templates) |
| 27 | +2. [Initializing FlowCrafter in a repository](#initialize-flowcrafter) |
| 28 | +3. [Creating and updating workflows](#create-a-workflow) |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +### Create Templates |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +FlowCrafter uses templates stored on GitHub to create workflows and jobs. These |
| 33 | +are YAML files that follow a few conventions: |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +- The repository contains a folder for each workflow (e.g. `rust`). |
| 36 | +- Each workflow folder contains a file called `workflow.yml` that defines the |
| 37 | + workflow (e.g. `rust/workflow.yml`). |
| 38 | +- Job templates are stored in the same folder as the workflow file (e.g. |
| 39 | + `rust/lint.yml`). |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +#### Workflow |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +The workflow template sets the top-level configuration for the workflow. It can |
| 44 | +also contain a list of jobs that should always be part of the workflow. |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +The workflow template is always named `workflow.yml`. |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +```yaml |
| 49 | +--- |
| 50 | +name: Rust |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +"on": |
| 53 | + push: |
| 54 | + branches: |
| 55 | + - main |
| 56 | + pull_request: |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +jobs: |
| 59 | + run-always: |
| 60 | + name: Always include this job |
| 61 | + runs-on: ubuntu-latest |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | + steps: |
| 64 | + - run: echo "This will always be included" |
| 65 | +``` |
| 66 | +
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| 67 | +#### Jobs |
| 68 | +
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| 69 | +Jobs are defined in individual YAML files within the workflow folder. Each |
| 70 | +represents a single job that can be included in a workflow. |
| 71 | +
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| 72 | +```yaml |
| 73 | +style: |
| 74 | + name: Check style |
| 75 | + runs-on: ubuntu-latest |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | + steps: |
| 78 | + - name: Checkout code |
| 79 | + uses: actions/checkout@v3 |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | + - name: Run Rustfmt |
| 82 | + run: cargo fmt --all -- --check |
| 83 | +``` |
| 84 | +
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| 85 | +### Initialize FlowCrafter |
| 86 | +
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| 87 | +FlowCrafter manages the workflows for a repository on GitHub. After cloning the |
| 88 | +repository to your local machine, open a terminal, change into its directory, |
| 89 | +and then generate a configuration file for FlowCrafter: |
| 90 | +
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| 91 | +```shell |
| 92 | +flowcrafter init -r <owner>/<repo> |
| 93 | +``` |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +This will create a file called `.flowcrafter.yml` in the `.github` directory and |
| 96 | +configure the repository `owner/repo` as the source for workflow and job |
| 97 | +templates. |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +### Create a Workflow |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +With FlowCrafter initialized and templates on GitHub, you can now create a |
| 102 | +workflow with FlowCrafter: |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +```shell |
| 105 | +flowcrafter create -w <workflow> -j <job> -j <job> |
| 106 | +``` |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +For example, given a repository with the following templates: |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +```text |
| 111 | +rust |
| 112 | +├── lint.yml |
| 113 | +├── test.yml |
| 114 | +└── workflow.yml |
| 115 | +``` |
| 116 | + |
| 117 | +You can create a workflow for Rust with the following command: |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +```shell |
| 120 | +flowcrafter create -w rust -j lint -j test |
| 121 | +``` |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +This will create the file `.github/workflows/rust.yml` and merge `workflow.yml` |
| 124 | +and the two jobs `lint.yml` and `test.yml` into it. |
| 125 | + |
6 | 126 | ## License
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7 | 127 |
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8 | 128 | Licensed under either of
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