GitHub Action to check whether a Markdown file has been scheduled for publishing.
The action searches for Markdown files inside the repository and looks for a date parameter in the YAML front matter. If the date value in any of the files is within the amount of minutes defined in the interval parameter the action will output "true". This action can be used in combination with your deployment process to schedule content.
| Input | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| interval | yes | How far back in minutes to check? |
| content_directory | no | Where to search for the Markdown files? (Default: whole repository) |
| Output | Description |
|---|---|
| is_scheduled | A string value of "true" or "false" indicating if a scheduled post was found or not |
The following workflow can be used to start a Netlify deployment. Note that you need to create a build hook URL in your Netlify site deploy settings and store it as the NETLIFY_BUILD_HOOK secret in the GitHub repository.
name: Schedule post
on:
schedule:
- cron: "0 * * * *"
jobs:
schedule:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v2
- uses: jannekem/[email protected]
with:
interval: 60
content_directory: content
id: publish
- name: Trigger build
if: steps.publish.outputs.is_scheduled == 'true'
run: curl -X POST -d {} $NETLIFY_BUILD_HOOK
env:
NETLIFY_BUILD_HOOK: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_BUILD_HOOK }}