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# Create a JavaScript Action
Use this template to bootstrap the creation of a JavaScript action.:rocket:
This template includes tests, linting, a validation workflow, publishing, and versioning guidance.
If you are new, there's also a simpler introduction. See the [Hello World JavaScript Action](https://github.com/actions/hello-world-javascript-action)
## Create an action from this template
Click the `Use this Template` and provide the new repo details for your action
## Code in Master
Install the dependencies
```bash
$ npm install
```
Run the tests :heavy_check_mark:
```bash
$ npm test
PASS ./index.test.js
✓ throws invalid number (3ms)
wait 500 ms (504ms)
test runs (95ms)
...
```
## Change action.yml
The action.yml contains defines the inputs and output for your action.
Update the action.yml with your name, description, inputs and outputs for your action.
See the [documentation](https://help.github.com/en/articles/metadata-syntax-for-github-actions)
## Change the Code
Most toolkit and CI/CD operations involve async operations so the action is run in an async function.
```javascript
const core = require('@actions/core');
...
async function run() {
try {
...
}
catch (error) {
core.setFailed(error.message);
}
}
run()
```
See the [toolkit documentation](https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/master/README.md#packages) for the various packages.
## Publish to a distribution branch
Actions are run from GitHub repos. We will create a releases branch and only checkin production modules (core in this case).
Comment out node_modules in .gitignore and create a releases/v1 branch
```bash
# comment this out distribution branches
# node_modules/
```
```bash
$ git checkout -b releases/v1
$ git commit -a -m "prod dependencies"
```
```bash
$ npm prune --production
$ git add node_modules
$ git commit -a -m "prod dependencies"
$ git push origin releases/v1
```
Your action is now published! :rocket:
See the [versioning documentation](https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/master/docs/action-versioning.md)
## Validate
You can now validate the action by referencing the releases/v1 branch
```yaml
uses: actions/javascript-action@releases/v1
with:
milliseconds: 1000
```
See the [actions tab](https://github.com/actions/javascript-action/actions) for runs of this action! :rocket:
## Usage:
After testing you can [create a v1 tag](https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/master/docs/action-versioning.md) to reference the stable and tested action
```yaml
uses: actions/javascript-action@v1
with:
milliseconds: 1000
```