Replace tokens (GitHub action) replaces tokens in the text or code files with replacement values during the execution of the CI/CD process.

• files (Required) - File names (path included), comma-separated for multiple files.
  • Example: file1, file2
• replacements (Required) - Token (to be replaced) & value comma-separated pairs (TOKEN=value).
  • Example: key1=value1, key2=value2
  • Note:
    • key & value pairs ignore leading & trailing whitespaces. Enclose within [] for such expressions.
    • key (token) cannot have any = but value can. Use a different key (token) in such case.
    • key, value or pairs can be CI/CD variables / secrets.
• delimiter (Optional) - Defines separator/delimiter to be used, default value is comma (,).
  • Example: | or ; or : or - etc.
  • Note: Ignores whitespaces.

• Example 1: Replace a token in a file.

  - name: Replace Tokens
    uses: abhinavminhas/replace-tokens@main
    with:
      files: file
      replacements: key=value
  

• Example 2: Replace multiple tokens in a file.

  - name: Replace Tokens
    uses: abhinavminhas/replace-tokens@main
    with:
      files: file
      replacements: key1=value1, key2=value2
  

• Example 3: Replace a token in multiple files.

  - name: Replace Tokens
    uses: abhinavminhas/replace-tokens@main
    with:
      files: file1, file2
      replacements: key=value
  

• Example 4: Replace multiple tokens in multiple files.

  - name: Replace Tokens
    uses: abhinavminhas/replace-tokens@main
    with:
      files: file1, file2
      replacements: key1=value1, key2=value2
  

• Example 5: Use a different separator than comma (,).

  - name: Replace Tokens
    uses: abhinavminhas/replace-tokens@main
    with:
      files: file1 | file2
      replacements: key1=value1 | key2=value2
      delimiter: '|'
  

  • Note: The delimiter is enclosed within single quotation marks in the above example since yml interprets | as "Literal Block Scalar", also required for other reserved keywords.

Note: Implementation for above examples can be checked here.