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Get a branch or tag name without the `/ref/*` prefix.
## Features
* Retrieve the current branch name without any prefix. (e.g. `'refs/heads/main'` -> `'main'`)
* Retrieve the current tag with an option to strip the prefix (e.g. `v0.0.1` -> `v` -> `0.0.1`)
* Detect actions triggered by non default branches
* Detect actions triggered by the default branch
* Supports all valid [git branch names](https://wincent.com/wiki/Legal_Git_branch_names)
## Usage
```yaml
...
steps:
- name: Get branch name
id: branch-name
uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
- name: Running on the default branch.
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_default == 'true'
run: |
echo "Running on default: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
# Outputs: "Running on default: main"
- name: Running on a pull request branch.
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_default == 'false'
run: |
echo "Running on pr: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
# Outputs: "Running on pr: feature/test"
- name: Running on a pull request branch.
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_default == 'false'
run: |
echo "Base branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }}"
# Outputs: "Base branch: main"
- name: Running on any event
run: |
echo "Default branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.default_branch }}"
# Outputs: "Default branch: main"
```
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## Outputs
| OUTPUT | TYPE | DESCRIPTION |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [base\_ref\_branch](#output_base_ref_branch) | string | The target branch of a
pull request or tag e.g
`main` |
| [current\_branch](#output_current_branch) | string | The current branch name regardless
of event\_type e.g `main`, `feature/test` |
| [default\_branch](#output_default_branch) | string | The default branch name e.g
`main` OR `master` |
| [head\_ref\_branch](#output_head_ref_branch) | string | The source branch of a
pull request e.g `feature/test` |
| [is\_default](#output_is_default) | string | Returns `"true"` if the current
branch is the default else
`"false"`. |
| [is\_tag](#output_is_tag) | string | Returns `"true"` if the current
branch is a tag else
`"false"`. |
| [ref\_branch](#output_ref_branch) | string | The branch that triggered the
workflow run. e.g `1/merge`, `main` |
| [tag](#output_tag) | string | The tag that triggered the
workflow run. e.g `v0.0.1`, `0.0.1` |
## Inputs
| INPUT | TYPE | REQUIRED | DEFAULT | DESCRIPTION |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [strip\_tag\_prefix](#input_strip_tag_prefix) | string | false | | The prefix that should be
stripped from the tag e.g
`v` -> with a tag
`v0.0.1` -> returns `0.0.1` |
## Events
### `push*`
```yaml
on:
push:
branches:
- main
...
steps:
- name: Get branch names
id: branch-name
uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
- name: Current branch name
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
# Outputs: "main" the branch that triggered the push event.
- name: Running on the default branch.
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_default == 'true'
run: |
echo "Running on default: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
# Outputs: "Running on default: main".
- name: Running on the default branch (i.e non tag based branch).
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_tag == 'false' && steps.branch-name.outputs.is_default == 'true'
run: |
echo "Running on branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
# Outputs: "Running on branch: main".
- name: Get Ref brach name
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.ref_branch }}"
# Outputs: "main"
- name: Default branch name
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.default_branch }}"
# Outputs: "main" the default branch.
```
### `pull_request*`
```yaml
on:
pull_request:
branches:
- main
...
steps:
- name: Get branch names
id: branch-name
uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
- name: Current branch name
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
# Outputs: "feature/test" current PR branch.
- name: Running on a non tag based branch and a PR branch.
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_default == 'false'
run: |
echo "Running on branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
# Outputs: "Running on branch: feature/test".
- name: Running on a pull request (i.e non tag based branch).
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_tag == 'false' && steps.branch-name.outputs.is_default == 'false'
run: |
echo "Running on branch: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
# Outputs: "Running on branch: feature/test".
- name: Get Ref branch name
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.ref_branch }}"
# Outputs: "1/merge"
- name: Get Head Ref branch name (i.e The current pull request branch)
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.head_ref_branch }}"
# Outputs: "feature/test" current PR branch.
- name: Get Base Ref branch name (i.e The target of a pull request.)
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }}"
# Outputs: "main".
- name: Default branch name
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.default_branch }}"
# Outputs: "main" the default branch.
```
### `tag*`
```yaml
on:
push:
tags:
- '*'
...
steps:
- name: Get branch names
id: branch-name
uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
with:
strip_tag_prefix: v # Optionally strip the leading `v` from the tag.
- name: Running on a tag branch.
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_tag == 'true'
run: |
echo "Running on: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.tag }}"
# Outputs: "Running on: 0.0.1".
- name: Get the current tag
if: steps.branch-name.outputs.is_tag == 'true' # Replaces: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
run: |
echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.tag }}"
# Outputs: "0.0.1"
```
### Possible usage with [actions/checkout](https://github.com/actions/checkout):
```yaml
on:
pull_request:
branches:
- develop
jobs:
test:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Get branch names.
id: branch-names
uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v7
- uses: actions/checkout@v3
with:
ref: ${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.head_ref_branch }}
```
* Free software: [MIT license](LICENSE)
## Credits
This package was created with [Cookiecutter](https://github.com/cookiecutter/cookiecutter).
## Report Bugs
Report bugs at https://github.com/tj-actions/branch-names/issues.
If you are reporting a bug, please include:
* Your operating system name and version.
* Any details about your workflow that might be helpful in troubleshooting.
* Detailed steps to reproduce the bug.
## Contributors ✨
Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):
This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
