branch-names

Get branch information without the /ref/* prefix

Outputs

Output	type	Example	Description
current_branch	string	main OR feature/test	Always returns a valid branch name for a triggered workflow run.
base_ref_branch	string	main	The target branch of a pull request
head_ref_branch	string	feature/test	The source branch of a pull request
ref_branch	string	1/merge OR main	The branch that triggered the workflow run

Usage

...
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Get branch names
        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v2
        id: branch-names
      
      - name: Current branch name
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"          
        # Outputs: "feature/test" current PR branch or "main" the default branch that triggered the push event.
      
      - name: Current branch name
        if: github.event_name == 'push'
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"          
        # Outputs: "main" the current branch that triggered the action.
      
      - name: Get Ref brach name
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.ref_branch }}"          
        #  Outputs: "main" for non PR branches | "1/merge" for a PR branch

      - name: Get Head Ref branch name
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.head_ref_branch }}"          
        # Outputs: "feature/test" current PR branch.

      - name: Get Base Ref branch name
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }}"          
        # Outputs: "main" for main <- PR branch.
      

Possible usage with actions/checkout@v2:

on:
  pull_request:
    branches:
      - develop
    
 jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Get branch names.
        id: branch-names
        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v2
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          ref: ${{ steps.branch-names.outputs.base_ref_branch }}

• Free software: MIT license

Credits

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Report Bugs

Report bugs at https://github.com/tj-actions/branch-names/issues.

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