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Basic GitHub Actions Flow

Basic GitHub Actions Flow

Learn fundamentals of the basic GitHub Actions flow.

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As we delve deeper into the world of GitHub Actions, understanding the basic workflow is crucial. In this lesson, we'll explore a simple GitHub Actions flow and the key components that make it up.

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name: CI
on: [push]
jobs:
  build:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
    - name: Run tests
      run: npm test

In GitHub Actions, our workflows are defined in YAML files that reside in the .github/workflows directory at the root of our repository. Each workflow file represents a separate workflow. When an event that a workflow subscribes to occurs, GitHub instantiates a new runner, loads the workflow file, and executes the jobs in it.

This simple workflow file introduces some fundamental components of GitHub Actions syntax:

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