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Update README.md to reflect GitHub Action usage and improve Node.js setup instructions

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# Create a JavaScript Action # Create a GitHub Action Using JavaScript
[![GitHub Super-Linter](https://github.com/actions/javascript-action/actions/workflows/linter.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter) [![GitHub Super-Linter](https://github.com/actions/javascript-action/actions/workflows/linter.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter)
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[![Check dist/](https://github.com/actions/javascript-action/actions/workflows/check-dist.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/actions/javascript-action/actions/workflows/check-dist.yml)
[![CodeQL](https://github.com/actions/javascript-action/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/actions/javascript-action/actions/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml)
[![Coverage](./badges/coverage.svg)](./badges/coverage.svg)
Use this template to bootstrap the creation of a JavaScript action. :rocket: Use this template to bootstrap the creation of a JavaScript action. :rocket:
@@ -36,11 +39,13 @@ need to perform some initial setup steps before you can develop your action.
> [!NOTE] > [!NOTE]
> >
> You'll need to have a reasonably modern version of > You'll need to have a reasonably modern version of
> [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) handy. If you are using a version manager like > [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) handy (20.x or later should work!). If you are
> [`nodenv`](https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv) or > using a version manager like [`nodenv`](https://github.com/nodenv/nodenv) or
> [`nvm`](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm), you can run `nodenv install` in the > [`fnm`](https://github.com/Schniz/fnm), this template has a `.node-version`
> root of your repository to install the version specified in > file at the root of the repository that can be used to automatically switch to
> [`package.json`](./package.json). Otherwise, 20.x or later should work! > the correct version when you `cd` into the repository. Additionally, this
> `.node-version` file is used by GitHub Actions in any `actions/setup-node`
> actions.
1. :hammer_and_wrench: Install the dependencies 1. :hammer_and_wrench: Install the dependencies
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npm run all npm run all
``` ```
> This step is important! It will run [`ncc`](https://github.com/vercel/ncc) > This step is important! It will run [`rollup`](https://rollupjs.org/) to
> to build the final JavaScript action code with all dependencies included. > build the final JavaScript action code with all dependencies included. If
> If you do not run this step, your action will not work correctly when it is > you do not run this step, your action will not work correctly when it is
> used in a workflow. This step also includes the `--license` option for > used in a workflow.
> `ncc`, which will create a license file for all of the production node
> modules used in your project.
1. (Optional) Test your action locally 1. (Optional) Test your action locally
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id: checkout id: checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v4 uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run my Action - name: Test Local Action
id: run-action id: test-action
uses: actions/javascript-action@v1 # Commit with the `v1` tag uses: actions/javascript-action@v1 # Commit with the `v1` tag
with: with:
milliseconds: 1000 milliseconds: 1000
- name: Print Output - name: Print Output
id: output id: output
run: echo "${{ steps.run-action.outputs.time }}" run: echo "${{ steps.test-action.outputs.time }}"
``` ```
## Dependency License Management ## Dependency License Management