crabenv

gha-echo sink

Generate GitHub Actions shell echo lines that append crabenv variables to a dotenv file

Use inside a GitHub Actions run: | block when the build expects a dotenv file such as .env.local.

steps:
  - name: Create env file
    run: |
      # crabenv:start format=gha-echo scope=all owner=apps/web dest=.env.local
      echo "MYSQL_DB_URL=${{ secrets.MYSQL_DB_URL }}" >> .env.local
      echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_ORIGIN=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_ORIGIN }}" >> .env.local
      # crabenv:end

Marker

# crabenv:start format=gha-echo scope=all owner=apps/web dest=.env.local
# crabenv:end

Extra options

OptionRequiredMeaning
destyesDotenv file to append to, for example .env.local.

Output

echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL }}" >> .env.local
echo "DATABASE_URL=${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}" >> .env.local

Public variables default to GitHub vars. Private variables default to GitHub secrets.