unstable-commands/README.md

Unstable commands

A GitHub Action to retry commands if weird things happen.

Inputs

commands

Required: The commands to run. Use this like the run keyword for steps.

timeout-minutes

Required: Maximum number of minutes to wait for the commands to finish execution. Use this like the timeout-minutes keyword for steps.

retry-codes

Required: A comma-separated value containing the exit codes which should cause a retry.

shell

Optional: The shell to use to run the commands. Use this like the shell keyword for steps.

Default: "default-shell".

working-directory

Optional: The working directory where the commands are executed in. Use this like the working-directory keyword for steps.

Default: ${{ github.workspace }}.

max-retries

Optional: Maximum amount of times the specified commands should be tried before giving up.

Default: "3".

Example usage

uses: TSRBerry/unstable-commands@v1
with:
  commands: |
    echo "Hello!"
    sleep 2m
    echo "Bye!"    
  timeout-minutes: "3"
  retry-codes: "1,2,139"