Philips Actions Workshop

The 2-hour workshop on advanced use of GitHub Actions, will include an introduction to the basics but focuses on more advanced topics:

Workshop Title: Advanced GitHub Actions Workshop

Workshop Duration: ~2 Hours

Agenda:

Introduction (5 minutes)

• Welcome and Objectives
  • Briefly introduction of GitHub Actions (slides 1 to 4).
  • Outline the goals of the workshop.
  • Explain the agenda.

Basic Overview of GitHub Actions (15 minutes)

• Introduction to GitHub Actions
  • Basic components: workflows, jobs, steps, and actions (slides 5 to 12).
• Creating Your First Action
  • Demonstrate a simple CI/CD pipeline.
  • Key concepts: .github/workflows directory, YAML syntax

Advanced GitHub Actions (90 minutes)

• Complex Workflows

  • Parallel and sequential jobs.
  • Matrix builds.
  • Reusable workflows.

• Custom Actions

  • Writing custom JavaScript/TypeScript actions.
  • Writing containerized Actions
  • Writing composite Actions
  • Publishing private actions for reuse.

• Security and Best Practices

  • Secrets and variables management.
  • Security hardening for workflows (e.g. setting permissions to edit workflows, setting scopes for self-hosted runners, runner groups)
  • Reusable workflows vs Composite Actions

• Advanced Configuration

  • Environment variables.
  • Conditional execution.

Q&A and Wrap-up (10 minutes)

• Open the floor for questions.
• Recap key points (use slide deck).
• Provide additional resources for learning (GitHub Automation Pathways).