chore: update to dynamically generate json file (microsoft#3041)

* update to improve speed of filing PR

* Revert "update to improve speed of filing PR"

This reverts commit 83c177e.

* remove and ignore local event branch file

* add bash script to dynamically create local git branch file

* update documentation

.github/workflows/testing/README.md

@@ -9,34 +9,39 @@ Required to run GitHub Actions on VMs. Choose your preferred Docker setup https:
 Required to run GitHub Actions locally. 
 
 ```bash
-$ brew install nektos/tap/act
+brew install nektos/tap/act
 ```
 
 ### 3. Install Azure CLI
 Required to integrate GitHub Actions and Azure.
 
 ```bash
-$ azure login
+azure login
 ```
 
 ## Configure
-The `.actrc` file contains the default configuration and run methods. The `./.github/workflows/testing/push.json` file contains the default GitHub events to run.
+1. The `.actrc` file contains the default configuration and run methods. 
+2. Run this Bash script `ci-act-event.sh` to dynamically generate the required configuration file for Act. Two questions will be asked to collect the local git branch name and GitHub event. An example might look like `.github/workflows/testing/push.json` where "push" is the github.event to trigger a GitHub Action against the branch named inside that same file.  This file is `.gitignored` so it will need regenerated for testing.
 
-Update the "ref" values in `./.github/workflows/testing/push.json` to point to the local git branch to test.  Then perform the following to execute against that branch when running `act`.
+```bash
+cd .github/workflows/testing
+bash ci-act-event.sh
+```
+
+A new file `{some-name}.json` will be generated inside `/testing/`.  This is the local git branch that `Act` will run.
 
 Run the event from the `/testing/*` folder as indicated with `-W` or `--workflows` arguments.
 
 ```bash
-$ act -e `./.github/workflows/testing/push.json` -W "./.github/workflows/testing/"
+$ act -e `.github/workflows/testing/${github_event}.json` -W "./.github/workflows/testing/"
 ```
 
 ## Test
 `./.github/workflows/testing/ci-daily-local.yml` is used to test locally CI settings.
 
 ```bash
-$ act -j build_local_linux -e "./.github/workflows/testing/push.json"  -W "./.github/workflows/testing/"
+$ act -j build_local_linux -e "./.github/workflows/testing/${github_event}.json"  -W "./.github/workflows/testing/"
 ```
-
 ## Cleanup
 When installing packages on docker instances, if versions change, it's important to kill the docker instance and rebuild.
 

.github/workflows/testing/ci-act-event.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo " ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "
+echo "| This script will dynamically create an event.json file for use by Nektos/Act in testing GitHub  |"
+echo "| Actions locally.                                                                                |"
+echo " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+# Ask for Branch Name
+echo -n "Enter git branch name?    "
+read branch_name
+
+# Ask for Event Type
+echo -n "Enter the GitHub Event to trigger the GitHub Action?    "
+read github_event
+
+# Combine user inputs into the json template
+# Set contents of the file to be overwritten
+echo '{
+    "push": {
+      "head": {
+        "ref": "'$branch_name'"
+      },
+      "base": {
+        "ref": "'$branch_name'"
+      }
+    }
+  }' >& $github_event.json
+

.gitignore

@@ -69,4 +69,7 @@ sites/website/i18n/
 docs/en/packages/*/README.md
 
 # TypeDoc generated subsites
-docs/en/packages/*/api/
+docs/en/packages/*/api/
+
+# GitHub Actions Local Testing
+.github/workflows/testing/*.json