A custom workflow

[github-learning-lab]

Partial workflow

Remember the custom workflow we are attempting to create for the team? Here's our status on the list of requirements we defined:

• ✅ test against multiple targets so that we know if our supported operating systems and Node.js versions are working
• ✅ dedicated test job so that we can separate out build from test details
• ✅ access to build artifacts so that we can deploy them to a target environment
• branch protections so that the main branch can't be deleted or inadvertently broken
• required reviews so that any pull requests are double checked by teammates
• obvious approvals so we can merge quickly and potentially automate merges and deployments

The last three remaining items don't really belong in a code, build, and test pipeline because they have to do with processes that involve humans.

Step 14: Automate the review process

GitHub Actions can run multiple workflows for different event triggers. Let's create a new approval workflow that'll work together with our Node.js workflow.

⌨️ Activity: Add a new workflow file to automate the team's review process

1. Create a new file, .github/workflows/approval-workflow.yml, on this branch
2. Enter a name for your workflow in the new file, something like:

   name: Team awesome's approval workflow

I'll respond when you commit to this branch.