A sample repository that demonstrates building and testing a C# .NET application using a GitHub actions workflow. There are two GitHub actions workflows:
- dotnet.yml builds and tests the sample project using dotnet build CLI
- superlinter.yml lints the code in the repository using the GitHub action Super-Linter.
Note: The dotnet.yml workflow explicitly calls the dotnet restore command, but in most cases you don't need to explicitly do this, as it is implicitly called by build, test, publish and restore. I call it in this workflow to demonstrate the --no-restore and --no-build options for build and test respectively.
There are a number of modifications that you could make to the sample here and I encourage you to explore the dotnet CLI documentation further. You should consider trying to:
- Break the build and test into separate jobs with test depending on a successful build job completing.
- Build different configurations (release and debug).
- Output and upload test logs (trx and HTML formats supported).
- If the buld and test jobs are successful then use the CLI dotnet publish command to publish a release build for deployment or hosting.
- If your own project builds a library you could use the CLI dotnet pack
I recommend that you fork the repository and try the dotnet CLI at the command-line locally on your PC first before modifying the workflow.
Most of all play around and have fun.
