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Shon f228faeb5e Implement more functions (#20)
* Send the release title instead of version

& remove the `Release` text

* Ability to use the existing Discord user & avatar

* fix

* Support for adding a footer

* Update index.js

* Update index.js

* Update index.js

* Updated docs

* Support for footer timestamps

* Support for sending normal text above the embed

useful for pings
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# GitHub Releases To Discord Action
A GitHub action that parses a GitHub release and posts it to a Discord channel as a stylized Discord webhook.
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## Output
![output](https://i.imgur.com/Zf3TXtb.png)
## Configuration
| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|-----------------|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| webhook_url | ✔ | | Discord's webhook url. Use GH repo secrets.|
| color | ❌ | "2105893" | Decimal color value for embed. |
| username | ❌ | | String username for webhook. |
| avatar_url | ❌ | | String url to webhook avatar picture. |
| content | ❌ | | String content for webhook. |
| footer_title | ❌ | | String title for the webhook footer. |
| footer_icon_url | ❌ | | String url for the webhook footer picture. |
| footer_timestamp| ❌ | | Boolean to enable footer timestamp. |
## Example Usage
`.github/workflows/github-releases-to-discord.yml`
```yaml
on:
release:
types: [published]
jobs:
github-releases-to-discord:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Checkout
uses: actions/checkout@v3
- name: Github Releases To Discord
uses: SethCohen/github-releases-to-discord@v1.13.0
with:
webhook_url: ${{ secrets.WEBHOOK_URL }}
color: "2105893"
username: "Release Changelog"
avatar_url: "https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/487431320314576937/bd64361e4ba6313d561d54e78c9e7171.png"
content: "||@everyone||"
footer_title: "Changelog"
footer_icon_url: "https://cdn.discordapp.com/avatars/487431320314576937/bd64361e4ba6313d561d54e78c9e7171.png"
footer_timestamp: true
```
## Setup Instructions
1. Open your **Server Settings** and head into the **Integrations** tab:
2. Click the "**Create Webhook**" button to create a new webhook!
![](https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/1500000463501/Screen_Shot_2020-12-15_at_4.41.53_PM.png)
![](https://support.discord.com/hc/article_attachments/360101553853/Screen_Shot_2020-12-15_at_4.51.38_PM.png)
3. Copy the webhook url
4. Create a new GitHub repository secret called WEBHOOK_URL and paste the webhook url into it.
![](https://i.imgur.com/hAaNOds.png)
5. Save the secret.
6. Add the secret to your action configuration.
And you're done! Whenever you create a new release, the workflow should run and, if properly setup, post to your specified Discord channel.