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Community Health Files for the im-practices organization.

Each repository within this organization will inherit these default files unless the repository has defined their own.

Workflow Templates

The templates defined in this repository have been customized for our build processes and standards. By including them in this repository, users can add a workflow to their repo by clicking a button.

The templates defined in this repository are also the source of truth for the im- templates in each of the Enterprise Org .github repos. When a merge to main happens, the template files in this repo will be copied to the other .github repositories in the Enterprise. If changes have been made to any of the im- template files in those organizations' .github repos they will be overwritten by these changes.

Adding new Templates

If there are new templates that can be used across many organizations, please make a PR to this repository so they can be shared with each organization in the Enterprise.

Templates that are specific to an organization should be added directly to that organization's .github repository. Those template files should contain the org- prefix instead of the im- prefix. Using the correct prefix will keep them from being overridden when this repository is synced with the others.

For detailed info around creating or modifying the templates see Sharing workflows with your organization.

The templates in this repository fall into one of the following categories:

• Build
• Deploy
• Test
• Run

Template Standards

• For new .svg files ensure:
  • The file contains the im_ prefix
• For new properties.json files ensure:
  • The file contains the appropriate im-<build|deploy|test|run>- prefix
  • The name field has a category prefix (Build, Deploy, Test, Run)
    • This is included so templates are easier to identify when looking for workflows to add
  • The iconName field contains one of the SVGs listed below
    • im_azure
    • im_build
    • im_deploy
    • im_run
    • im_test
    • im_tf
• For new .yml files ensure:
  • Add an entry to start-project-template-inventory.json if the new file is for app services, terraform or azure databases
    • The canHaveMultiples flag indicates whether it should be a single workflow in the repo or if the workflow can duplicated and customized in the repo.
  • If applicable, add a new entry to git-er-done's recommended templates page if the template should be used with any of the project types listed.
  • The file contains the appropriate im-<build|deploy|test|run>- prefix
  • Add a workflow code as the first line in the workflow: # Workflow Code: UpsetBass_v1 DO NOT REMOVE
    • When changes are made to the workflow the version should be incremented
    • Replace UpsetBass in the example above with your own code. The Random Username Generator site can help. The current workflows were generated using the emotions/creatures options.
  • Add the Purpose, Frequency, Projects to use the template with and Prerequisites comment at the top of the workflow file.
  • Clearly mark what needs to be customized or populated by the user
  • Avoid using default values that may be overlooked
  • Clearly state the format if something specific is required
  • If you want to use the github hosted runners use the runs-on: ubuntu-latest tag
  • If the workflow takes in the environment as a parameter, use the type: choice pattern that is implemented in other workflows like im-deploy-tf-manual-apply.yml
  • For consistency:
    • Ensure there are spaces between the brackets and the expression when using expression syntax
      • Expected: ${{ secrets.thing }}
      • Not expected: ${{secrets.thing}}
    • Outside of script blocks, use single ' instead of double "
    • For any secrets, document whether it is an org, repo or environment level secret

start-project Integration

This repository contains two files that enable integration with start-project:

• package.json
  • This allows the repository to be restored via npm
• start-project-template-inventory.json
  • This file tells start-project which workflow templates should be added to different project types

When start-project runs, it restores this repository and examines the inventory file to determine which Workflows should be included. The generator should include the latest version of the Workflow.