init.yml

name: Initialize Template

#
# Run this on creation of a branch or ref
#
on:
  push:
    branches: main

jobs:
  build:
    #
    # Change this to make sure your workflow doesn't initialize on your template!
    #
    if: github.repository != 'loreanvictor/tmplr-template-example'

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      #
      # Checkout the code
      #
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      
      #
      # Check if there is a template recipe
      #
      - id: template_exists
        name: Check template
        uses: andstor/file-existence-action@v1
        with:
          files: .tmplr.yml
      
      #
      # Run tmplr with required environment variables,
      # and remove the template recipe afterwards.
      #
      - name: Apply template
        if: steps.template_exists.outputs.files_exists == 'true'
        run: npx tmplr && rm -fr .tmplr.yml && rm -fr .github/workflows/init.yml
        env:
          owner_name: ${{ github.event.repository.owner.name }}
          owner_email: ${{ github.event.repository.owner.email }}
          repo_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
          repo_url: ${{ github.event.repository.ssh_url }}

      #
      # Commit the code
      #
      - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
        with:
          message: Initialize from template