Creating an npm package

[queejie]

I have a repo that I would like to publish as a github npm package, for Angular. I have read and re-read the help pages, along with external tutorials, but I am stuck and getting nowhere. There are two things I just cannot understand: (1) what "action" I should use, because none of them reference an Angular module, and (2) how and where to get/put a GITHUB_TOKEN, which is apparently different than a personal token. I have created a .npmrc file, updated the package.json file and created a .github/workflows directory with a release-package.yaml file. I have no idea what to put in that file or the .npmrc. When I try to do the npm login command, it isn't clear where to get the GITHUB_TOKEN. The help pages seem to be saying not to use a personal token, but not how to create or get a GITHUB_TOKEN. Any help would be appreciated.

[antonblr]

Hi @queejie - GITHUB_TOKEN gets injected automatically for every github action job run. You just referencing it whenever you need like ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

For example, if you want to publish it to GitHub packages (as opposite to npm registry) you'd reference it as follows:

- run: npm publish
  env:
    NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

See full workflow example here - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages#example-workflow

[queejie]

@antonblr Thanks! Making some progress...

[antonblr]

Sure! Please accept the answer if it covered what you've looked for, so the question doesn't stay as "Unanswered".