Adding Link Check on PRs #4
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#Checks links in a PR to ensure they are valid. If link is valid but failing, it can be added to the .lycheeignore file | |
#Code source: https://github.com/lycheeverse/lychee-action/issues/238 | |
name: link check on PR | |
on: | |
pull_request: | |
branches: [main] | |
jobs: | |
check-links: | |
runs-on: ubuntu-latest | |
steps: | |
- name: Clone repository | |
uses: actions/checkout@v4 | |
with: | |
fetch-depth: 0 | |
ref: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.ref}} | |
repository: ${{github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name}} | |
- name: Check out main branch | |
run: git checkout main | |
- name: Dump all links from main | |
id: dump_links_from_main | |
uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1 | |
with: | |
args: | | |
--dump | |
--include-fragments | |
. | |
output: ./links-main.txt | |
- name: Stash untracked files | |
run: git stash push --include-untracked | |
- name: Check out feature branch | |
run: git checkout ${{ github.head_ref }} | |
- name: Apply stashed changes | |
# Apply stashed changes, ignore errors if stash is empty | |
run: git stash pop || true | |
- name: Append links-main.txt to .lycheeignore | |
run: cat links-main.txt >> .lycheeignore | |
- name: Check links | |
uses: lycheeverse/lychee-action@v1 | |
with: | |
args: | | |
--no-progress | |
--include-fragments | |
. | |
# Fail action on broken links | |
fail: true | |
- name: Suggestions | |
if: failure() | |
run: | | |
echo -e "\nPlease review the links reported in the Check links step above." | |
echo -e "If a link is valid but fails due to a CAPTCHA challenge, IP blocking, login requirements, etc., | |
consider adding such links to .lycheeignore file to bypass future checks.\n" | |
exit 1 |