Automating GitHub Project Management: Moving Issues to “Done” with GitHub Actions and CLI
In this post, let’s look at moving issues to the “Done” status in GitHub Projects. This transition happens automatically when the issues are closed.
Thomas Thornton
United Kingdom
Thomas is a Senior Azure Technical Specialist at Kainos, with a proven track record of delivering successful solutions in Microsoft Azure. He has been involved in all stages of delivery, from sales qualification to solution architecture and implementation, and is known for his adaptability to business needs. In addition to his technical expertise, Thomas is also recognised as a GitHub Star, Microsoft MVP and HashiCorp Ambassador, demonstrating his deep knowledge and contributions to the industry. He is an active community member with a strong following on Twitter and LinkedIn (16,000+). Thomas shares his insights through his popular blog, which has over 1.1 million views to date, and boasts more than 1,000 GitHub stars across his repositories. He also regularly participates in podcasts and community events, further demonstrating his commitment to knowledge sharing and community engagement.
Community Contributions
Using GitHub CLI with GitHub Actions for GitHub Project automation
I’ve been working on GitHub Projects automation using the GitHub CLI and GitHub Actions. In this blog post, I will show how you can also do this.
GitHub Universe 2024 – My Highlights
I had the incredible opportunity to attend GitHub Universe in San Francisco, and what an experience it was! This blog post will share some key insights and highlights from the event. There’s so much to cover. I’ll only scratch the surface. 🙂
DevOps Journey using Azure DevOps - 2024 updates
Updates, which include:
Technical Enhancements:
1. AKS upgraded to version 1.30
2. AzureRM Terraform Provider updated to 4.3.0
3. Terraform version bumped to 1.9.6
4. Simplified app deployment process
Documentation Improvements:
1. Added knowledge checks for deeper understanding
2. Included verification steps to validate your work
3. Provided pro tips throughout for advanced guidance
4. Restructured documentation for better visual appeal and interactivity
5. Implemented progress tracking with checkboxes
This guide helps users set up their pipeline and deploy apps to Azure Kubernetes clusters.
Dynamic Matrices in GitHub Actions
I often use GitHub Actions to deploy Azure resources, and recently, I needed a job to run multiple times based on how many WebApps needed deploying. To handle this, I set up a dynamic matrix in GitHub Actions, which allowed the job to run the required number of times. In this post, I will show you how to do this, with an example using folders in a repository instead of WebApps.
DevOps The Hard Way Azure - 2024 updates
Updates, which include:
Technical Updates:
1. AKS upgraded to version 1.30
2. AzureRM Terraform Provider updated to 4.3.0
3. Terraform version bumped to 1.9.6
4. Simplified GitHub Action workflow
5. Introduction of a new Python Flask application
Documentation Improvements:
1. Added knowledge checks, verification steps, and pro tips to each tutorial
2. Revamped documentation for better visual appeal and interactivity
3. Implemented progress tracking with checkboxes
This guide offers a real-world approach to implementing DevOps practices and deploying applications and cloud services on Microsoft Azure.
An Overview of the AI Enhanced Platform (AEP)
My article, AI Meets Development: An Overview of the AI Enhanced Platform (AEP), was part of the wedoAI (https://wedoai.ie/) event, which focused on learning and knowledge sharing within the Microsoft AI community. The event featured community-driven articles highlighting best practices, lessons learned, and guidance on tackling complex Microsoft AI topics.
Article: https://thomasthornton.cloud/2024/08/22/aep-ai-enhanced-platform-overview/
How to Create Dynamic Environment Variables in GitHub Actions
Creating dynamic environment variables in GitHub Actions are super useful. I have been doing this recently on a few workflows and thought I’d share a quick guide on how to set up dynamic environment variables with some practical examples.
