meshStack Auth Action

This GitHub Action authenticates to the meshStack API to enable building block automation workflows as well as other API interactions with meshStack.

Overview

This action helps you obtain an access token using client credentials, which can then be used to interact with the meshStack API securely. This action simplifies the process of obtaining and managing authentication tokens for your workflows.

Related Actions

This action is part of a suite of GitHub Actions for meshStack building block automation:

• actions-meshstack-auth (this action) - Authenticates to the meshStack API
• actions-register-source - Registers building block sources and steps with meshStack
• actions-send-status - Sends building block step status updates to meshStack

Documentation

For more information about meshStack building blocks and GitHub Actions integration, refer to:

• meshStack GitHub Actions Integration
• meshStack API Documentation

Inputs

• base_url (required): meshStack API endpoint.
• client_id (required): The client ID for the API.
• key_secret (required): The key secret for the API.

Outputs

• token_file: Path to the file containing the authentication token

Example Usage

name: Deploy Building Block

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
    inputs:
      buildingBlockRunUrl:
        description: "URL to fetch the Building Block Run Object from"
        required: true

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout Code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Setup meshStack auth
        id: setup-meshstack-auth
        uses: meshcloud/actions-meshstack-auth@v2
        with:
          base_url: ${{ vars.MESHSTACK_BASE_URL }}
          client_id: ${{ vars.MESHSTACK_API_CLIENT_ID }}
          key_secret: ${{ secrets.MESHSTACK_API_KEY_SECRET }}