Automating Collection Testing in GitHub

Streamlining Ansible Collection Testing with GitHub Actions

Introduction

GitHub Actions provides a powerful and flexible platform for automating workflows directly within your GitHub repository. One common use case is automating the testing of collections in Ansible, ensuring that each component functions as expected. This article will guide you through the setup of a GitHub Actions workflow for testing Ansible collections using the .github/test.yml configuration.

Understanding the Configuration

Let’s break down the structure of the .github/test.yml file:

name: GHA for foo.bar

concurrency:
  group: ${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
  cancel-in-progress: true

on:
  pull_request:
    branches: [main]
  workflow_dispatch:
  schedule:
    - cron: '0 0 * * *'

• name: Describes the name of the GitHub Actions workflow.
• concurrency: Specifies concurrency settings, ensuring that workflows do not interfere with each other. The group attribute combines workflows under the same conditions, and cancel-in-progress cancels any currently running workflow if a new one is…