GitHub Actions Validator - Example Workflows

This directory contains example workflow files for testing the GitHub Actions Validator skill.

Files

valid-ci.yml

A complete, valid CI pipeline that passes all validation checks.

Purpose: Test successful validation flow

Usage:

bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh examples/valid-ci.yml

Expected Result: All validations pass

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with-errors.yml

A workflow containing common intentional errors for testing error detection.

Purpose: Test error detection and reference file consultation

Errors included (4 total, all caught by actionlint):

1. Invalid CRON expression (day 8 doesn't exist) — [events]
2. Typo in runner label (ubuntu-lastest instead of ubuntu-latest) — [runner-label]
3. Script injection vulnerability (untrusted input in script) — [expression]
4. Undefined job dependency (biuld instead of build) — [job-needs]

Usage:

bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh examples/with-errors.yml

Expected Result: Multiple errors reported by actionlint

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outdated-versions.yml

A workflow using older action versions to test version validation.

Purpose: Test action version checking

Version issues included:

1. actions/checkout@v4 - OUTDATED (current: v6)
2. actions/setup-node@v4 - OUTDATED (current: v6)
3. actions/upload-artifact@v3 - DEPRECATED (minimum: v4)
4. docker/build-push-action@v5 - OUTDATED (current: v6)

Usage:

bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh --check-versions examples/outdated-versions.yml

Expected Result: Version warnings for outdated actions

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Testing Workflow

1. Test successful validation:

   bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh examples/valid-ci.yml
   

2. Test error detection:

   bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh examples/with-errors.yml
   

3. Test version checking:

   bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh --check-versions examples/outdated-versions.yml
   

4. Test all examples:

   for file in examples/*.yml; do
     echo "=== Testing: $file ==="
     bash scripts/validate_workflow.sh --lint-only "$file"
     echo ""
   done