Creating an Automated Pull Request Checklist on GitHub

You can use the GitHub Actions workflow to create an automated pull request checklist in GitHub. A workflow is a series of steps executed automatically when a specific event occurs, such as making a new pull request.

Here are the steps on how to create an automated pull request checklist in GitHub:

1. Go to the repository in GitHub where you want to create the automated pull request checklist.
2. Click on the “Settings” tab.
3. Click on the “Actions” tab.
4. Click on the “New workflow” button.
5. Give the workflow a name and description.
6. Select the “Event” that will trigger the workflow. In this case, select “Pull request opened.”
7. Click on the “Run workflow” button.
8. In the “Jobs” section, click on the “Add job” button.
9. Give the job a name and description.
10. Select the “Actions” that you want to run in the job. In this case, you can select the following actions:
    • “Lint code”
    • “Run unit tests.”
    • “Check for security vulnerabilities.”
11. Click on the “Save” button.

Once you have saved the workflow, it will be triggered automatically when a new pull request is created. The workflow will run the actions you selected and generate a report indicating whether the pull request passes or fails.

Here are some additional tips for creating an automated pull request checklist:

• Use the “Lint code” action to check for syntax errors in the code that are being merged.
• Use the “Run unit tests” action to run unit tests to ensure that the code that is being merged works as expected.
• Use the “Check for security vulnerabilities” action to check for security vulnerabilities in the code that is being merged.
• Configure the workflow to send notifications to the team when a pull request fails. This will help to ensure that the team is aware of any problems with the pull request and can take action to fix them.

By creating an automated pull request checklist, you can help ensure that the quality of code merged into your repository is high. This can help to improve the reliability and security of your software.

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