slack-github-action/.github/workflows/local/README.md

Local runs

For a simple development experience, a local version of this action can be used in experiments.

Requirements:

• An installation of nektos/act

Configuring secrets

To use ${{ secrets.* }} in the workflow, move .env.example to .env and update any variables.

Mocking event payloads

Different event payloads can be mocked directly with changes to the event.json file.

Reference: https://docs.github.com/en/webhooks/webhook-events-and-payloads

Updating the workflow

The local.yml file contains the workflow used for testing. Updates to these steps can be made to test various functionalities.

Running an experiment

Run the workflow using npm run local. The above configurations will be used to simulate an actual workflow run.