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[Question] Why use GITHUB_TOKEN as repo_token?
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Description
https://docs.coveralls.io/parallel-build-webhook
In the API reference page, the format of API call is like the following
curl -k $COVERALLS_ENDPOINT/webhook?repo_token=$COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN
-d "payload[build_num]=$BUILD_NUMBER&payload[status]=done"
I don't understand why in this github-action, we can use GITHUB_TOKEN instead of the REPO_TOKEN in the coveralls.io repository page?
Could you explain to us?
Thank you.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Coveralls parallel-build webhook API reference and inspect how this GitHub Action uses GITHUB_TOKEN for the webhook request. Done means documenting why that token is used instead of the repository token, including any relevant scope or authentication differences.
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- Tech stack
- github-actions
- Domain
- ci-cd
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100