jxb

Joomla Extension Continuous Deployment Action

JXB allows you to build your extension, using specific instructions from a build file.

Inputs

build-file

Required The path of the file to use as a guide, for building the extension. For available syntax, please read below. Default "build.jxb".

Example usage

uses: mavrosxristoforos/jxb@1.0
  with:
    build-file: 'build.jxb'

Console usage

node index.js -f path/to/buildfile

Available Syntax for Build files

• COPY:file_to_copy new_location
• DELETE:file_or_dir_to_delete
• MKDIR:directory_to_create
• RENAME:old_name new_name
• ZIPDIR:directory_to_zip
• ZIPFILES:target_zip_file_name files to zip separated by space

Example Build file to package a Joomla Extension

# First, delete the com_example.zip file
DELETE:com_example.zip
# Then, zip the com_example directory
ZIPDIR:com_example
# Same for our module
DELETE:mod_example.zip
ZIPDIR:mod_example
# Then, create a package zip file adding a pkg_example.xml file and the zips we just created
ZIPFILES:pkg_example.zip pkg_example.xml com_example.zip mod_example.zip