GitHub File

GitHub file artifacts are references to files stored in GitHub or GitHub Enterprise. They are generally consumed by stages that read configuration from text files, such as a Deploy Manifest stage.

Fields

Field	Explanation
type	Always github/file.
reference	The full path including filename for retrieval via the GitHub API. This is the contents_url as referenced by a PushEvent. https://api.github.com/repos/baxterthehacker/public-repo/contents/path/to/file.yml is an example for public GitHub. https://github.mydomain.com/api/v3/repos/orgname/reponame/contents/path/to/file.yml is an example for GHE.
name	The file path within your repo. path/to/file.yml is an example.
version	The file’s commit, branch, or tag.
location	N/A

Example

{
  "type": "github/file",
  "reference": "https://api.github.com/repos/baxterthehacker/public-repo/contents/path/to/file.yml",
  "name": "path/to/file.yml",
  "version": "aec855f4e0e11"
}