first-time-setup.yml

name: first-time-setup
run-name: first time setup of repo

on:
  # run when branch created (repo generated from template)
  create:

# only keep latest run of this workflow
concurrency:
  group: first-time-setup
  cancel-in-progress: true

permissions:
  actions: write
  checks: write
  contents: write

jobs:
  first-time-setup:
    # ensure run only once, when repo generated
    if: github.run_number == 1

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      # get main branch repo contents
      - name: Checkout code
        uses: actions/checkout@v4
        with:
          repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      # remove files not needed for user instance of template
      - name: Remove unneeded files
        run: rm -f README.md renovate.json & rm -rf .github

      # personalize readme for user
      - name: Init readme
        run: |
          echo "

          # ${{ github.event.repository.name }}

          A minimalistic Express.js template for building APIs. This template provides a starting point for creating robust and scalable API projects using Express.js, a popular web framework for Node.js.

          " > README.md

      # save changed files
      - name: Commit changed files
        uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
        with:
          commit_message: "Setup repo"

        env:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}