Getting current branch and commit hash in GitHub action

Question

I want to build a docker image using a GitHub action, migrating from TeamCity.

In the build script, I want to tag the image with a combination of branch and commit, e.g.

Answer 1

Using https://github.com/tj-actions/branch-names provides an output which also works for push and pull_request events

...
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Get branch names
        uses: tj-actions/branch-names@v2.1
        id: branch-names
      
      - name: Current branch name
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
        # Outputs: "feature/test" current PR branch.
      
      - name: Current branch name
        if: github.event_name == 'push'
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}"
        # Outputs: "main" the default branch that triggered the push event.
      
      - name: Get Ref brach name
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.ref_branch }}"
        #  Outputs: "main" for non PR branches | "1/merge" for a PR branch

      - name: Get Head Ref branch name
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.head_ref_branch }}"
        # Outputs: "feature/test" current PR branch.

      - name: Get Base Ref branch name
        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
        run: |
          echo "${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.base_ref_branch }}"
        # Outputs: "main" for main <- PR branch.