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Munif Tanjim
Munif Tanjim

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Setup Neovim on Github Actions

My Workflow

I maintain some Neovim plugins and wanted to setup automated tests for those using GitHub Actions. First thing you need for testing Neovim plugin is "neovim" itself.

So I wrote this small GitHub Action with only 30-ish lines of code. It takes a Neovim release tag, downloads the archive and sets it up for you. It works on Linux and macOS.

This would be useful to anybody who maintains Neovim plugins.

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Maintainer Must-Haves

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🚀 Setup Neovim on Github Actions.

Setup Neovim - GitHub Action

Setup Neovim on Github Actions.

Usage

See action.yml

Basic (stable release):

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v2
  - uses: MunifTanjim/setup-neovim-action@v1
  - run: |
      nvim --version
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Specific Tag:

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v2
  - uses: MunifTanjim/setup-neovim-action@v1
    with:
      tag: nightly
  - run: |
      nvim --version
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For list of available tags, check: https://github.com/neovim/neovim/tags

Compile from Source:

steps:
  - uses: actions/checkout@v2
  - uses: MunifTanjim/setup-neovim-action@v1
    with:
      tag: source
  - run: |
      nvim --version
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License

Licensed under the MIT License. Check the LICENSE file for details.




Additional Resources / Info

If you want to see it in action, check:

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