pipeline-actions/kubectl-apply/action.yaml

name: Kubectl Apply (in-repo manifests)
description: Validate KUBE_CONFIG, install kubectl, and apply Kubernetes manifest(s) that live inside the repository.

inputs:
  kube_config:
    description: Full kubeconfig YAML content (pass via secrets)
    required: true
  manifest:
    description: Path (relative to repo root) of a single manifest file to apply. Usable alongside `manifests`.
    required: false
    default: ""
  manifests:
    description: >-
      Space- or comma-separated list of manifest file paths (relative to repo
      root) to apply. Each is applied with its own `kubectl apply -f`.
    required: false
    default: ""
  namespace:
    description: >-
      Optional namespace override applied with `-n`. Manifests may also declare
      their own namespace in metadata; this only adds `-n` when non-empty.
    required: false
    default: ""
  kube_version:
    description: Kubernetes version to download (stable, or a specific version like v1.31.0)
    required: false
    default: stable

runs:
  using: composite
  steps:
    - name: Check KUBE_CONFIG validity
      shell: bash
      env:
        KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ inputs.kube_config }}
      run: |
        if [ -z "${KUBE_CONFIG}" ] || [ "${KUBE_CONFIG// }" = "" ]; then
          echo "KUBE_CONFIG is not set or is empty."
          exit 1
        fi

    - name: Check out repository
      uses: actions/checkout@v4

    - name: Download and install kubectl
      shell: bash
      env:
        KUBE_VERSION: ${{ inputs.kube_version }}
      run: |
        apt-get update -y
        apt-get install -y curl
        if [ "${KUBE_VERSION}" = "stable" ]; then
          KUBE_VER="$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)"
        else
          KUBE_VER="${KUBE_VERSION}"
        fi
        curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/${KUBE_VER}/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
        install -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
        kubectl version --client

    - name: Set up kubeconfig
      shell: bash
      env:
        KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ inputs.kube_config }}
      run: |
        echo "${KUBE_CONFIG}" > kubeconfig.yaml
        kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig.yaml cluster-info

    - name: Apply manifests
      shell: bash
      env:
        MANIFEST: ${{ inputs.manifest }}
        MANIFESTS: ${{ inputs.manifests }}
        NAMESPACE: ${{ inputs.namespace }}
      run: |
        NS_FLAG=""
        if [ -n "${NAMESPACE}" ] && [ "${NAMESPACE// }" != "" ]; then
          NS_FLAG="-n ${NAMESPACE}"
        fi

        # Collect files from both inputs (manifests splits on comma or space).
        FILES=""
        if [ -n "${MANIFEST}" ] && [ "${MANIFEST// }" != "" ]; then
          FILES="${FILES} ${MANIFEST}"
        fi
        if [ -n "${MANIFESTS}" ] && [ "${MANIFESTS// }" != "" ]; then
          for f in $(echo "${MANIFESTS}" | tr ',' ' '); do
            FILES="${FILES} ${f}"
          done
        fi

        if [ -z "${FILES// }" ]; then
          echo "::error::No manifest provided. Set the \`manifest\` or \`manifests\` input."
          exit 1
        fi

        for f in ${FILES}; do
          if [ ! -f "${f}" ]; then
            echo "::error::Manifest not found in repo: ${f}"
            exit 1
          fi
          echo "== applying ${f} =="
          kubectl --kubeconfig=kubeconfig.yaml apply -f "${f}" ${NS_FLAG}
        done