chicagopcdc.github.io

Repository of PCDC Documentation

Built with mkdocs material

Publish using mkdocs gh-deploy

Setup local DEV env

• python -m venv env
• source env/bin/activate
• pip install -r requirements.txt

Setup local DEV env with Windows

• bash
• sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt install python3.8-venv
• python3 -m venv env
• source env/bin/activate
• pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Run local DEV env

• source env/bin/activate
• mkdocs serve to run it locally

Dev Process

1. Create your feature branch out of dev
2. Make the necessary changes
3. Test locally with mkdocs serve and/or mkdocs build
4. Once satified with the changes submit a PR to the dev branch

Github Action Setting setup

Email Notifications

Document update emails default to lgraglia@bsd.uchicago.edu Instructions to change email address:

• Go to settings
• on the left click the 'Secrets' tab
• select action
• go to the secret called EMAILLIST
• If EMAILLIST doesn't exists create a new repository secret not an enviorment secret
• put 'None' for default email or add alternative email address

Adding API Key and Key ID

The API request requires three redentials (Request URL, API key, & key ID) to complete a access token request. These three credentials will be stored in Github Secrets. To add or change them the instructions are as follows:

• Go to settings
• on the left click the 'Secrets' tab
• select action
• go to the secret
• either edit or create a new secret
  • Must be named REQUESTURL, APIKEY and KEYID
• put in corrisponding credentials
  • credentials can be gathered by going to the profile page and clicking the orange get API key button
  • further explanation at here

Running Workflows and Actions Locally

Use this link for refernce

• install correct version of Homebrew for your device here
• download Act extension using:
  • brew install act
• test actions using act

examples:

• act -W /path/to/chicagopcdc.github.io/.github/workflows/EmailDatPortGuide.yml -s EMAILLIST=None