From 059550de260b5f61d370a787e2d8fd5754ad2fa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Tolnay Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2021 22:51:26 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add readme --- README.md | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f45013e --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +# Fast `cargo install` action + +This GitHub Action installs a Rust crate using precompiled signed binaries built +on GitHub and hosted as GitHub release artifacts. + +## Example workflow + +```yaml +name: test suite +on: [push, pull_request] + +jobs: + expand: + name: cargo expand + runs-on: ubuntu-latest + steps: + - uses: actions/checkout@v2 + - uses: dtolnay/install@master + with: + crate: cargo-expand + - run: cargo expand --help +``` + +## Inputs + +| Name | Required | Description | +| ------- | :------: | -------------------------------------------- | +| `crate` | ✓ | Name of crate as published to crates.io | +| `bin` | | Name of binary; default = same as crate name | + +## Security considerations + +Check the `.github/workflows` directory of this repo for the GitHub Actions +logic which compiles, signs, and publishes each binary. + +This Action downloads both the binary executable and its signature. The +signature is verified using gpg and the public key available in +`signing-key.asc`. The corresponding private key is provided to this repo's +build jobs as a GitHub secret. + +## License + +The scripts and documentation in this project are released under the [MIT +License]. + +[MIT License]: LICENSE