netlify_deploy_preview.yml

# runs when netlify_build_docs is completed
# reason for the split: we do not want to run user code in an environment that has access to netlify secrets
name: netlify_deploy_preview
on:
  workflow_run:
    workflows:
      - netlify_build_docs
    types:
      - completed
jobs:
  deploy:
    name: Deploy Preview
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: potiuk/get-workflow-origin@v1_1
        id: source-run-info
        with:
          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          sourceRunId: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }}
      - run: echo sourceHeadSha = ${{ steps.source-run-info.outputs.sourceHeadSha }}
      - name: Set env
        run: echo "GITHUB_SHA_SHORT=$(echo ${{ steps.source-run-info.outputs.sourceHeadSha }} | cut -c 1-20)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
      - run: echo Short hash = ${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }}
      - name: Show pending status check
        uses: Sibz/github-status-action@v1.1.5
        with:
          authToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          context: Netlify preview
          sha: ${{ steps.source-run-info.outputs.sourceHeadSha }}
          description: Deploying site to Netlify. Please wait...
          state: pending
      - name: 'Download artifact'
        uses: actions/github-script@v3.1.0
        with:
          script: |
            var artifacts = await github.actions.listWorkflowRunArtifacts({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               run_id: ${{github.event.workflow_run.id }},
            });
            console.log("Target artifact: " + "build-${{ steps.source-run-info.outputs.sourceHeadSha }}")
            var matchArtifact = artifacts.data.artifacts.filter((artifact) => {
              console.log("Found artifacts: " + artifact.name)
              return artifact.name == "build-${{ steps.source-run-info.outputs.sourceHeadSha }}"
            })[0];
            if (matchArtifact == undefined) {
              core.setFailed('Artifact not found!');
            }
            var download = await github.actions.downloadArtifact({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               artifact_id: matchArtifact.id,
               archive_format: 'zip',
            });
            var fs = require('fs');
            fs.writeFileSync('${{github.workspace}}/docs.zip', Buffer.from(download.data));
      - run: rm -rf docs
      - run: unzip -d docs/ docs.zip
      - run: echo Deploy Alias = ${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }}
      - uses: jsmrcaga/action-netlify-deploy@master
        with:
          NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
          NETLIFY_SITE_ID: ${{ secrets.NETLIFY_SITE_ID }}
          deploy_alias: ${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }}
          build_directory: docs/
          install_command: ls
          build_command: ls
      - name: Status check
        uses: Sibz/github-status-action@v1.1.5
        with:
          authToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          context: Netlify preview
          description: Click link to preview ⇒
          sha: ${{ steps.source-run-info.outputs.sourceHeadSha }}
          state: success
          # customize with netlify site name
          target_url: https://${{ env.GITHUB_SHA_SHORT }}--nimibook.netlify.app