Add argument to specify name used in commits

README.md

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ There are different variables to setup the behaviour:
 From the repository that this Git Action is executed the directory that contains the files to be pushed into the repository.
 
 ### `destination-github-username` (argument)
-For the repository `https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output` is `cpina`. It's also used for the `Author:` in the generated git messages.
+For the repository `https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output` is `cpina`.
 
 ### `destination-repository-name` (argument)
 For the repository `https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output` is `push-to-another-repository-output`
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ For the repository `https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output`
 ### `user-email` (argument)
 The email that will be used for the commit in the destination-repository-name.
 
+### `user-name` (argument) [optional]
+The name that will be used for the commit in the destination-repository-name. If not specified, the `destination-github-username` will be used instead.
+
 ### `destination-repository-username` (argument) [optional]
 The Username/Organization for the destination repository, if different from `destination-github-username`. For the repository `https://github.com/cpina/push-to-another-repository-output` is `cpina`.
 

action.yml

@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ inputs:
   user-email:
     description: 'Email for the git commit'
     required: true
+  user-name:
+    description: '[Optional] Name for the git commit. Defaults to the destination username/organization name'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
   destination-repository-username:
     description: '[Optional] Username/organization for the destination repository'
     required: false
@@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ runs:
     - ${{ inputs.destination-github-username }}
     - ${{ inputs.destination-repository-name }}
     - ${{ inputs.user-email }}
+    - ${{ inputs.user-name }}
     - ${{ inputs.destination-repository-username }}
     - ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
     - ${{ inputs.commit-message }}

entrypoint.sh

@@ -8,21 +8,27 @@ SOURCE_DIRECTORY="$1"
 DESTINATION_GITHUB_USERNAME="$2"
 DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_NAME="$3"
 USER_EMAIL="$4"
-DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_USERNAME="$5"
-TARGET_BRANCH="$6"
-COMMIT_MESSAGE="$7"
+USER_NAME="$5"
+DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_USERNAME="$6"
+TARGET_BRANCH="$7"
+COMMIT_MESSAGE="$8"
 
 if [ -z "$DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_USERNAME" ]
 then
   DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_USERNAME="$DESTINATION_GITHUB_USERNAME"
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$USER_NAME" ]
+then
+  USER_NAME="$DESTINATION_GITHUB_USERNAME"
+fi
+
 CLONE_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 
 echo "Cloning destination git repository"
 # Setup git
 git config --global user.email "$USER_EMAIL"
-git config --global user.name "$DESTINATION_GITHUB_USERNAME"
+git config --global user.name "$USER_NAME"
 git clone --single-branch --branch "$TARGET_BRANCH" "https://$API_TOKEN_GITHUB@github.com/$DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_USERNAME/$DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_NAME.git" "$CLONE_DIR"
 ls -la "$CLONE_DIR"