Allow to pass the commit message

README.md

@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ The Username/Organization for the destination repository, if different from `des
 ### `target-branch` (argument) [optional]
 The branch name for the destination repository, if different from `master`.
 
+### `commit-message` (argument) [optional]
+The commit message to be used in the output repository. Optional and defaults to "Update from $REPOSITORY_URL@commit".
+
+The string `ORIGIN_COMMIT` is replaced by `$REPOSITORY_URL@commit`.
+
 ### `API_TOKEN_GITHUB` (environment)
 E.g.:
   `API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}`

action.yml

@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ inputs:
     description: '[Optional] set target branch name for the destination repository. Defaults to "master"'
     default: 'master'
     required: false
+  commit-message: '[Optional] commit message for the output repository. ORIGIN_COMMIT is replaced by the URL@commit in the origin repo'
+    default: 'Update from ORIGIN_COMMIT'
+    required: false
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
   image: 'Dockerfile'
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ runs:
     - ${{ inputs.user-email }}
     - ${{ inputs.destination-repository-username }}
     - ${{ inputs.target-branch }}
+    - ${{ inputs.commit-message }}
 branding:
   icon: 'git-commit'
   color: 'green'

entrypoint.sh

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_NAME="$3"
 USER_EMAIL="$4"
 DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_USERNAME="$5"
 TARGET_BRANCH="$6"
+COMMIT_MESSAGE="$7"
 
 if [ -z "$DESTINATION_REPOSITORY_USERNAME" ]
 then
@@ -36,9 +37,13 @@ cd "$CLONE_DIR"
 ls -la
 
 echo "Adding git commit"
+
+ORIGIN_COMMIT="https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/commit/$GITHUB_SHA"
+COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(echo "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" | sed "s/ORIGIN_COMMIT/$ORIGIN_COMMIT")
+
 git add .
 git status
-git commit --message "Update from https://github.com/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY/commit/$GITHUB_SHA"
+git commit --message "$COMMIT_MESSAGE"
 
 echo "Pushing git commit"
 git push origin "$TARGET_BRANCH"