Merge pull request #253 from nearform/chore/make-github-token-optional

chore: Make Github token optional

Author: washingtonsoares

.github/workflows/check-linked-issues.yml

@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: nearform/github-action-check-linked-issues@v1
         with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          github-token: ${{ github.token }}
           exclude-branches: 'release/**, dependabot/**'

.github/workflows/notify-release.yml

@@ -13,5 +13,4 @@ jobs:
         id: notify
         uses: nearform/github-action-notify-release@main
         with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           stale-days: 0

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: nearform/optic-release-automation-action@v3
         with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+          github-token: ${{ github.token }}
           semver: ${{ github.event.inputs.semver }}
           sync-semver-tags: true
           build-command: |

README.md

@@ -16,16 +16,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Notify release
         uses: nearform/github-action-notify-release@v1
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 ```
 
 ## Usage
 
 Configure this action in your workflows providing the inputs described below in order to get notified in `x` days after the repo has been updated but no release has happened.
 
 ### `github-token`
-**Required** A GitHub token. See below for additional information.
+**Optional** A GitHub token.
 
 ### `stale-days: 7`
 _Optional_ The number of days after which unreleased commits should be considered stale and should notify for a release. Default is `7`.

action.yml

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ description: 'Create an issue if there is a release pending'
 inputs:
   github-token:
     description: 'GitHub token'
-    required: true
+    required: false
+    default: ${{ github.token }}
   stale-days:
     description: 'Number of days of inactivity before a release becomes stale'
     required: false