amplify-preview-actions

AWS Amplify Pull-Request Previews currently only supports private GitHub repository. This amplify-preview-actions GitHub action enables the ability to deploy AWS Amplify Pull-Request Previews for your open source and public GitHub repository.

With this amplify-preview-actions GitHub action, you can define your own rule to deploy the Pull-Request branch to the AWS Amplify console app page for a preview. For example, you can setup a rule only a pull request is labeled with Ready for review and is assigned to a reviewer; and clean up the previews after the pull request is merged or closed.

Getting Started

You can include the action in your workflow as actions/amplify-preview-actions@master.

Basic workflow.yml Example

Deploy a PR preview branch to the Amplify console App page (not the Previews page) after a reviewer is assigned.

Place in a .yml file such as this one in your .github/workflows folder. Refer to the documentation on workflow YAML syntax here.

name: 'Amplify PR Preview'
on:
  pull_request_target:
    types: [review_requested]

jobs:
  deploy:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@master

    - name: set branchname env
      id: setenvname
      run: |
        # use GITHUB_HEAD_REF that is set to PR source branch
        echo "##[set-output name=setbranchname;]$(echo ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF})"

    - name: deploy PR preview
      uses: yinlinchen/amplify-preview-actions@master
      with:
        branch_name: ${{ steps.setenvname.outputs.setbranchname }}
        amplify_command: deploy
      env:
        AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
        AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
        AmplifyAppId: ${{ secrets.AMPLIFYAPPID }}
        BackendEnvARN: ${{ secrets.BACKENDENVARN }}
        EnvironmentVariables: 'key1=value,key2=value'
        AWS_REGION: 'us-east-1'

Configuration

The following settings must be passed as environment variables as shown in the example. Sensitive information, especially AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID and AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY, should be set as encrypted secrets — otherwise, they'll be public to anyone browsing your repository's source code and CI logs.

Key	Value	Suggested Type	Required	Default
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID	Your AWS Access Key. More info here.	secret env	Yes	N/A
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY	Your AWS Secret Access Key. More info here.	secret env	Yes	N/A
AWS_REGION	The region where you created your bucket. Set to us-east-1 by default. Full list of regions here.	env	Yes	us-east-1
AmplifyAppId	The unique ID for an Amplify app. For example, d6a88fjhifqlks	secret env	Yes	N/A
BackendEnvARN	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for a backend environment that is part of the Amplify app. If the Amplify App has no backend environment, don't set it.	secret env	No	N/A
EnvironmentVariables	The environment variables for the branch.	env	No	N/A
GITHUB_TOKEN	The GITHUB_TOKEN, should be supplied if a comment with the preview URL is to be posted on the PR. GitHub automatically creates a GITHUB_TOKEN secret to use in your workflow. You can use it directly, see About the GITHUB_TOKEN secret	github env	No	N/A
NewBackendEnvARN	The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) for a backend environment that is part of an Amplify app.	secret env	No	N/A

AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY & AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID

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To create these, you'll need to go to IAM Console

1. Click on Users > Add User
2. Click Enable Programmatic Access
3. On the next screen click Attach Existing Policies directly > Create Policy
4. Create a policy called AmplifyPreviewURL based on the policy shown here: AWS access keys & IAM Policy
5. Create the user. Copy the AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY and AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID to

AmplifyAppId

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To get the Amplify App ID, go to the Amplify Console.

1. Navigate to the application and click General
2. Copy the id from the App Arn, it'll look something like de63t2jjt7llc

BackendEnvARN

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Run:

aws amplify list-backend-environments --app-id=[app_id]

Inputs

amplify_command

type: string
values: deploy | delete

deploy

Creates a new branch for an Amplify app using BackendEnvARN or NewBackendEnvARN and deploy your PR to the Amplify console app page (not the Previews page).

delete

Deletes a branch for an Amplify app.

Advanced Examples

Note: All scenarios are assume that the PR is labeled with Ready for review and a reviewer is assigned.

Scenario 1:

• A developer submits a PR for review using the existing backend environment. A new PR review branch is deployed to the Amplify console app page (not the Previews page) Scenario 1

Scenario 2:

• A developer submits a PR for review using a new backend environment. A new PR review branch using a new backend environment is deployed to the Amplify console app page (not the Previews page) Scenario 2

Scenario 3:

• A reviewer finish reviews a PR, approves it, and merges it into the codebase. The PR preview branch is deleted from the Amplify console app page.

or

• A reviewer finish reviews a PR, does not approve it and the developer closes the PR. The PR preview branch is deleted from the Amplify console app page. Scenario 3

Live Demo

• You can see a complete setup with above scenarios in Amplify workshop bookapp demo and .github/workflows

AWS access keys & IAM Policy

• Minimal necessary permissions IAM policy

  {
      "Version": "2012-10-17",
      "Statement": [
          {
              "Sid": "VisualEditor1",
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Action": "amplify:StartJob",
              "Resource": "arn:aws:amplify:${Region}:${Account}:apps/{AppId}/branches/*/jobs/*"
          },
          {
              "Sid": "VisualEditor2",
              "Effect": "Allow",
              "Action": [
                  "amplify:DeleteBranch",
                  "amplify:CreateBranch"
              ],
              "Resource": "arn:aws:amplify:${Region}:${Account}:apps/{AppId}/branches/*"
          }
      ]
  }
  

• How do I create an AWS access key?

• Amplify IAM Policy

• Amplify IAM Roles & MFA

License

This project is distributed under the MIT license.