deploy-dev.yaml

name: "Test and Connect Publish (dev)"
on:
  push:
    branches: [development]
  pull_request:
    branches: [development]

jobs:
  connect-publish-dev:
    name: "Test and Connect Publish (dev)"
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    env:
      GITHUB_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-pandoc@v2

      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
        with:
          use-public-rspm: true
      
        # install dependency from renv.lock
      - name: Install dependencies 
        uses: r-lib/actions/setup-renv@v2
        
        # Run a check and the unit test
      - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
        with:
          upload-snapshots: true
          error-on: '"error"'
        env: 
          _R_CHECK_EXCESSIVE_IMPORTS_: 0
        
        # file required by Connect for deploying content programmatically.
      - name: Generate manifest.json 
        run: Rscript dev/generate_manifest.R

        # deploy the app to Connect
      - name: Publish Connect content
        uses: rstudio/actions/connect-publish@main
        with:
          url: ${{ secrets.RSCONNECT_URL }}   # URL of the Connect server
          api-key: ${{ secrets.RSCONNECT_API_KEY }}   # Connect API key, which can be acquired from your Connect profile
          access-type: acl    # accessible to specific users and groups managed within Connect
          force: true
          dir: .:/-qdc_dev  # the second part specifies the URL of the deployed app 
          namespace: experiencesdashboard