Add GitHub Actions workflows for GitHub Pages and Firebase Hosting deployment by Copilot · Pull Request #16 · ProLoser/screenwriter

Copilot · 2025-11-11T03:56:58Z

GitHub Actions deployment workflows completed:

Created Files:

.github/workflows/deploy-github-pages.yml - Workflow for GitHub Pages deployment
.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.yml - Workflow for Firebase Hosting deployment
firebase.json - Firebase Hosting configuration
Updated .gitignore to exclude Firebase cache files

Security:

All workflows use explicit permissions blocks
CodeQL security scan passed with no alerts

Compatibility:

Using Node.js 16 for compatibility with legacy gulp dependencies
Using npx bower instead of global installation

Secrets Required:

For Firebase: FIREBASE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT and FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID
For GitHub Pages: No secrets needed (uses built-in GITHUB_TOKEN)

Both workflows trigger on push to gh-pages branch and can be manually triggered via workflow_dispatch.

Original prompt

create github actions that deploy to github-pages and to firebase-hosting. let me know what secrets to add and how to get them

✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.

…ployment Co-authored-by: ProLoser <67395+ProLoser@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: ProLoser <67395+ProLoser@users.noreply.github.com>

ProLoser · 2025-11-11T06:50:01Z

@copilot i don't want your markdownf ile

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Copilot · 2025-11-11T06:51:32Z

@copilot i don't want your markdownf ile

Removed in 7f2bab3

ProLoser · 2026-02-01T22:57:53Z

@copilot use the gh-pages branch not master.

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Copilot · 2026-02-01T22:59:04Z

@copilot use the gh-pages branch not master.

Updated both workflows to trigger on gh-pages branch in 778e3b3

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Pull request overview

This PR adds automated deployment workflows for GitHub Pages and Firebase Hosting, enabling continuous deployment on pushes to the master branch. The implementation sets up build pipelines that compile SCSS to CSS and JSX to JavaScript using gulp, then deploy the compiled assets.

Changes:

Added GitHub Actions workflows for automated deployment to GitHub Pages and Firebase Hosting
Configured Firebase hosting with ignore patterns for source files
Updated .gitignore to exclude Firebase-specific files

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 3 out of 4 changed files in this pull request and generated 11 comments.

File	Description
`.github/workflows/deploy-github-pages.yml`	GitHub Pages deployment workflow with build and deploy jobs
`.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.yml`	Firebase Hosting deployment workflow with build and deploy steps
`firebase.json`	Firebase hosting configuration with public directory and ignore patterns
`.gitignore`	Excludes Firebase cache and config files

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.github/workflows/deploy-github-pages.yml

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:08Z

.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.yml

+          npm install -g bower
+          bower install --allow-root
+


The workflow installs bower globally using npm install -g, which may not be necessary and could lead to permissions issues. Since bower is being called with npx or the full path isn't needed, consider:

Installing bower as a local devDependency in package.json

Using npx bower install instead of installing globally

This approach is more consistent with modern npm practices and avoids potential permission issues.

Suggested change

npm install -g bower

bower install --allow-root

npx bower install --allow-root

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:08Z

.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.yml

+          npx gulp react
+
+      - name: Deploy to Firebase
+        uses: FirebaseExtended/action-hosting-deploy@v0


The Firebase deployment action uses version @v0 which is not a stable release tag. Using major version tags like @v0 can lead to unexpected breaking changes when the action is updated.

Consider pinning to a specific stable version or using @v0 with a commit SHA for better reproducibility and security. Check the action's releases at https://github.com/FirebaseExtended/action-hosting-deploy/releases for available stable versions.

Suggested change

uses: FirebaseExtended/action-hosting-deploy@v0

uses: FirebaseExtended/action-hosting-deploy@v0.6.4

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:08Z

.github/workflows/deploy-github-pages.yml

+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '18'
+          cache: 'npm'


The workflow configuration enables npm caching with 'cache: npm', but the repository doesn't appear to have a package-lock.json file. The npm cache feature requires a lock file to function properly.

Without a lock file:

The cache won't be created or restored effectively

Builds may use different dependency versions between runs

Build reproducibility is not guaranteed

Consider either:

Generating and committing a package-lock.json file (run npm install locally)

Removing the cache configuration if not needed

Using cache: 'npm' only after ensuring package-lock.json is present

This won't cause immediate failures but affects build performance and reproducibility.

Suggested change

cache: 'npm'

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:08Z

firebase.json

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "hosting": {
+    "public": ".",


The Firebase configuration sets "public": "." which deploys the entire repository root. While the ignore patterns help filter out source files, this approach has issues:

It's error-prone as you must remember to add new source file patterns to the ignore list

The deployed site still includes all necessary runtime files mixed with the source repository structure

It's inconsistent with Firebase Hosting best practices, which recommend a dedicated public/build directory

Consider changing this to a dedicated output directory (e.g., "public": "dist" or "public": "build") and updating the build process to copy necessary runtime files there. This provides better separation between source and deployment artifacts.

Suggested change

"public": ".",

"public": "dist",

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:09Z

firebase.json

+      "package-lock.json",
+      "bower.json",
+      "config.rb",
+      ".imdone"


The ignore patterns in firebase.json are missing some common build tool and configuration files that should not be deployed:

.github/ directory (contains workflow files)

README.md (documentation file)

LICENSE file

config.rb (Compass/Sass configuration)

cache.manifest

While the rewrite rule to /index.html will handle routing, these files could still be accessible if users know the exact paths. Consider adding these patterns to the ignore list for a cleaner deployment.

Suggested change

".imdone"

".imdone",

"**/.github/**",

"README.md",

"LICENSE",

"cache.manifest"

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:09Z

.github/workflows/deploy-github-pages.yml

+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '18'


The workflows specify Node.js version 18, but this project uses very old dependencies (gulp 3.8.7, gulp-sass 0.7.3, React 0.12.2, etc.) that may not be compatible with Node.js 18. These older gulp and gulp-sass versions were designed for Node.js 0.10-6.x era.

Consider either:

Testing with Node.js 14 or 16 which have better compatibility with these legacy dependencies

Updating the build tools and dependencies to modern versions if the project allows

This is a critical issue because the build will likely fail with Node.js 18, causing deployment failures.

Suggested change

node-version: '18'

node-version: '16'

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:09Z

.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.yml

+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '18'


The workflow specifies Node.js version 18, but this project uses very old dependencies (gulp 3.8.7, gulp-sass 0.7.3, React 0.12.2, etc.) that may not be compatible with Node.js 18. These older gulp and gulp-sass versions were designed for Node.js 0.10-6.x era.

Consider either:

Testing with Node.js 14 or 16 which have better compatibility with these legacy dependencies

Updating the build tools and dependencies to modern versions if the project allows

This is a critical issue because the build will likely fail with Node.js 18, causing deployment failures.

Suggested change

node-version: '18'

node-version: '16'

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:09Z

firebase.json

+      "firebase.json",
+      "**/.*",
+      "**/node_modules/**",
+      "**/bower_components/**",


The firebase.json configuration excludes "/bower_components/" but the application's index.html references files from bower_components directory (lines 7-12 of index.html). This will cause the deployed site to fail as critical JavaScript and CSS dependencies won't be available.

You need to either:

Remove the bower_components exclusion from the ignore list

Copy or bundle the required bower dependencies into the public directory during the build step

Use a CDN for these dependencies and update index.html accordingly

This is a critical issue that will prevent the Firebase-hosted site from functioning.

Suggested change

"**/bower_components/**",

Copilot · 2026-02-01T23:03:10Z

.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.yml

+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '18'
+          cache: 'npm'


The workflow configuration enables npm caching with 'cache: npm', but the repository doesn't appear to have a package-lock.json file. The npm cache feature requires a lock file to function properly.

Without a lock file:

The cache won't be created or restored effectively

Builds may use different dependency versions between runs

Build reproducibility is not guaranteed

Consider either:

Generating and committing a package-lock.json file (run npm install locally)

Removing the cache configuration if not needed

Using cache: 'npm' only after ensuring package-lock.json is present

This won't cause immediate failures but affects build performance and reproducibility.

Suggested change

cache: 'npm'

@copilot please address this, perhaps yarn is a better value? if not applicable please use suggestion

Removed the npm cache configuration from both workflows in 07a0031. Since there's no package-lock.json or yarn.lock file, caching isn't applicable. The workflows will still work correctly without it.

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

- Change Node.js version from 18 to 16 for compatibility with legacy gulp dependencies - Use npx bower instead of global bower installation - Pin Firebase action to stable version v0.9.0 - Remove bower_components from Firebase ignore list (required by index.html) - Add additional ignore patterns (README, LICENSE, .github, cache.manifest) Co-authored-by: ProLoser <67395+ProLoser@users.noreply.github.com>

Initial plan

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Remove DEPLOYMENT.md file per user request

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Update .github/workflows/deploy-github-pages.yml

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	npm install -g bower
	bower install --allow-root
	npx bower install --allow-root

	uses: FirebaseExtended/action-hosting-deploy@v0
	uses: FirebaseExtended/action-hosting-deploy@v0.6.4

-      ".imdone"
+      ".imdone",
+      "**/.github/**",
+      "README.md",
+      "LICENSE",
+      "cache.manifest"

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