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| 1 | +# How to Use Code Discovery GitHub Action |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Quick Start |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +Add this workflow to your repository at `.github/workflows/api-discovery.yml`: |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +```yaml |
| 8 | +name: API Discovery |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +on: |
| 11 | + push: |
| 12 | + branches: [main] |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +jobs: |
| 15 | + discover: |
| 16 | + runs-on: ubuntu-latest |
| 17 | + permissions: |
| 18 | + contents: write |
| 19 | + pull-requests: write |
| 20 | + steps: |
| 21 | + - uses: actions/checkout@v4 |
| 22 | + - uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@v0.1.0 |
| 23 | + with: |
| 24 | + api-endpoint: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT }} |
| 25 | + api-token: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN }} |
| 26 | +``` |
| 27 | +
|
| 28 | +## Step-by-Step Setup |
| 29 | +
|
| 30 | +### 1. Create Workflow File |
| 31 | +
|
| 32 | +Create `.github/workflows/api-discovery.yml` in your repository: |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +```yaml |
| 35 | +name: API Discovery |
| 36 | +
|
| 37 | +on: |
| 38 | + push: |
| 39 | + branches: [main] |
| 40 | + schedule: |
| 41 | + - cron: '0 2 * * *' # Daily at 2 AM UTC |
| 42 | + workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger |
| 43 | +
|
| 44 | +jobs: |
| 45 | + discover: |
| 46 | + runs-on: ubuntu-latest |
| 47 | + permissions: |
| 48 | + contents: write # Required to commit files |
| 49 | + pull-requests: write # Required to create PRs |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | + steps: |
| 52 | + - name: Checkout code |
| 53 | + uses: actions/checkout@v4 |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | + - name: Run Code Discovery |
| 56 | + uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@v0.1.0 |
| 57 | + with: |
| 58 | + api-endpoint: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT }} |
| 59 | + api-token: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN }} |
| 60 | + pr-title: 'chore: update OpenAPI specification' |
| 61 | + pr-body: 'Automatically generated OpenAPI specification from code discovery' |
| 62 | +``` |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +### 2. Configure Secrets |
| 65 | + |
| 66 | +Go to your repository **Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions** and add: |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +- **`API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT`**: Your API endpoint URL (e.g., `https://api.dev.apisecapps.com`) |
| 69 | +- **`API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN`**: Your Bearer token for authentication |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +### 3. Commit and Push |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +```bash |
| 74 | +git add .github/workflows/api-discovery.yml |
| 75 | +git commit -m "Add API Discovery workflow" |
| 76 | +git push |
| 77 | +``` |
| 78 | + |
| 79 | +## Usage Examples |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +### Basic Usage (Push Trigger) |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +Runs automatically on every push to `main`: |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +```yaml |
| 86 | +on: |
| 87 | + push: |
| 88 | + branches: [main] |
| 89 | +``` |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +### Scheduled Runs |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +Runs daily at 2 AM UTC: |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +```yaml |
| 96 | +on: |
| 97 | + schedule: |
| 98 | + - cron: '0 2 * * *' |
| 99 | +``` |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +### Manual Trigger |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +Allows manual triggering from GitHub Actions UI: |
| 104 | + |
| 105 | +```yaml |
| 106 | +on: |
| 107 | + workflow_dispatch: |
| 108 | +``` |
| 109 | + |
| 110 | +### Custom Repository Path |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +If your API code is in a subdirectory: |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +```yaml |
| 115 | +- uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@v0.1.0 |
| 116 | + with: |
| 117 | + api-endpoint: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT }} |
| 118 | + api-token: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN }} |
| 119 | + repo-path: './backend' |
| 120 | +``` |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +### Custom Configuration File |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +If you have a custom config file: |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +```yaml |
| 127 | +- uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@v0.1.0 |
| 128 | + with: |
| 129 | + api-endpoint: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT }} |
| 130 | + api-token: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN }} |
| 131 | + config-path: './backend/.codediscovery.yml' |
| 132 | +``` |
| 133 | + |
| 134 | +### Dry Run (Testing) |
| 135 | + |
| 136 | +Test without uploading to API: |
| 137 | + |
| 138 | +```yaml |
| 139 | +- uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@v0.1.0 |
| 140 | + with: |
| 141 | + api-endpoint: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT }} |
| 142 | + api-token: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN }} |
| 143 | + dry-run: true |
| 144 | +``` |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +### Custom PR Title and Body |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +```yaml |
| 149 | +- uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@v0.1.0 |
| 150 | + with: |
| 151 | + api-endpoint: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT }} |
| 152 | + api-token: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN }} |
| 153 | + pr-title: 'chore: update OpenAPI specification [skip ci]' |
| 154 | + pr-body: | |
| 155 | + This PR contains automatically generated OpenAPI specification. |
| 156 | + |
| 157 | + Generated by Code Discovery GitHub Action. |
| 158 | +``` |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +## Using Action Outputs |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +Access outputs from the action: |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +```yaml |
| 165 | +- uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@v0.1.0 |
| 166 | + id: discovery |
| 167 | + with: |
| 168 | + api-endpoint: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT }} |
| 169 | + api-token: ${{ secrets.API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN }} |
| 170 | +
|
| 171 | +- name: Display results |
| 172 | + run: | |
| 173 | + echo "Spec path: ${{ steps.discovery.outputs.spec-path }}" |
| 174 | + echo "Application ID: ${{ steps.discovery.outputs.application-id }}" |
| 175 | + echo "Instance ID: ${{ steps.discovery.outputs.instance-id }}" |
| 176 | + echo "PR URL: ${{ steps.discovery.outputs.pr-url }}" |
| 177 | +``` |
| 178 | + |
| 179 | +## What Happens When It Runs |
| 180 | + |
| 181 | +1. **Installs CLI** - Installs Code Discovery CLI (v0.2.0) |
| 182 | +2. **Configures API** - Sets up credentials from secrets |
| 183 | +3. **Discovers Endpoints** - Scans your codebase for API endpoints |
| 184 | +4. **Generates OpenAPI Spec** - Creates `apisec-bolt-code-discovery/openapi_spec.yaml` |
| 185 | +5. **Uploads to API** - Sends spec to your API security platform |
| 186 | +6. **Creates PR** - Creates a pull request with the generated files |
| 187 | + |
| 188 | +## Generated Files |
| 189 | + |
| 190 | +The action creates files in `apisec-bolt-code-discovery/`: |
| 191 | + |
| 192 | +- `openapi_spec.yaml` - OpenAPI 3.0 specification |
| 193 | +- `state.yaml` - State file (tracks application/instance IDs) |
| 194 | + |
| 195 | +Both files are automatically committed to the pull request. |
| 196 | + |
| 197 | +## Version Pinning |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +**Recommended:** Pin to a specific version for stability: |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | +```yaml |
| 202 | +uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@v0.1.0 |
| 203 | +``` |
| 204 | + |
| 205 | +**Latest:** Use `@main` for latest (not recommended for production): |
| 206 | + |
| 207 | +```yaml |
| 208 | +uses: apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action@main |
| 209 | +``` |
| 210 | + |
| 211 | +## Troubleshooting |
| 212 | + |
| 213 | +### Action Fails to Create PR |
| 214 | + |
| 215 | +**Check permissions:** |
| 216 | +```yaml |
| 217 | +permissions: |
| 218 | + contents: write |
| 219 | + pull-requests: write |
| 220 | +``` |
| 221 | + |
| 222 | +### No Endpoints Discovered |
| 223 | + |
| 224 | +- Check if your framework is supported (Spring Boot, Micronaut, FastAPI, Flask, ASP.NET Core) |
| 225 | +- Verify `repo-path` points to the correct directory |
| 226 | +- Check action logs for detection messages |
| 227 | + |
| 228 | +### API Upload Fails |
| 229 | + |
| 230 | +- Verify `API_DISCOVERY_ENDPOINT` and `API_DISCOVERY_TOKEN` secrets are set correctly |
| 231 | +- Check token hasn't expired |
| 232 | +- Review action logs for API error messages |
| 233 | + |
| 234 | +### PR Already Exists |
| 235 | + |
| 236 | +The action handles this automatically - it will reuse existing PRs for the same branch. |
| 237 | + |
| 238 | +## Required Permissions |
| 239 | + |
| 240 | +The action requires these GitHub permissions: |
| 241 | + |
| 242 | +```yaml |
| 243 | +permissions: |
| 244 | + contents: write # To commit generated files |
| 245 | + pull-requests: write # To create pull requests |
| 246 | +``` |
| 247 | + |
| 248 | +## Supported Frameworks |
| 249 | + |
| 250 | +- **Java**: Spring Boot, Micronaut |
| 251 | +- **Python**: FastAPI, Flask |
| 252 | +- **.NET**: ASP.NET Core |
| 253 | + |
| 254 | +## More Information |
| 255 | + |
| 256 | +- [Action Repository](https://github.com/apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action) |
| 257 | +- [Release v0.1.0](https://github.com/apisec-inc/apisec-bolt-code-discovery-github-action/releases/tag/v0.1.0) |
| 258 | + |
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