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Jason Song 4011821c94
Implement actions (#21937)
Close #13539.

Co-authored by: @lunny @appleboy @fuxiaohei and others.

Related projects:
- https://gitea.com/gitea/actions-proto-def
- https://gitea.com/gitea/actions-proto-go
- https://gitea.com/gitea/act
- https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner

### Summary

The target of this PR is to bring a basic implementation of "Actions",
an internal CI/CD system of Gitea. That means even though it has been
merged, the state of the feature is **EXPERIMENTAL**, and please note
that:

- It is disabled by default;
- It shouldn't be used in a production environment currently;
- It shouldn't be used in a public Gitea instance currently;
- Breaking changes may be made before it's stable.

**Please comment on #13539 if you have any different product design
ideas**, all decisions reached there will be adopted here. But in this
PR, we don't talk about **naming, feature-creep or alternatives**.

### ⚠️ Breaking

`gitea-actions` will become a reserved user name. If a user with the
name already exists in the database, it is recommended to rename it.

### Some important reviews

- What is `DEFAULT_ACTIONS_URL` in `app.ini` for?
  - https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21937#discussion_r1055954954
- Why the api for runners is not under the normal `/api/v1` prefix?
  - https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21937#discussion_r1061173592
- Why DBFS?
  - https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21937#discussion_r1061301178
- Why ignore events triggered by `gitea-actions` bot?
  - https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21937#discussion_r1063254103
- Why there's no permission control for actions?
  - https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/pull/21937#discussion_r1090229868

### What it looks like

<details>

#### Manage runners

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205870657-c72f590e-2e08-4cd4-be7f-2e0abb299bbf.png">

#### List runs

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205872794-50fde990-2b45-48c1-a178-908e4ec5b627.png">


#### View logs

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205872501-9b7b9000-9542-4991-8f55-18ccdada77c3.png">



</details>

### How to try it

<details>

#### 1. Start Gitea

Clone this branch and [install from
source](https://docs.gitea.io/en-us/install-from-source).

Add additional configurations in `app.ini` to enable Actions:

```ini
[actions]
ENABLED = true
```

Start it.

If all is well, you'll see the management page of runners:

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205877365-8e30a780-9b10-4154-b3e8-ee6c3cb35a59.png">


#### 2. Start runner

Clone the [act_runner](https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner), and follow
the
[README](https://gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/src/branch/main/README.md)
to start it.

If all is well, you'll see a new runner has been added:

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205878000-216f5937-e696-470d-b66c-8473987d91c3.png">

#### 3. Enable actions for a repo

Create a new repo or open an existing one, check the `Actions` checkbox
in settings and submit.

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205879705-53e09208-73c0-4b3e-a123-2dcf9aba4b9c.png">
<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205879383-23f3d08f-1a85-41dd-a8b3-54e2ee6453e8.png">

If all is well, you'll see a new tab "Actions":

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205881648-a8072d8c-5803-4d76-b8a8-9b2fb49516c1.png">

#### 4. Upload workflow files

Upload some workflow files to `.gitea/workflows/xxx.yaml`, you can
follow the [quickstart](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/quickstart)
of GitHub Actions. Yes, Gitea Actions is compatible with GitHub Actions
in most cases, you can use the same demo:

```yaml
name: GitHub Actions Demo
run-name: ${{ github.actor }} is testing out GitHub Actions 🚀
on: [push]
jobs:
  Explore-GitHub-Actions:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - run: echo "🎉 The job was automatically triggered by a ${{ github.event_name }} event."
      - run: echo "🐧 This job is now running on a ${{ runner.os }} server hosted by GitHub!"
      - run: echo "🔎 The name of your branch is ${{ github.ref }} and your repository is ${{ github.repository }}."
      - name: Check out repository code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3
      - run: echo "💡 The ${{ github.repository }} repository has been cloned to the runner."
      - run: echo "🖥️ The workflow is now ready to test your code on the runner."
      - name: List files in the repository
        run: |
          ls ${{ github.workspace }}
      - run: echo "🍏 This job's status is ${{ job.status }}."
```

If all is well, you'll see a new run in `Actions` tab:

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205884473-79a874bc-171b-4aaf-acd5-0241a45c3b53.png">

#### 5. Check the logs of jobs

Click a run and you'll see the logs:

<img width="1792" alt="image"
src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/9418365/205884800-994b0374-67f7-48ff-be9a-4c53f3141547.png">

#### 6. Go on

You can try more examples in [the
documents](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions)
of GitHub Actions, then you might find a lot of bugs.

Come on, PRs are welcome.

</details>

See also: [Feature Preview: Gitea
Actions](https://blog.gitea.io/2022/12/feature-preview-gitea-actions/)

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Co-authored-by: a1012112796 <1012112796@qq.com>
Co-authored-by: Lunny Xiao <xiaolunwen@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: delvh <dev.lh@web.de>
Co-authored-by: ChristopherHX <christopher.homberger@web.de>
Co-authored-by: John Olheiser <john.olheiser@gmail.com>
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To help decide if Gitea is suited for your needs, here is how it compares to other Git self hosted options.

Be warned that we don't regularly check for feature changes in other products, so this list may be outdated. If you find anything that needs to be updated in the table below, please open an issue.

Symbols used in table:

  • ✓ - supported

  • - supported with limited functionality

  • ✘ - unsupported

General Features

Feature Gitea Gogs GitHub EE GitLab CE GitLab EE BitBucket RhodeCode CE
Open source and free
Low RAM/ CPU usage
Multiple database support
Multiple OS support
Easy upgrades
Telemetry ?
Third-party render tool support ?
WebAuthn (2FA) ?
Extensive API
Built-in Package/Container Registry
Sync commits to an external repo (push mirror)
Sync commits from an external repo (pull mirror) ?
Light and Dark Theme ?
Custom Theme Support
Markdown support
CSV support ?
'GitHub / GitLab pages'
Repo-specific wiki (as a repo itself) /
Deploy Tokens
Repository Tokens with write rights
RSS Feeds
Built-in CI/CD
Subgroups: groups within groups
Interaction with other instances /
Mermaid diagrams in Markdown
Math syntax in Markdown

Code management

Feature Gitea Gogs GitHub EE GitLab CE GitLab EE BitBucket RhodeCode CE
Repository topics
Repository code search
Global code search
Git LFS 2.0
Group Milestones
Granular user roles (Code, Issues, Wiki, …)
Verified Committer ?
GPG Signed Commits
SSH Signed Commits ? ?
Reject unsigned commits
Migrating repos from other services
Repository Activity page
Branch manager
Create new branches
Web code editor
Commit graph
Template Repositories
Git Blame
Visual comparison of image changes ? ? ? ?

Issue Tracker

Feature Gitea Gogs GitHub EE GitLab CE GitLab EE BitBucket RhodeCode CE
Issue tracker /
Issue templates
Labels
Time tracking
Multiple assignees for issues
Related issues
Confidential issues
Comment reactions
Lock Discussion
Batch issue handling
Issue Boards (Kanban) /
Create branch from issue
Convert comment to new issue
Issue search
Global issue search /
Issue dependency
Create issue via email
Service Desk

Pull/Merge requests

Feature Gitea Gogs GitHub EE GitLab CE GitLab EE BitBucket RhodeCode CE
Pull/Merge requests
Squash merging
Rebase merging
Pull/Merge request inline comments
Pull/Merge request approval
Merge conflict resolution
Restrict push and merge access to certain users
Revert specific commits
Pull/Merge requests templates
Cherry-picking changes
Download Patch /

3rd-party integrations

Feature Gitea Gogs GitHub EE GitLab CE GitLab EE BitBucket RhodeCode CE
Webhooks
Git Hooks
AD / LDAP integration
Multiple LDAP / AD server support
LDAP user synchronization
SAML 2.0 service provider
OpenID Connect support ?
OAuth 2.0 integration (external authorization) ?
Act as OAuth 2.0 provider
Two factor authentication (2FA)
Integration with the most common services /
Incorporate external CI/CD