🕯️ Light a Candle

A GitHub Action to light virtual candles at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

⚠️ Note: This is a fun/experimental project. It uses the public candle API from the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Please do not abuse it.

What does it do?

Ever felt like your deployment needed a little divine intervention?

This action lets you light a virtual candle at the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela right before your critical deployments. Because sometimes, you need all the help you can get! Whether it's a database migration or that experimental feature release, start with a prayer and a virtual flame.\

Inputs

Input	Description	Required	Default
message	Message for the candle	No	Lit by GitHub Actions
author	Author name	No	${{ github.actor }}
timeout	Timeout in milliseconds	No	30000

Outputs

Output	Description
success	Whether the candle was lit successfully (true/false)

Usage Examples

Light candle on every push

name: Light a candle

on:
  push:
    branches: [ main ]

jobs:
  light-candle:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Light candle
        uses: napuh/light-a-candle@v1
        with:
          message: 'Please make my deployment work'
          author: ${{ github.actor }}

Candle on successful deployment

- name: Deploy
  run: npm run deploy

- name: Celebrate with a candle
  if: success()
  uses: napuh/light-a-candle@v1
  with:
    message: 'Production deploy successful'
    author: 'DevOps Team'

⚠️ Disclaimer

This project is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It uses the public API from the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Please use it responsibly and don't abuse the service.

📄 License

MIT