replace_placeholder.yml

# This is a basic workflow to help you get started with Actions

name: CI

# Controls when the workflow will run
on:

  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
  workflow_dispatch: 

# A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
jobs:
  # This workflow contains a single job called "replace_token"
  replace_token:
    # The type of runner that the job will run on
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    # Steps represent a sequence of tasks that will be executed as part of the job
    steps:
      # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2 

      - name: Secret Parser
        uses: jwsi/secret-parser@v1
        with:  
          filename: src/AppSettingsPlaceholders/appsettings.json
          secret-name: placeholder_database_connectionstring
          secret-value: ${{ secrets.placeholder_database_connectionstring }}
          
      # Display final result
      - name: Show final appsettings.json file
        run: cat src/AppSettingsPlaceholders/appsettings.json