⚙️ how it works⁂
architecture⁂
the x post action uses the twitter api v2 (via the twitter-api-v2 npm package) to post messages to x.
when your github workflow runs, the action:
- authenticates with the x api using your credentials
- creates a new post with your specified message
- optionally associates the post with a community
- returns the post id for further processing
supported features⁂
- posting text messages to your x account
- posting to a specific x community (optional)
- returning the post id for further processing
technical details⁂
the action is built with node.js and uses the following core components:
- @actions/core: core functions for github actions
- @actions/github: github actions toolkit
- twitter-api-v2: twitter api v2 client for node.js
the action is compiled using @vercel/ncc to create a single javascript file with all dependencies included, making it fast and reliable to use in your workflows.
error handling⁂
the action implements comprehensive error handling to:
- validate all required inputs
- provide clear error messages if the api request fails
- report detailed diagnostic information for troubleshooting
- gracefully handle rate limiting and other api restrictions