deployment.yml

# here we define a workflow with two jobs
# the two jobs will run in parallel 
# this may not be ideal
# typically you would want your tests to pass before
# deploying the code
name: Deploy Project
# a workflow can have multiple triggers
# here we will set the trigger to both push and 
# workflow_dispatch (manual)
on: [push, workflow_dispatch]
jobs:
    test:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        steps:
            - name: Get code from repository
              uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
            - name: Install NodeJS
              uses: actions/setup-node@v3.8.1
              with:
                node-version: 18
            - name: Install dependencies
              run: npm ci
            - name: Run tests
              run: npm test
    deploy:
        # the deploy job needs the 
        # test job to finish before
        # it starts.
        # needs: [test, foo, bar] to wait for multiple
        needs: test
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        steps:
            - name: Get code from repository
              uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.0
            - name: Install NodeJS
              uses: actions/setup-node@v3.8.1
              with:
                node-version: 18
            - name: Install dependencies
              run: npm ci
            - name: Build project
              run: npm run build
            - name: Deploy
              run: echo "Deploying to AWS"