# An open source parser for GitHub Actions

DevFeed: [An open source parser for GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/an-open-source-parser-for-github-actions-69103.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/news-insights/the-library/an-open-source-parser-for-github-actions/>)

Author: Patrick Reynolds

Published: 2019-02-07T08:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-engineering.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [continuous-integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/continuous-integration.md>), [github-actions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github-actions.md>), [news-insights](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news-insights.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [the-library](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/the-library.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub released the parser and specification for its Actions workflow language as open source, aiming to enable tools for checking, formatting, composing, and visualizing workflows. The repository included a Go implementation, a JavaScript parser in development, and syntax highlighting configurations for Atom and Vim. The post notes that the parser builds on HashiCorp's HCL parser and describes how Actions workflows automate software development tasks.

## Source excerpt

Update: This blog post is no longer relevant with the update to GitHub Actions in August 2019. See the GitHub Actions documentation for more information. Since the beta release of...