workflow.yml

# .github/workflows/init.yml
name: Initialize Template

#
# Run this on creation of a branch or ref
#
on:
  push:
    branches: main

jobs:
  build:
    #
    # Check if this is not a commit to the template repository
    #
    if: github.repository != '{{ tmplr.repo_owner }}/{{ tmplr.repo_name }}'

    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      #
      # Checkout the code
      #
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2

      
      #
      # Run tmplr with required environment variables,
      # and remove the template recipe afterwards.
      #
      # If you want from GitHub Action contexts, add them here
      # and set them as environment variables for tmplr.
      #
      - name: Apply template
        run: npx tmplr && rm -fr .tmplr.yml && rm -fr .github/workflows/init.yml
        env:
          owner_name: ${{ github.event.repository.owner.name }}
          owner_email: ${{ github.event.repository.owner.email }}
          repo_name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
          repo_url: ${{ github.event.repository.ssh_url }}

      #
      # Commit the code
      #
      - uses: EndBug/add-and-commit@v9
        with:
          message: Initialize from template