Pipery C/C++ CI#

Repository: pipery-cpp-ci
Release tag: main
Catalog: /catalog/

Reusable GitHub Action for a complete C/C++ CI pipeline with structured logging via Pipery. Auto-detects CMake, Make, and Meson build systems.

Usage#

name: CI
on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  ci:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - uses: pipery-dev/pipery-cpp-ci@v1
        with:
          project_path: .
          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

Pipeline steps#

Step	Tool	Skip input
SAST	Semgrep / clang-tidy SAST rules	`skip_sast`
SCA	cppcheck / Conan audit	`skip_sca`
Lint	clang-tidy + cppcheck	`skip_lint`
Build	CMake / Make / Meson (auto-detect)	`skip_build`
Test	ctest / make test	`skip_test`
Version	Semantic version bump	`skip_versioning`
Package	Tarball archive	`skip_packaging`
Release	GitHub Release + SHA tag	`skip_release`
Reintegrate	Merge back to default branch	`skip_reintegration`

Inputs#

Name	Default	Description
`project_path`	`.`	Path to the project source tree.
`config_file`	`.github/pipery/config.yaml`	Path to Pipery config file.
`build_system`	`auto`	Build system: `auto`, `cmake`, `make`, or `meson`.
`compiler`	`g++`	C++ compiler to use (e.g. `g++`, `clang++`).
`cmake_flags`	``	Extra flags passed to the CMake configure step.
`tests_path`	``	Test filter pattern passed to `ctest -R` or equivalent.
`target_branch`	`main`	Target branch for reintegration.
`version_bump`	`patch`	Version bump type: `patch`, `minor`, or `major`.
`github_token`	``	GitHub token for release and reintegration.
`log_file`	`pipery.jsonl`	Path to the JSONL structured log file.
`skip_sast`	`false`	Skip the SAST step.
`skip_sca`	`false`	Skip the SCA step.
`skip_lint`	`false`	Skip the lint step.
`skip_build`	`false`	Skip the build step.
`skip_test`	`false`	Skip the test step.
`skip_versioning`	`false`	Skip the versioning step.
`skip_packaging`	`false`	Skip the packaging step.
`skip_release`	`false`	Skip the release step.
`skip_reintegration`	`false`	Skip the reintegration step.

About Pipery#

Pipery is an open-source CI/CD observability platform. Every step script runs under psh (Pipery Shell), which intercepts all commands and emits structured JSONL events — giving you full visibility into your pipeline without any manual instrumentation.

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Source code: pipery-dev

Development#

# Run the action locally against test-project/
pipery-actions test --repo .

# Regenerate docs
pipery-actions docs --repo .

# Dry-run release
pipery-actions release --repo . --dry-run