test_converting_readme.yml

---
# yamllint disable rule:line-length
name: Test converting README.md to README.html
on:  # yamllint disable-line rule:truthy
  pull_request:
  merge_group:
    branches:
      - main
    types:
      - checks_requested
  push:
    branches:
      - main
permissions:
  contents: read
jobs:
  test_converting_readme:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    permissions:
      contents: write
    steps:
      - name: Update pip, git
        run: |
          set -euxo pipefail
          sudo apt update
          sudo apt install -y git

      - name: Check out code
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      - name: Remove badges from README.md prior to converting to HTML
        run: sed -i '1,8 {/^\[\!.*actions\/workflows/d}' README.md

      - name: Convert README.md to HTML
        uses: docker://pandoc/core:latest
        with:
          args: >-
            --from gfm --to html5 --toc --shift-heading-level-by=-1
            --template .pandoc_template.html5
            --output README.html README.md

      - name: Upload README.html as an artifact
        uses: actions/upload-artifact@master
        with:
          name: README.html
          path: README.html