From 056fbd49e7c30a2779a2e8a7c3c9993524fc404a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lucas Gravley <29484535+admiralAwkbar@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:06:20 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] update readme --- README.md | 16 +++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3541cb18..f966b88c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ # Super-Linter This repository is for the **GitHub Action** to run a **Super-Linter**. -Developers on **GitHub** can call this Action to lint their code base with the following list of linters: +It is a simple combination on various linters, written in `bash`, to help validate your source code. + +The end goal of this tool: +- Prevent broken code from being uploaded to *master* branches +- Help establish coding best practices across multiple languages +- Build guidelines for code layout and format +- Automate the process to help streamline code reviews + +Developers on **GitHub** can call the **GitHub Action** to lint their code base with the following list of linters: | *Language* | *Linter* | |---|---| @@ -172,6 +180,12 @@ The **Super-Linter** has *CI/CT/CD* configured utilizing **GitHub** Actions. - When the Pull Request is merged to master, the **Super-Linter** **Docker** container is then updated and deployed with the new codebase - **Note:** The branches **Docker** container is also removed from **DockerHub** to cleanup after itself +## Limitations +Below are a list of the known limitations for the **Github Super-Linter**: +- Due to being completely packaged at run time, you will not be able to update dependancies or change versions of the enclosed linters and binaries +- Reading additional details from `package.json` are not read by the **Github Super-Linter** +- Downloading additional codebases as dependencies from private repositories will fail due to lack of permissions + ## How to contribute If you would like to help contribute to this **GitHub** Action, please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/github/super-linter/blob/master/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md)