Test Your Bicep Code by Using GitHub Actions

Overview

Explore how to test Bicep code using GitHub Actions in this comprehensive video tutorial. Learn to validate and test Bicep code in deployment workflows, including linting, preflight validation, and what-if operations to validate Azure changes before deployment. Discover techniques for verifying resource configurations post-deployment. Master the process of adding Bicep code linting during continuous integration, implementing preflight deployment validation in build or release jobs, incorporating what-if checks with manual approval steps, and confirming the deployed environment's configuration. Follow along with hands-on demonstrations and exercises to enhance your skills in automating Azure deployments using Bicep and GitHub Actions.

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning objectives
- Example scenario
- Understand workflow jobs
- Demo - controlling the sequence of jobs
- Building and linting bicep code
- Linter warnings and errors
- Preflight validation
- Add and validate jobs to your workflow
- Preview and approve your deployment
- Test your resources after deployment
- Exercise - add a test job to your workflow
- Knowledge check
- Summary and conclusion