Open Source LabVIEW Actions
Open Source LabVIEW Actions unifies LabVIEW CI/CD scripts behind a single PowerShell dispatcher. Most users should call the adapter-specific GitHub Actions (for example run-unit-tests) directly in workflows. The dispatcher script (actions/Invoke-OSAction.ps1) remains available for CLI scenarios. Adapter implementations live under scripts, and each wrapper resides in its own folder at the repository root. Discovery commands (-ListActions and -Describe) and standard exit codes are preserved, and -DryRun is supported for safe previews on Windows or Linux runners with LabVIEW and g-cli available.
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Action Reference
| Action |
Purpose |
| add-token-to-labview |
Add a custom library path token to the LabVIEW INI file so LabVIEW can locate project libraries. |
| apply-vipc |
Apply a VI Package Configuration (.vipc) file to a specific LabVIEW installation using g-cli. |
| build |
Automate building the LabVIEW Icon Editor project, including cleaning, building libraries, and packaging. |
| build-lvlibp |
Build a LabVIEW project’s build specification into a Packed Project Library (.lvlibp). |
| build-vi-package |
Update VIPB display information and build a VI package using g-cli. |
| close-labview |
Gracefully close a running LabVIEW instance via g-cli. |
| generate-release-notes |
Generate release notes from the git history and write them to a markdown file. |
| missing-in-project |
Check that all files in a LabVIEW project are present by scanning for items missing from the .lvproj. |
| modify-vipb-display-info |
Update display information in a VIPB file and rebuild the VI package. |
| prepare-labview-source |
Run PrepareIESource.vi via g-cli to unzip components and configure LabVIEW for building. |
| rename-file |
Rename a file if it exists. |
| restore-setup-lv-source |
Restore the LabVIEW source setup by unzipping the LabVIEW Icon API and removing the INI token. |
| revert-development-mode |
Restore the repository from development mode by restoring packaged sources and closing LabVIEW. |
| run-pester-tests |
Run PowerShell Pester tests in a repository. |
| run-unit-tests |
Run LabVIEW unit tests via the LabVIEW Unit Test Framework CLI and report pass/fail/error using standard exit codes. |
| set-development-mode |
Configure the repository for development mode by removing packed libraries, adding tokens, preparing sources, and closing LabVIEW. |
| setup-mkdocs |
Install a pinned MkDocs with caching. |
Workflow Examples
| Workflow |
Purpose |
| add-token-to-labview |
Add a custom library path token to the LabVIEW INI file so LabVIEW can locate project libraries. |
| apply-vipc |
Apply a VI Package Configuration (.vipc) file to a specific LabVIEW installation using g-cli. |
| build-lvlibp |
Build a LabVIEW project’s build specification into a Packed Project Library (.lvlibp). |
| build-vi-package |
Update VIPB display information and build a VI package using g-cli. |
| build |
Automate building the LabVIEW Icon Editor project, including cleaning, building libraries, and packaging. |
| close-labview |
Gracefully close a running LabVIEW instance via g-cli. |
| generate-release-notes |
Generate release notes from the git history and write them to a markdown file. |
| missing-in-project |
Check that all files in a LabVIEW project are present by scanning for items missing from the .lvproj. |
| modify-vipb-display-info |
Update display information in a VIPB file and rebuild the VI package. |
| prepare-labview-source |
Run PrepareIESource.vi via g-cli to unzip components and configure LabVIEW for building. |
| rename-file |
Rename a file if it exists. |
| restore-setup-lv-source |
Restore the LabVIEW source setup by unzipping the LabVIEW Icon API and removing the INI token. |
| revert-development-mode |
Restore the repository from development mode by restoring packaged sources and closing LabVIEW. |
| run-pester-tests |
Run PowerShell Pester tests in a repository. |
| run-unit-tests |
Run LabVIEW unit tests via the LabVIEW Unit Test Framework CLI and report pass/fail/error using standard exit codes. |
| set-development-mode |
Configure the repository for development mode by removing packed libraries, adding tokens, preparing sources, and closing LabVIEW. |
| setup-mkdocs |
Install a pinned MkDocs with caching. |