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Signed-off-by: Sanjula Ganepola <sanjulagane@gmail.com>
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## Components
The `Components` view is where you can manage the components which must be installed and started up before running any GitHub Actions.
The `Components` view is where you can manage the following components which must be installed and started up before running any GitHub Actions:
1. [nektos/act](https://github.com/nektos/act): Act is a CLI tool responsible for executing your workflows locally. It can be installed via several software package managers or using a pre-built artifact.
![nektos/act Installation](./images/act-installation.png)
![nektos/act Installation](./images/components-view.png)
2. [Docker Engine](https://docs.docker.com/engine/): Docker Engine is required for act to function as it uses Docker to handle workflow execution. The process includes:
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The `Workflows` view is where you can manage and run workflows locally. You have several options to execute a workflow:
1. **Run All Workflows**: Run all workflows in the workspace.
1. **Run Workflow**: Run an entire workflow.
2. **Run Job**: Run a specific job in a workflow.
3. **Run Event**: Run multiple workflows by triggering a [GitHub event](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-when-your-workflow-runs/events-that-trigger-workflows).
2. **Run Workflow**: Run an entire workflow.
3. **Run Job**: Run a specific job in a workflow.
4. **Run Event**: Run multiple workflows by triggering a [GitHub event](https://docs.github.com/en/actions/writing-workflows/choosing-when-your-workflow-runs/events-that-trigger-workflows).
![Workflows View](./images/workflows.png)
![Workflows View](./images/workflows-view.png)
## History
The `History` view is where you can manage workflows currently being executed as well as review logs from previous workflow runs.
![History View](./images/history-view.png)
## Settings
The `Settings` view is where you can set [secrets](https://nektosact.com/usage/index.html#secrets), [variables](https://nektosact.com/usage/index.html#vars), [inputs](https://nektosact.com/usage/index.html#pass-inputs-to-manually-triggered-workflows), and [runners](https://nektosact.com/usage/runners.html) to be used when executing workflows. Checkout the [nektos/act](https://github.com/nektos/act) documentation for more details on how these various settings are handled.
> 🚨 Checkout the [nektos/act](https://github.com/nektos/act) documentation for more details on how these various settings are handled. In particular, refer to how secrets can be provided to workflows interactively, as environment variables, or from a file.
![Settings View](./images/settings-view.png)
## Bugs and Feature Requests
Feel free to share any bugs or feature requests in the project's [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/SanjulaGanepola/github-local-actions/issues) page.