rmskin-builder 1.2.0

A script that will attempt to assemble a validating Rainmeter skin package for quick and easy distribution on Github.

rmskin-action

A Python-based Github action tool to package a Repository’s Rainmeter Content into a validating .rmskin file for Rainmeter’s Skin Installer.

Important

If the repository contains a RMSKIN.bmp image to used as a header image in the rmskin package, then it must be using 24-bit colors. Additionally, if the image is not exactly 400x60, then this action’s python script will resize it accordingly.

rmskin-builder Python package

This action’s rmskin-builder.py is now also available as a Python executable script via PyPI. However, it is important that your Python installation’s Scripts folder is found in your Operating System’s environment variable PATH. If you’re using a Python virtual environment, then the Scripts folder does not need to be in your Operating System’s environment variable PATH.

pip install rmskin-builder
rmskin-builder.exe --help

Input Arguments

Argument	Description	Required
version	Version of the Rainmeter rmskin package. Defaults to last 8 digits of SHA from commit or ref/tags or otherwise ‘x0x.x0xy’.	no
title	Name of the Rainmeter rmskin package. Defaults to name of repository or otherwise the last directory in the path argument.	no
author	Account Username maintaining the rmskin package. Defaults to Username that triggered the action or otherwise ‘Unknown’.	no
path	Base directory of repo being packaged. Defaults to current working path	no
dir_out	Path to save generated rmskin package. Defaults to current working path	no

Note

You can use your repository’s RMSKIN.ini file to override any above inputs except dir_out & path inputs.

The above arguments are used as CLI arguments to the rmskin_builder.py script, but remember to append the CLI arguments’ name with a --. For example, setting the path argument to use a relative directory called tests:

rmskin-builder.exe --path tests

Output Arguments

• arc_name : The name of the generated rmskin file saved in the path specified by dir_out input argument.

If executing the rmskin_builder.py script when not in a Github Action Runner, then this output argument will show in the script’s log output (& not saved anywhere).

Ideal Repo Structure

• root directory

  • Skins a folder to contain all necessary Rainmeter skins

  • RMSKIN.ini list of options specific to installing the skin(s)

  • Layouts a folder that contains Rainmeter layout files

  • Plugins a folder that contains Rainmeter plugins

  • @Vault resources folder accessible by all installed skins

Tip

A cookiecutter repository has also been created to facilitate development of Rainmeter skins on Github quickly.

Example Usage

name: RMSKIN Packager

on:
  push:
  pull_request:
  release:
    types: [published]

jobs:
  Build_n_Release:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest

    steps:
      # Checkout code
      - name: Checkout this Repo
        uses: actions/checkout@v3

      # Runs a rmskin packager action
      - name: Run Build action
        id: builder
        uses: 2bndy5/rmskin-action@v1.1.8

      # Upload the asset (using the output from the `builder` step)
      - name: Upload Release Asset
        if: github.event_name == 'release'
        uses: shogo82148/actions-upload-release-asset@v1
        with:
          upload_url: ${{ github.event.release.upload_url }}
          asset_path: ${{ steps.builder.outputs.arc_name }}
          asset_content_type: application/zip