Spell Checker

Check and Annotate files with spelling suggestions to help you write better.

Usage

Create a .github/workflows/spell-checker.yml file in the repository you want to install this action:

name: Spell Checker
on: push
jobs:
  run:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: wow-actions/spell-checker@v1
        with:
          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
          include: |
            **/*.md
            **/*.txt

What it checks

A non-exhaustive list of the various checks that are run:

• Correct spelling (and provides possible corrections).
• Use of non-inclusive/profane/offensive language.
• Various prose-related checks, find the full list here.

Inputs

Various inputs are defined to let you configure the action:

Note: Workflow command and parameter names are not case-sensitive.

Name	Description	Default
GITHUB_TOKEN	The GitHub token for authentication	N/A
include	File patterns to match files to check.	[]
exclude	File patterns to ignore files.	[]
alex	The options of alex. Set false to disable it.	N/A
write-good	The options of write-good. Set false to disable it.	N/A
markdown-spellcheck	The options of alex. Set false to disable it.	N/A

Credits

This Action is mostly a wrapper around existing open source libraries. The majority of the work is done by those, and they deserve a ton of thanks:

• alex
• write-good
• node-spellchecker
• node-markdown-spellcheck

License

The application code and associated documentation is under the MIT License