add back auto_inactive as an alternative behaviour

README.md

@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ In addition to the [core configuration](#configuration), the following [`inputs`
 | `status`        |         | provide the current deployment job status `${{ job.status }}`                     |
 | `deployment_id` |         | identifier for deployment to update (see outputs of [`step: start`](#step-start)) |
 | `env_url`       |         | URL to view deployed environment                                                  |
-| `override`      | `true`  | whether to mark existing deployments of this environment as inactive              |
+| `override`      | `true`  | whether to manually mark existing deployments of this environment as inactive              |
+| `auto_inactive`      | `true`  | whether to let GitHub handle marking existing deployments of this environment as inactive ([if and only if a new deployment succeeds](https://docs.github.com/en/rest/reference/deployments#inactive-deployments)). |
 
 <details>
 <summary>Simple Example</summary>
@@ -265,7 +266,6 @@ If you run into an problems or have any questions, feel free to open an [issue](
 - **CHANGED: `no_override` is now `override`**, and the default behaviour is `override: true` in `step: finish` (`step: start` behaviour remains unchanged, but you can now set `override: true` on it now as well).
 - **CHANGED: `log_args` is now `debug`**, but does the same thing as before.
 - **CHANGED: `env` is now always required**. You can use `env: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.env }}` to avoid repeating your env configuration.
-- **REMOVED: `auto_inactive`** - use `override` instead.
 - **REMOVED: `transient`** - all deployments created by this action are `transient` by default, with removals handled by `override` or `step: deactivate`.
 - **ADDED: `step: delete-env`** deletes an environment entirely.
 

action.yml

@@ -47,4 +47,8 @@ inputs:
     description: The deployment status (for `finish` only)
   override:
     required: false
-    description: Whether to mark existing deployments of this environment as inactive (for `start` and `finish` only)
+    description: Whether to manually mark existing deployments of this environment as inactive (for `start` and `finish` only)
+  auto_inactive:
+    required: false
+    description: Whether to mark existing deployments as inactive if a deployment succeeds (for `finish` only)
+    default: 'false'

src/steps/finish.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export type FinishArgs = {
   override: boolean;
   status: string;
   envURL?: string;
+  autoInactive: boolean;
 };
 
 async function createFinish(
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ async function createFinish(
 ) {
   const {
     log,
-    coreArgs: { environment, description, logsURL },
+    coreArgs: { description, logsURL },
   } = context;
   if (stepArgs.override) {
     await deactivateEnvironment(github, context);
@@ -59,8 +60,9 @@ async function createFinish(
     // set log_url to action by default
     log_url: logsURL,
     // if we are overriding previous deployments, let GitHub deactivate past
-    // deployments for us as a fallback
-    auto_inactive: stepArgs.override,
+    // deployments for us as a fallback, or see if a user explicitly wants to
+    // use this feature.
+    auto_inactive: stepArgs.override || stepArgs.autoInactive,
   });
 
   log.info(`${stepArgs.deploymentID} status set to ${newStatus}`, {

src/steps/index.ts

@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export async function run(
             status: getRequiredInput("status").toLowerCase(),
             deploymentID: getRequiredInput("deployment_id"),
             envURL: getOptionalInput("env_url"),
-            override: getBooleanInput("override", true), // default to false on finish
+            override: getBooleanInput("override", true), // default to true on finish
+            autoInactive: getBooleanInput("auto_inactive", false),
           };
           log.debug(`'${step}' arguments`, {
             stepArgs,