Private forks created by Classroom don't have actions enabled

[mainland]

Hi everyone,

I have switched to using the new forking method with Classroom. The sync functionality is great for making sure students can easily get assignment updates, but there is a big downside: private repository forks have actions disabled by default. I use GitHub actions to run a test suite every time a student pushes to their repository, but with the new fork model, this doesn't happen.

Even worse, there is no way to enable actions on a forked repository using the REST API. This means I have to manually click on hundreds of repositories to enable actions.

Yes, I know it looks like the REST API provides this functionality, but it does not. Maybe the REST API hasn't yet caught up to the new multiple-forks-in-org feature.

Could Classroom automatically enable actions on private forks?

[gpincheiraa]

Same problem here.
In my case I have the assignments with a lot of tests

When the students accepts the assignment, the tests are not added with Github Classroom Bot in the Student's forked repository.
The following picture is how works BEFORE opt-in the new mode for assignments

Also the same @mainland problem in the Student's repository after forks, because Actions is not enabled by default.

[MisterBrash]

In my case, my student accounts don't see a "Sync Fork" button when I update the base code or README file. They have to go through the multiple clicks of a pull request and merge. This wouldn't be so problematic if it weren't a high school class who are completely new to GitHub (and programming).

[samus-aran]

Hi @mainland 👋

We have an active discussion regarding this topic (enabling workflows on student forked repos). You can see the latest updates and share your experiences here. 👈

[samus-aran]

Hi everyone 👋

We have an update on assignment forks will now have workflows enabled by default. Please check out the update comment here for additional information.