Github workflow for npm-check-updates automated PR with daily updates of NPM dependencies. Example run https://github.com/bedlaj/sha512-crypt-ts/pull/17

npm-check-updates.yml

name: NPM Check Updates

on:
  workflow_dispatch:
  schedule:
    - cron:  '0 7 * * *'

jobs:
  ncu:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout
        uses: actions/checkout@v2
        with:
          persist-credentials: false
      - name: Use Node.js 14.x
        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
        with:
          node-version: '14.x'
      - name: Install ncu
        run: |
          npm install -g npm-check-updates
      - name: Execute ncu
        id: ncu
        run: |
          NCU_OUTPUT=$(ncu -u)
          npm install
          NCU_OUTPUT="${NCU_OUTPUT//'%'/'%25'}"
          NCU_OUTPUT="${NCU_OUTPUT//$'\n'/'%0A'}"
          NCU_OUTPUT="${NCU_OUTPUT//$'\r'/'%0D'}"
          echo "::set-output name=ncuOutput::$NCU_OUTPUT"
      - name: Create Pull Request
        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
        with:
          title: 'Automated npm-check-updates'
          body: |
            🤖
            ```
            ${{ steps.ncu.outputs.ncuOutput }}
            ```