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+<!--
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 The Linux Foundation
+-->
+
+# License Check Action
+
+A GitHub Action that validates source code files contain proper license and copyright headers.
+
+## Description
+
+This composite action scans the repository for source code files and verifies that each file contains either a "Copyright" statement or "Apache License" reference in its header. This helps ensure compliance with open-source licensing requirements.
+
+## Usage
+
+```yaml
+- name: Check License Headers
+  uses: ./.github/actions/license-check-action
+```
+
+### Example Workflow
+
+```yaml
+name: License Compliance
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+jobs:
+  license-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run license check
+        uses: ./.github/actions/license-check-action
+```
+
+## How It Works
+
+The action performs the following steps:
+
+1. Recursively finds all files in the repository (excluding `.git` directory)
+2. Filters files based on extension and name patterns
+3. Searches each file for the text "Copyright" or "Apache License"
+4. Reports any files missing the required license header
+5. Fails the check if any violations are found
+
+## Excluded File Types
+
+The following file types and patterns are automatically excluded from license checking:
+
+### Binary and Media Files
+- Images: `.png`, `.jpg`, `.gif`, `.ico`, `.svg`, `.PNG`
+- Fonts: `.eot`, `.ttf`, `.woff`
+- Documents: `.pdf`, `.docx`, `.graffle`
+- Archives: `.tar`, `.tar.gz`, `.jar`, `.oar`, `.csar`
+
+### Configuration and Data Files
+- `.json`, `.jsonld`, `.JSON`
+- `.xml`, `.yaml`, `.yml`, `.toml`
+- `.properties`, `.conf`, `.cfg`, `.cnf`, `.config`
+- `.csv`, `.db`, `.log`
+- `.txt`, `.md`, `.rst`
+
+### Certificate and Key Files
+- `.pem`, `.crt`, `.cert`, `.key`, `.csr`, `.der`
+- `.jks`, `.p12`, `.asc`, `.gpg`
+
+### Generated and Build Files
+- `.pb.go`, `.pb.gw.go`, `*_pb2.py`, `*_pb2_grpc.py`
+- `.pb.h`, `.pb.cc`
+- `.pyc`, `.bin`
+- `go.mod`, `go.sum`
+- `.lock` files
+
+### Special Files
+- `Dockerfile`, `Dockerfile.*`
+- `Makefile`, `Makefile.*`
+- `README`
+- `*ignore` files (e.g., `.gitignore`, `.dockerignore`)
+- `*rc` files (e.g., `.bashrc`, `.npmrc`)
+
+### Excluded Directories
+- `vendor/`
+- `conf/`
+- `git/`
+- `swagger/`
+- `docs/`
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### False Positives
+
+If files are incorrectly flagged as missing license headers:
+
+1. Verify the file contains either "Copyright" or "Apache License" text
+2. Check that the text appears in a comment format appropriate for the file type
+3. Ensure there are no encoding issues preventing text detection
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+---
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 The Linux Foundation
+
+name: "license-check"
+description: "Check for standard license/copyright header"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - id: Installing dependencies
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        set +e -u -o pipefail
+        fail_licensecheck=0
+
+        while IFS= read -r -d '' f
+        do
+          grep -q "Copyright\|Apache License" "${f}"
+          rc=$?
+          if [[ $rc != 0 ]]; then
+            echo "ERROR: $f does not contain License Header"
+            fail_licensecheck=1
+          fi
+        done < <(find . -name ".git" -prune -o -type f \
+          -name "*.*" \
+          ! -name "*.PNG" \
+          ! -name "*.asc" \
+          ! -name "*.bat" \
+          ! -name "*.bin" \
+          ! -name "*.cert" \
+          ! -name "*.cfg" \
+          ! -name "*.cnf" \
+          ! -name "*.conf" \
+          ! -name "*.cql" \
+          ! -name "*.crt" \
+          ! -name "*.csar" \
+          ! -name "*.csr" \
+          ! -name "*.csv" \
+          ! -name "*.ctmpl" \
+          ! -name "*.curl" \
+          ! -name "*.db" \
+          ! -name "*.der" \
+          ! -name "*.desc" \
+          ! -name "*.diff" \
+          ! -name "*.dnsmasq" \
+          ! -name "*.do" \
+          ! -name "*.docx" \
+          ! -name "*.eot" \
+          ! -name "*.gif" \
+          ! -name "*.gpg" \
+          ! -name "*.graffle" \
+          ! -name "*.ico" \
+          ! -name "*.iml" \
+          ! -name "*.in" \
+          ! -name "*.inc" \
+          ! -name "*.install" \
+          ! -name "*.j2" \
+          ! -name "*.jar" \
+          ! -name "*.jks" \
+          ! -name "*.jpg" \
+          ! -name "*.json" \
+          ! -name "*.jsonld" \
+          ! -name "*.JSON" \
+          ! -name "*.key" \
+          ! -name "*.list" \
+          ! -name "*.local" \
+          ! -path "*.lock" \
+          ! -name "*.log" \
+          ! -name "*.mak" \
+          ! -name "*.md" \
+          ! -name "*.MF" \
+          ! -name "*.mk" \
+          ! -name "*.oar" \
+          ! -name "*.p12" \
+          ! -name "*.patch" \
+          ! -name "*.pb.go" \
+          ! -name "*.pb.gw.go" \
+          ! -name "*.pdf" \
+          ! -name "*.pcap" \
+          ! -name "*.pem" \
+          ! -name "*.png" \
+          ! -name "*.properties" \
+          ! -name "*.proto" \
+          ! -name "*.protoset" \
+          ! -name "*.pyc" \
+          ! -name "*.repo" \
+          ! -name "*.robot" \
+          ! -name "*.rst" \
+          ! -name "*.rules" \
+          ! -name "*.service" \
+          ! -name "*.svg" \
+          ! -name "*.swp" \
+          ! -name "*.tar" \
+          ! -name "*.tar.gz" \
+          ! -name "*.toml" \
+          ! -name "*.ttf" \
+          ! -name "*.txt" \
+          ! -name "*.woff" \
+          ! -name "*.xproto" \
+          ! -name "*.xtarget" \
+          ! -name "*ignore" \
+          ! -name "*rc" \
+          ! -name "*_pb2.py" \
+          ! -name "*_pb2_grpc.py" \
+          ! -name "Dockerfile" \
+          ! -name "Dockerfile.*" \
+          ! -name "go.mod" \
+          ! -name "go.sum" \
+          ! -name "Makefile" \
+          ! -name "Makefile.*" \
+          ! -name "README" \
+          ! -path "*/vendor/*" \
+          ! -path "*conf*" \
+          ! -path "*git*" \
+          ! -path "*swagger*" \
+          ! -path "*.drawio" \
+          ! -name "*.pb.h" \
+          ! -name "*.pb.cc" \
+          ! -name "*/docs/*" \
+          -print0 )
+
+        exit ${fail_licensecheck}