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regex-action

This action matches a string against a regex pattern and outputs the first match

Inputs

regex_pattern

Required The regex pattern to test with (e.g. "JIR-[0-9]+")

regex_flags

The regex flags (e.g. "gim")

search_string

Required The string to test against (e.g. "My jira ticket number is JIR-12345")

Outputs

first_match

First regex match (e.g. "JIR-12345")

Example usage

- name: Find JIRA ticket references
  id: jira
  uses: AsasInnab/regex-action@v1
  with:
    regex_pattern: 'JIR-[0-9]+'
    regex_flags: 'gim'
    search_string: ' My jira ticket number is JIR-12345'
- name: Echo JIRA reference
  run: echo "My JIRA ticket number is ${{ steps.jira.outputs.first_match }}"

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