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Test GH action: share data on current workflow

Test GH action: share data on current workflow #816

Workflow file for this run

.github/workflows/test-action-current-workflow.yml at 48222ad
name: 'Test GH action: share data on current workflow'
on:
workflow_dispatch:
push:
branches: [ main ]
pull_request:
branches: [ main ]
schedule:
- cron: '0 0 * * 0' # Once a week: "At 00:00 on Sunday."
defaults:
run:
shell: pwsh
jobs:
trigger-info:
name: Trigger info
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Dump github context for debug purposes
env:
GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJSON(github) }}
run: $env:GITHUB_CONTEXT
- name: Trigger info
run: |
Write-Output "::notice::This workflow was triggered by a 'workflow_run' from '${{ github.event.workflow_run.name }}'."
test-failure:
name: test failure
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run action with bad input
id: set-bad-input
uses: ./action-local
continue-on-error: true
with:
command: set-data
data: |
invalid YAML input
- name: The action should fail the step if it encounters an error
run: |
$errorOutcome = '${{ steps.set-bad-input.outcome }}'
if($errorOutcome -eq 'success') {
Write-Output "::error title=Action check:Action should have failed the workflow because of invalid input but it didn't."
Exit 1
}
else {
Write-Output "::notice title=Action check::Action would have failed the workflow given invalid input. You should see an error message on the action's Annotations."
}
set-data-with-github-step-json-output:
name: set-data command with github-step-json output
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Set name value
id: set-name
run: |
# just to show an example that data to share can be built in different steps
# and then shared using this action
Write-Output "name=George Washington" >> $env:GITHUB_OUTPUT
- name: Run set-data command
id: set
uses: ./action-local
with:
command: set-data
artifact-name: from-set-with-github-step-json-output
# output: github-step-json # this is the default
data: |
name: ${{ steps.set-name.outputs.name }}
age: 89
height_in_inches: 5.75
addresses:
home:
street: |
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
city: Louaryland
state: Hawidaho
zip: 99970
list:
- first
- second
- third
- name: Dump outputs from previous step
env:
STEP_OUTPUT: ${{ toJSON(steps.set.outputs) }}
run: $env:STEP_OUTPUT
- name: Verify set-data command output
run: |
$street = @'
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
'@
if('${{ steps.set.outputs.name }}' -eq 'George Washington' `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.age }}' -eq '89' `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.height_in_inches }}' -eq '5.75' `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.addresses_home_street }}' -eq $street `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.addresses_home_city }}' -eq 'Louaryland' `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.addresses_home_state }}' -eq 'Hawidaho' `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.addresses_home_zip }}' -eq '99970' `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.addresses_home_list_0_ }}' -eq 'first' `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.addresses_home_list_1_ }}' -eq 'second' `
-and '${{ steps.set.outputs.addresses_home_list_2_ }}' -eq 'third')
{
Write-Output "Action produced expected output values."
Exit 0
}
Write-Output "::error::Action didn't produce expected github-step-json output."
Exit 1
set-data-with-strict-json-output:
name: set-data command with strict-json output
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run set-data command
id: set
uses: ./action-local
with:
command: set-data
artifact-name: from-set-with-strict-json-output
output: strict-json
data: |
name: George Washington
age: 89
height_in_inches: 5.75
addresses:
home:
street: |
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
city: Louaryland
state: Hawidaho
zip: 99970
list:
- first
- second
- third
- name: Dump outputs from previous step
env:
STEP_OUTPUT: ${{ toJSON(steps.set.outputs) }}
run: $env:STEP_OUTPUT
- name: Verify set-data command output
run: |
# verify using github fromJson function
$street = @'
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
'@
if('${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).name }}' -eq 'George Washington' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).age }}' -eq '89' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).height_in_inches }}' -eq '5.75' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).addresses.home.street }}' -eq $street `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).addresses.home.city }}' -eq 'Louaryland' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).addresses.home.state }}' -eq 'Hawidaho' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).addresses.home.zip }}' -eq '99970' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).addresses.home.list[0] }}' -eq 'first' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).addresses.home.list[1] }}' -eq 'second' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.set.outputs.data).addresses.home.list[2] }}' -eq 'third')
{
Write-Output "Action produced expected output values."
Exit 0
}
Write-Output "::error::Action didn't produce expected github-step-json output."
Exit 1
- name: Verify set-data command output 2
run: |
# verify using powershell
$data = '${{ steps.set.outputs.data }}' | ConvertFrom-Json
$street = @'
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
'@
if($data.name -eq 'George Washington' `
-and $data.age -eq '89' `
-and $data.height_in_inches -eq '5.75' `
-and $data.addresses.home.street -eq $street `
-and $data.addresses.home.city -eq 'Louaryland' `
-and $data.addresses.home.state -eq 'Hawidaho' `
-and $data.addresses.home.zip -eq '99970' `
-and $data.addresses.home.list[0] -eq 'first' `
-and $data.addresses.home.list[1] -eq 'second' `
-and $data.addresses.home.list[2] -eq 'third')
{
Write-Output "Action produced expected output values."
Exit 0
}
Write-Output "::error::Action didn't produce expected github-step-json output."
Exit 1
set-data-with-none-output:
name: set-data command with none output
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run set-data command
id: set
uses: ./action-local
with:
command: set-data
output: none
data: |
name: George Washington
artifact-name: from-set-with-none-output
age: 89
height_in_inches: 5.75
addresses:
home:
street: |
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
city: Louaryland
state: Hawidaho
zip: 99970
list:
- first
- second
- third
- name: Dump outputs from previous step
env:
STEP_OUTPUT: ${{ toJSON(steps.set.outputs) }}
run: $env:STEP_OUTPUT
- name: Verify set-data command output
run: |
if('${{ toJSON(steps.set.outputs) }}' -eq '{}')
{
Write-Output "Action didn't produce any output as expected."
Exit 0
}
Write-Output "::error::Action produced output when using output was set to none."
Exit 1
read-data-current-workflow-with-github-step-json-output:
name: read-data-current-workflow command with github-step-json output
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: [set-data-with-github-step-json-output]
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run read-data-current-workflow command
id: read
uses: ./action-local
with:
command: read-data-current-workflow
artifact-name: from-set-with-github-step-json-output
# output: github-step-json # this is the default
- name: Dump outputs from previous step
env:
STEP_OUTPUT: ${{ toJSON(steps.read.outputs) }}
run: $env:STEP_OUTPUT
- name: Verify read-data-current-workflow command output
run: |
$street = @'
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
'@
if('${{ steps.read.outputs.name }}' -eq 'George Washington' `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.age }}' -eq '89' `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.height_in_inches }}' -eq '5.75' `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.addresses_home_street }}' -eq $street `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.addresses_home_city }}' -eq 'Louaryland' `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.addresses_home_state }}' -eq 'Hawidaho' `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.addresses_home_zip }}' -eq '99970' `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.addresses_home_list_0_ }}' -eq 'first' `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.addresses_home_list_1_ }}' -eq 'second' `
-and '${{ steps.read.outputs.addresses_home_list_2_ }}' -eq 'third')
{
Write-Output "Action produced expected output values."
Exit 0
}
Write-Output "::error::Action didn't produce expected github-step-json output."
Exit 1
read-data-current-workflow-with-strict-json-output:
name: read-data-current-workflow command with strict-json output
permissions:
contents: read
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
needs: [set-data-with-strict-json-output]
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- name: Run read-data-current-workflow command
id: read
uses: ./action-local
with:
command: read-data-current-workflow
artifact-name: from-set-with-strict-json-output
output: strict-json
- name: Dump outputs from previous step
env:
STEP_OUTPUT: ${{ toJSON(steps.read.outputs) }}
run: $env:STEP_OUTPUT
- name: Verify read-data-current-workflow command output
run: |
# verify using github fromJson function
$street = @'
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
'@
if('${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).name }}' -eq 'George Washington' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).age }}' -eq '89' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).height_in_inches }}' -eq '5.75' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).addresses.home.street }}' -eq $street `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).addresses.home.city }}' -eq 'Louaryland' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).addresses.home.state }}' -eq 'Hawidaho' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).addresses.home.zip }}' -eq '99970' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).addresses.home.list[0] }}' -eq 'first' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).addresses.home.list[1] }}' -eq 'second' `
-and '${{ fromJson(steps.read.outputs.data).addresses.home.list[2] }}' -eq 'third')
{
Write-Output "Action produced expected output values."
Exit 0
}
Write-Output "::error::Action didn't produce expected github-step-json output."
Exit 1
- name: Verify read-data-current-workflow command output 2
run: |
# verify using powershell
$data = '${{ steps.read.outputs.data }}' | ConvertFrom-Json
$street = @'
400 Mockingbird Lane
address line 2
'@
if($data.name -eq 'George Washington' `
-and $data.age -eq '89' `
-and $data.height_in_inches -eq '5.75' `
-and $data.addresses.home.street -eq $street `
-and $data.addresses.home.city -eq 'Louaryland' `
-and $data.addresses.home.state -eq 'Hawidaho' `
-and $data.addresses.home.zip -eq '99970' `
-and $data.addresses.home.list[0] -eq 'first' `
-and $data.addresses.home.list[1] -eq 'second' `
-and $data.addresses.home.list[2] -eq 'third')
{
Write-Output "Action produced expected output values."
Exit 0
}
Write-Output "::error::Action didn't produce expected github-step-json output."
Exit 1