How can I set variable ( and pass to another task ) based on command output?

[lukasmrtvy]

How can I set variable ( and pass to another task ) based on command output?
For example:

version: '3'

tasks:
  main:
    cmds:
      - task: notify:post
      - task: dosomething
      - task: notfy:update
  dosomething:
    cmds:
       - mycommand # should set STATUS variable
  notify:post:
    cmds:
      - curl -X POST -d  '{"name":"foobar","status":"new"}' https://api/post | jq '.responseID' # should set RESPONSEID
  notify:update:
    cmds:
      - curl -X POST -d '{"id":"{{ .RESPONSEID}}","body":"{{ .STATUS }}"}' https://api/update

Thanks

[fairbairn]

Similar question, I'm trying to figure out how to capture the $? exit code value from a prior command, and then use that var in other commands...it appears it gets absorbed.

Is there a global var that gets assigned to the context as each step is executed?

I want to know if a prior command worked so downstream commands can determine what to do.

cmds:
    - cmd: exit 1
      ignore_error: true
    - work=$?
    - echo $work

[andreynering]

Hi @lukasmrtvy and @fairbairn,

I'm closing this issue as a duplicate of #178, but feel free to add more opinions there about how you see this working.