Docker action

.github/workflows/actions-test.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  hello_world_job:
+    runs-on: [ubuntu-latest] # can't use self-hosted on action because it is public
+    name: A job to say hello
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Hello world action step
+        id: hello
+        uses: transferwise/[email protected]
+        with:
+          who-to-greet: 'Transferwise'
+          dir: /
+
+      # Use the output from the `hello` step
+      - name: Get all outputs
+        run: |
+          echo "The random id was ${{ steps.hello.outputs.random-id }}"
+          echo "The listing was: " && echo "${{ steps.hello.outputs.listing }}"
+          echo "The time was ${{ steps.hello.outputs.time }}"

Dockerfile

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 # Container image that runs your code
-FROM alpine:3.10
+FROM docker-hub.tw.ee/alpine:3.10
 
 # Copies your code file from your action repository to the filesystem path `/` of the container
 COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
 RUN chmod +x /entrypoint.sh
 
+COPY goodbye.sh /goodbye.sh
+RUN chmod +x /goodbye.sh
+
 # Code file to execute when the docker container starts up (`entrypoint.sh`)
 ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]

README.md

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 # actions-test
-testing custom external github action
+Example of a custom github action
+
+## Usage example
+```yml
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Hello world action step
+        id: hello
+        uses: transferwise/[email protected]
+        with:
+          who-to-greet: 'Transferwise'
+          dir: /
+
+      # Use the output from the `hello` step
+      - name: Get all outputs
+        run: |
+          echo "The random id was ${{ steps.hello.outputs.random-id }}"
+          echo "The listing was: " && echo "${{ steps.hello.outputs.listing }}"
+          echo "The time was ${{ steps.hello.outputs.time }}"
+```
+
+Run examples: https://github.com/transferwise/actions-test/pull/2/checks

action.yml

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 # action.yml
 name: 'Hello World'
 description: 'Greet someone and record the time'
+
 inputs:
-  who-to-greet:  # id of input
+  who-to-greet:
     description: 'Who to greet'
     required: true
     default: 'World'
-  dir:  # id of input
+  dir:
     description: 'List of files'
     required: true
     default: './'
+
 outputs:
-  time: # id of output
+  time:
     description: 'The time we greeted you'
-    value: ${{ steps.time.outputs.time }}
-  random-id: 
+  random-id:
     description: "Random number"
-    value: ${{ steps.random-number-generator.outputs.random-id }}
-  listing: 
+  listing:
     description: 'directory listing'
-    value: ${{ steps.listing.outputs.listing }}
 
 
 runs:
   # DOCKER ACTION
-  #  using: 'docker'
-  #  image: 'Dockerfile'
-  #  args:
-  #    - ${{ inputs.dir }}
-
-  # JS ACTION
-  # using: 'node12'
-  # main: 'index.js'
-
-  # COMPOSITE ACTION (bash)
-  using: "composite"
-  steps: 
-    - run: echo Hello ${{ inputs.who-to-greet }}.
-      shell: bash
-    - id: listing
-      run: |
-        echo "Listing of directory ${{ inputs.dir }}" 
-        LISTING=$(ls -la ${{ inputs.dir }})
-        echo $LISTING
-        echo "::set-output name=listing::'$(echo $LISTING)'"
-      shell: bash
-    - id: random-number-generator
-      run: echo "::set-output name=random-id::$(echo $RANDOM)"
-      shell: bash
-    - run: ${{ github.action_path }}/goodbye.sh ${{ inputs.who-to-greet }}
-      shell: bash
-    - id: time
-      run: |
-        TIME=$(date)
-        echo Time is: $TIME
-        echo "::set-output name=time::$(echo $TIME)"
-      shell: bash
-
+  using: 'docker'
+  image: './Dockerfile'
+  args:
+    - ${{ inputs.who-to-greet }}
+    - ${{ inputs.dir }}
+  post-entrypoint: '/goodbye.sh'

entrypoint.sh

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 #!/bin/sh -l
 
-echo "Hello!  Dir: $1"
+echo "Hello ${1}!"
+
+
 time=$(date)
-echo "::set-output name=time::$time"
+echo "Time is"
+echo "${time}"
+echo "time=$time" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+echo "Listing is "
+ls -lah $2
+LISTING=$(ls $2)
+echo "listing=$LISTING" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-LISTING=$(ls -lah $1)
-echo $LISTING
-echo "::set-output name=listing::$LISTING"
+echo "Set random"
+echo "random-id=$RANDOM" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT

goodbye.sh

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+#!/bin/sh -l
 
 echo "Good Bye!"
 echo "(good bye ${1})"