Env Variables Action

Export env variables for Github actions from a JSON or YAML string.

Install dependencies

yarn install

Build the typescript

yarn build

Run the tests

yarn test

Inputs

variables

• name: variables
• required: true
• description: The object containing the variables in either JSON or YAML format.

format

• name: format
• required: false
• default: json
• description: Tell the action which format your variables are using.

whiteList

• name: whiteList
• required: false
• description: Comma separated list of keys that will be loaded, ignoring the rest.

Usage

Use the action to export and use env variables:

name: 'test-integration'
on:
  push:
    branches:
      - master
jobs:
  bump:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - name: Checkout git repository
        uses: actions/checkout@master
      - name: Set env variables using json
        uses: minddocdev/env-variables-action@master
        with:
          variables: '{ "action": "test", "comment": "integration" }'
          format: 'json'
          whiteList: 'action,comment'
      - name: Echo env variables
        run: echo $ACTION && echo $COMMENT
      - name: Set env variables using yaml
        uses: minddocdev/env-variables-action@master
        with:
          variables: |
            'data:
              action: test
              comment: integration
            '
          format: 'yaml'
          whiteList: 'data.action,data.comment'
      - name: Echo env variables
        run: echo $ACTION && echo $COMMENT